Bumble is offering $5,000 to women-run businesses, many of which are less than a month away from permanently closing.
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Maine’s many summer camps hope they can open this year
Staying closed all summer would be a ‘huge’ financial hit, Maine Summer Camps director says, and some camps may not survive.
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Colby College resolved to ‘keep the learning going’ amid remote classes
Officials said they gave freedom to faculty to use the tools and practices they thought worked best to finish college courses after the coronavirus pandemic forced campuses across the country to send students home.
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ABC’s Stephanopoulos positive for coronavirus but feels well
ABC ‘Good Morning America’ anchor George Stephanopoulos says he is relatively symptom-free.
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Delay costs IOC ‘several hundred million’; Japan will pay rest of $2 billion-$6 billion
Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, said based on a a 2013 agreement, all added costs beyond the IOC obligations will be covered by Japan.
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Two workers at Sappi’s Westbrook mill test positive for COVID-19
Both employees appear to have been infected through exposure outside the mill, the company said.
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Portland may offer incentives to convert short-term rentals to long-term housing
Portland postponed the meeting when Monday’s storm threatened to knock out power.
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Coronavirus cases surpass 2 million worldwide as deaths top 10,000 in New York
Officials around the world fear that halting quarantine and social-distancing measures could easily undo the hard-earned progress that so far has staved off grimmer projections.
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Youth baseball and softball leagues scrambling amid pandemic
From the experience for the kids to finances and sponsorships, the coronavirus pandemic is having an impact on youth leagues throughout the United States.
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Maine CDC reports 65 new coronavirus cases as long-term care facilities are hit hard
DHHS Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew said the state is taking additional steps to ensure nursing and long-term care homes have adequate emergency plans in response to outbreaks at several facilities.