Traders say markets will be turbulent until numbers of new cases decline.
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A record 10 million Americans sought unemployment aid in past 2 weeks
The total far exceeds the figure for any corresponding period on record.
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Maine unemployment claims hit new record of nearly 24,000 last week
As many as 87,000 Mainers will be out of work by the end of June because of coronavirus, one economic policy group estimates.
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Jazz great Ellis Marsalis Jr. dead at 85; fought virus
Marsalis was the patriarch of the New Orleans clan that includes famed musician sons Wynton and Branford.
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The Latest: Washington state extends stay-at-home order through May 4
The latest on the effects of the new coronavirus outbreak around the U.S. and the world: WASHINGTON — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday extended orders to keep non-essential businesses closed and most of the state’s more than 7 million residents home through May 4, saying that social distancing measures must remain in effect an […]
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Looking ahead, arts groups cancel long-running summer traditions
The Bates Dance Festival and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts are among the entities that won’t schedule summer programming this year.
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Maine attorney general fielding dozens of price-gouging complaints during crisis
An order by Gov. Janet Mills prohibits essential items, such as toilet paper, cleaning products and food, from being sold at ‘unconscionable prices.’
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Our View: Shrink Maine’s prison population to fight COVID
Inmates who are scheduled to be released in a year could be sent home now to make state prisons safer.
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Commentary: A virus is raging. The economy is in free fall. Why Trump’s approval rating has gone up
The surge can be attributed to bipartisan support for the president’s crisis management – but it has been relatively small, and it probably won’t last long.
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Cape Elizabeth shuts down Fort Williams Park and Portland Head Light
Councilors, concerned about large gatherings at the oceanfront park and iconic lighthouse, will restrict access until at least May 1.