Employers added 850,000 jobs, and hiring was particularly strong in restaurants, bars and hotels, which collectively absorbed the brunt of the layoffs from the recession.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Elsa strengthens into season’s 1st hurricane in Caribbean
The current forecast shows Elsa weakening to a tropical storm as it heads to Florida, but some models show it headed for the Gulf or up the Atlantic Coast.
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Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Plastic bag ban went into effect statewide July 1
The state law was initially to go into effect in 2020 but was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inNation & World, Sports
Sha’Carri Richardson tests positive for marijuana, will miss Olympic 100
Richardson accepted a 30-day suspension that ends July 27, which would be in time to run in the women’s relays.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine reports 15 new cases of COVID-19, 1 additional death
The seven-day average of daily new cases declined to 22.7, compared to 26.9 a week ago and 98.6 a month ago.
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Unusually agreeable Supreme Court ends term with conservative wins
Many of the court’s biggest cases were decided on narrower grounds with broad majorities,.
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Some fans. No fans. Tokyo undecided as games open in 3 weeks
A decision on fans announced last week would allow all outdoor and indoor venues to accommodate up to 50% of capacity but banning them completely is still an option.
Posted inSports
The worst-to-first turnaround in Phoenix is nearly complete
The Suns knocked out the Clippers to reach the NBA Finals, a long way from the team with the league’s worst record – by far – from 2015 to last year’s bubble.
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U.S. vacates key Afghan base; pullout target now ‘late August’
Bagram Airfield has been the epicenter of the war to oust the Taliban and hunt down the al-Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America.
Posted inTimes Record
Bath pastor taking break to travel world in sailboat
Rev. Gwyneth Arrison held her last worship service on June 27 at the Bath United Methodist Church with plans to travel the world with her family by sailboat. They will prepare the boat over the summer and hope to depart by September, heading south along the coast and then through the Panama Canal next spring. […]