The senator from California will be the first Black woman and Asian American woman on a major party ticket.
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Russia clears virus vaccine despite scientific skepticism
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that a coronavirus vaccine developed in his country has been cleared for use and one of his daughters has already been inoculated, even as international experts have questioned its safety.
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Democrats say Trump’s payroll tax break weakens Social Security
President Trump’s move to defer Social Security payroll taxes could be taking him into treacherous political territory
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One dead, 6 hospitalized after gas explosion levels Baltimore homes
A neighborhood in northwest Baltimore is left strewn with debris and glass.
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U.S. tops 5 million confirmed virus cases, to Europe’s alarm
Health officials believe the actual number is perhaps 10 times higher, given testing limitations and the fact that as many as 40 percent of all those who are infected have no symptoms.
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Coming soon: ‘Couples of Wife Carrying’
The feature film shot in Newry follows two couples competing for beer and glory.
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The Latest: Brazil surpasses 100,000 deaths from COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil has surpassed a grim milestone — 100,000 deaths from COVID-19. And five months after the first reported case, the country is showing no signs of crushing the disease. The nation of 210 million people has been reporting an average of more than 1,000 daily deaths from the pandemic since late […]
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BIW, union reach tentative deal to end strike in Maine
A union representing striking production workers says a tentative agreement was reached with Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works to end a strike that stretched for more than a month during a global pandemic.
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Gideon unveils climate policies in her bid for U.S. Senate
The Democrat’s climate agenda includes supporting the U.S. rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement and requiring electric utilities to obtain some energy from renewable sources.
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Maine hospitals’ COVID-19 patient counts remain low for another week
Well into the summer tourist season, the numbers of inpatients with the disease remain near the all-time low.