A Portland fifth-grade teacher quickly becomes proficient in using social media apps and educational websites to connect with her students remotely.
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Maine’s delegation pushes Congress to provide more COVID-19 relief
Senators, representatives on Capitol Hill seek more help for everything from newspapers to rural hospitals.
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Group monitoring tennis says gambling on rise as result of COVID-19 pandemic
The London-based Tennis Integrity Unit, charged with keeping tabs on reports of match-fixing, says this ‘is an indication that the entry levels of professional tennis were deliberately targeted by corruptors’ as the season neared a suspension.
Posted inOlympics, Sports
World track and field championships rescheduled for July 2022
The championships, originally to take place in August 2021 in Eugene, Oregon, have been pushed back a year in light of the Olympics being postponed.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Stocks climb 3.4% on Wall Street as hopes build for virus peak
Markets have been incredibly volatile in recent weeks as investors blindly guess how badly the coronavirus outbreak will hurt corporate profits amid suffocating uncertainty.
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Local boxers keep training, waiting and hoping for next shot in the ring
Brandon Berry and Justin Rolfe eager to be ready when they’re allowed to fight again.
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Dana Wilde: When will it be safe to go out in central Maine?
The pandemic could subside during the summer, there could be a vaccine we can all get, but get yourself ready mentally, because this could be a really long haul, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inOlympics, Sports
Tokyo Olympic flame taken off display to ‘prevent people from gathering’
The flame was to remain on display through the end of April after the Tokyo Olympics and the torch relay were postponed until next year.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in ICU with coronavirus, is ‘improving’
He was admitted to St. Thomas’ Hospital in London on Sunday and moved to the ICU on Monday after his condition deteriorated.
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Masters in November is better than no Masters at all
There is still no guarantee the reconfigured and iconic golf tournament will happen in November, but even with fall foliage instead of spring blooms, it will still be the Masters.