Republicans ‘are standing up for science,’ Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says.
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Canadian police aggressively clear Parliament street
They also close a bridge into the nation’s capital from Quebec to prevent a renewed influx of protesters.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to drop; state reports 50 deaths from January
As new numbers slow, the Maine CDC continues to sort through a backlog from the height of the omicron surge.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
America’s surgeon general and his family get COVID-19 despite safeguards
Dr. Vivek Murthy says he and his wife have mild symptoms and their 2 children are doing well, as he offers consolation to others who have taken precautions and still become infected.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Oakland-area school district to drop mask mandate after February vacation
Masks will be optional for students and staff in Regional School Unit 18, but since the school is no longer considered a universal masking school, students will have to quarantne.
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Nokomis students, parents protest mask mandate, storm school vestibule
The disruption occurred Friday at Nokomis Regional Middle School in Newport and involved school staff who tried to stop the group, but no arrests were made and there were no suspensions or disciplinary actions taken.
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Positive COVID-19 tests in Maine down by 80% from January peak
Despite continued signs that the virus surge is easing, Maine reported 27 COVID-19 deaths on Friday.
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California adopts nation’s 1st ‘endemic’ virus policy
A disease reaches the endemic stage when the virus still exists in a community but becomes manageable as immunity builds.
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Canadian police arrest 2 leaders of protesting truckers
Busloads of police arrived near Ottawa’s Parliament Hill, and workers put up extra fences around government buildings.
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Estimated 73% of U.S. now immune to omicron: Is that enough?
Experts hope that enough people have protection against the coronavirus that future spikes will likely require much less disruption to society.