Minor leaguers will continue to receive $400 weekly and health benefits through May 31 or the minor league opening day, whichever comes first.
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Italy sees a glimmer of hope, and medical professionals step up to help New York
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus has climbed past 3,500, eclipsing China’s official count.
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CNN anchor Chris Cuomo tests positive for coronavirus
Cuomo, a brother of the New York governor, said he has been quarantined in his New York apartment basement.
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Mainers told to stay at home as cases of coronavirus top 300
The statewide mandate, which begins at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, prohibits Mainers from leaving their homes for all but essential activities, such as grocery shopping, medical care or commuting to essential jobs. Police have power to enforce, but how is unclear.
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MaineGeneral announces first coronavirus-related death at Augusta hospital
Meanwhile, of 4,500 employees in the MaineGeneral Health system, about 140 are expected to be working from home, once software is set up for them to do so.
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Some Instacart, Amazon workers strike as jobs get riskier
Some workers have walked off the job to demand greater safeguards, even as both companies are speed-hiring hundreds of thousands of new workers.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
New online store offers help to shuttered indie booksellers
With independent bookstores shut down nationwide, a new online seller is offering help
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The Latest: U.S. warship’s captain seeks to isolate crew as virus spreads
Navy leaders were scrambling Tuesday to determine how to best respond to the extraordinary request as dozens of crew members tested positive.
Posted inFood & Dining, News, Recipes
Where has all the flour gone? Ask Maine’s home-bound bakers.
Mainers turn to bread, cookies and pastries for comfort, emptying grocery shelves of baking supplies and expanding their waistlines.
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Maine Voices: Virus’ spread shows need to resist ‘profits before people’ trade-off
Many toxic substances, some regulated and others not, have an unseen connection to COVID-19.