The lawmakers say there is a long-running, industry-wide campaign to spread disinformation about the role of fossil fuels in causing global warming.
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White House offers to connect rapper Nicki Minaj with doctor to answer vaccine questions
The offer comes after she posted an erroneous tweet to her 22 million followers alleging the vaccine causes impotence.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Readfield-area school district targets learning gaps with COVID-19 relief funds
Regional School Unit 38 is to receive $1.49 million from the federal Elementary and Secondary School Elementary Relief Fund.
Posted inMaine, Times Record
Midcoast businesses grapple with federal vaccine mandate
Worker reactions to the president’s directive, announced late last week and which impacts companies with more than 100 employees, have been mixed.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Bialik, Jennings will host ‘Jeopardy!’ through end of year
Sony Pictures Television announced the plan Thursday, the same week that episodes filmed by ousted host Mike Richards are airing.
Posted inHealth, Maine
COVID-19 inpatient counts up in southern and central Maine; Bangor hospital has record number
The delta variant is pounding unvaccinated people, who account for almost all coronavirus patients in intensive care.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
‘New’ Van Gogh drawing to go on display in Amsterdam museum
The study for ‘Worn Out,’ from November 1882, is part of a Dutch private collection and was known to only a handful of people.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
COVID-19 surge forces health care rationing in parts of West
Scarce resources such as ICU beds will be allotted to the patients most likely to survive, while others will be treated with less effective methods or, in dire cases, given pain relief and other palliative care.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Virus outbreaks strand some students at home with minimal learning
The disruptions – and the risk that youngsters will fall further behind academically – have been unsettling for parents and educators alike.
Posted inMaine, News
Violent incidents prompt leadership shake-up and possible criminal charges at Maine’s youth prison
Prosecutors are considering charges against multiple corrections officers at the Long Creek Youth Development Center, say lawmakers who were briefed this week.