Even after the winning streak this week the market is down 25% from the peak it reached a month ago.
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Trump signs $2.2 trillion virus relief bill after urgent action by Congress
The legislation will speed government payments of $1,200 to most Americans and increase jobless benefits for millions of people thrown out of work.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus
Two of his top aides in the fight against COVID-19 also say they have the disease.
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Latest: Navy heads for ‘choppy waters’ as 2 dozen infections sideline aircraft carrier
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the nation and world. The Navy, the military service hit hardest by the coronavirus, scrambled Friday to contain its first at-sea outbreak, with at least two dozen infected aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, one of 11 active aircraft carriers whose mission is central to the Pentagon’s strategy […]
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Our View: Lack of supplies continues to put people in danger
With each day the federal government does not adequately respond, the future cost grows greater.
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Maine Acts of Kindness: Taking care of those on the front line of the pandemic
Three Portland restaurants are part of an effort that delivers free meals to health care workers – and assists the struggling restaurants as well.
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Eviction courts are closed, but Mainers are still losing housing
Courts are still issuing orders stemming from previous eviction cases, landlords are notifying residents that leases won’t be renewed, and some rental homes are being put up for sale.
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View from Away: Dr. Anthony Fauci is the coronavirus truth teller we need
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Maine Voices: Paging Dr. Koop – we need his science-based advocacy during today’s crisis
The U.S. must hear from a health care expert who commands the nation’s respect, as the surgeon general did in the AIDS epidemic.
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MaineHousing director: No one should lose their home because of COVID-19
Lenders and landlords should work with newly jobless borrowers and tenants on payment plans that will keep the roof over their heads.