This time of year, many people are gathering with loved ones – in some instances, for the first time in a long while. As is the case after any prolonged absence, it’s not uncommon for changes in our loved ones to become evident when we are all together again. One of your readers recently shared […]
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Posted inNation & World, New England
Harvard University will return to remote learning amid COVID-19 spike
The school’s president says the move is intended to coincide with when cases may peak.
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Posted inSports
Saints frustrate Brady again, beat SB champ Buccaneers, 9-0
New Orleans sacks Tom Brady four times and wins on three field goals.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Portland man sentenced to prison for his role in drive-by shooting targeting Portland police station
Abdikareem Hassan, 33, will spend the next four years in prison for firing at police headquarters
Posted inSports
Peng Shuai tells paper she never wrote of being assaulted
The Chinese tennis star dropped out of site after the accusation against the former vice premier appeared on her social media briefly.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Two top drugs that fight infections are unlikely to work against omicron
The shrinking toolbox of treatments is a reminder that the virus still has the upper hand in the U.S.
Posted inNation & World
Islamic world addresses Afghanistan’s imminent economic collapse
The one-day summit brings together dozens of foreign minister, as well as envoys of major powers.
Posted inNation & World
Typhoon deaths in Philippines reach at least 146
President Rodrigo Duterte flew to the region Saturday and promised $40 million in aid.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Leftist millennial wins election as Chile’s next president
Gabriel Boric handily defeats a free-market firebrand likened to Donald Trump – who immediately conceded.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
U.K. prime minister reeling from one crisis to another
Boris Johnson is advised to ignore the political noise and base his policies on science, as infections reach record highs