The league’s loss of revenues due to the coronavirus pandemic caused the first decrease in the cap since 2011, which followed an uncapped season.
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Restaurants are big beneficiaries of COVID-19 relief bill
The relief package awaiting President Biden’s signature includes $28.6 billion in grants for restaurants whose revenue fell in 2020 because of the pandemic.
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DNA analyst testifies in Auburn man’s murder case at Alaska court hearing
Steven Downs is charged in the murder of a native Alaskan woman named Sophie Sergie in 1993.
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Cape boys earn elusive win over nemesis Greely
Capers get goals from five different players in a 5-2 victory.
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Senate confirms Michael Regan to lead EPA
Regan, the first Black man to lead the EPA, has been secretary of North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality since 2017.
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Bates suspended a security officer after complaints about his handling of an incident last weekend
The officer, a 25-year veteran, also told students that Black students ‘get away with a lot more’ because security is afraid to deal with them.
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Marcia Fudge confirmed as first Black woman to lead HUD in more than 40 years
Fudge, who entered Congress in 2008, won bipartisan approval to lead the agency, where the morale plummeted under the leadership of Ben Carson.
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Man charged with firing several gunshots at home in Topsham
Christopher Williams, 41, of Harpswell facing several charges including reckless conduct and discharging a firearm within 300 feet of a residence.
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Topsham police: Harpswell man arrested after allegedly firing handgun during argument
Christopher Williams, 41, was charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, among other charges.
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House Democrats defeat effort to rescind Gov. Mills’ emergency powers
Republicans have been trying since last spring to rein in Mills’ powers, and said the Legislature’s return to Augusta means it is time to reassert checks and balances in the state’s COVID-19 response.