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December 2021
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
First lab results show omicron has ‘much more extensive escape’ from antibodies than previous variants
The study also suggests that booster shots could be key in the battle with the variant.
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Posted inNation & World
Wildlife officials move to feed Florida’s starving manatees
Among the first animals to be listed as endangered by the federal government, in 1967, they were shifted to threatened under the Trump administration in 2017.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education, Uncategorized
Portland school board members support waiting till June to fill vacant seats
The City Council is expected to discuss options for filling the three vacant seats on the school board at its Dec. 20 meeting.
Posted inNation & World
Indonesian president visits eruption survivors, vows to rebuild
At least 34 people are dead and thousands homeless after an avalanche of lava and searing gas swept down Mount Semeru’s slope on Saturday.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Publisher scraps plans to release book by Chris Cuomo
A planned book by Chris Cuomo has been canceled as fallout continues for the former CNN host who had privately helped his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, respond to sexual harassment allegations
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Portland superintendent plans to leave at end of 2023-24 school year
Xavier Botana, who joined the district in 2016, says he plans to leave at the end of the two-year contract extension he received Tuesday night.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Some people are actually paying to get ‘lost’ on vacation
Being taken to a mystery location and left alone in the middle of a remote landscape can run a traveler from $10,000 to over $100,000.
Posted inMaine, News, Religion and Values, Schools and Education
U.S. Supreme Court will hear a Maine case that could have an impact on school choice nationwide
At issue is a state program providing tax money to allow students in towns without public schools to attend private — but not religious — schools.
Posted inSports
NBA roundup: Durant, Harden lift Nets past Mavericks
James Harden has 23 points and 12 assists, while Kevin Durant scores 24 and Brooklyn hands Dallas its fifth straight home loss.