The country has inoculated 12 percent of the population, outpacing every other nation.
January 2021
Posted inNation & World
UK, Scotland both order nationwide lockdowns to slow virus spread
Boris Johnson announces a new national lockdown until at least mid-February, just hours after Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon also imposed a lockdown in her nation until the end of January.
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Posted inSports
NFL notebook: Chargers, Jaguars fire head coaches
San Diego and Jacksonville move on the day after their seasons ended, joining the Jets, who fired Adam Gase on Sunday.
Posted inNation & World
Wisconsin pharmacist who tried to ruin vaccine believed false conspiracy theories
A prosecutor says Steven Brandenburg, whose wife said she felt unsafe around him, had come to believe the vaccine mutated people’s DNA.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Federal judge rejects Wisconsin lawsuit seeking to overturn Trump loss
In rejecting the lawsuit, the judge said it ‘rests on a fundamental and obvious misreading of the Constitution.’
Posted inNation & World
Father dies trying to rescue 2 kids swept off California beach by wave
The mother told officials that she and her family were either near the water’s edge or partway in the water at Blind Beach in the city of Jenner when a wave knocked them over Sunday.
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Curbside recycling returns to Kennebunkport
Event on Saturday serves as a reminder of the Jan. 12 start date.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Top business leaders urge Congress to certify Biden win
Signers include a wide array of executives of Fortune 500 companies, from the leaders of banks, airlines, investment firms, pharmaceutical companies, professional sports leagues, real estate conglomerates, top law firms and media companies.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Biden, Trump make election eve appeals in high-stakes Georgia Senate runoffs
More than 3 million Georgians already have voted.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Fact check: Trump’s made-up claims of fake Georgia votes
President Donald Trump asserted a dizzying array of fuzzy accounting and outright false claims in an extraordinary phone call to Georgia’s secretary of state seeking a reversal of his election defeat