Vice President Kamala Harris’ barrier-breaking career has been memorialized in a portrait that depicts her face emerging from the cracks in a massive sheet of glass.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Maskless presence prompts sheriff to skip future public meetings with Androscoggin commissioners
Eric Samson said he will participate only via Zoom to protect himself and staff from exposure to COVID-19.
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Celtics notebook: Possible trade target Barnes impresses for Kings in beating Celtics
Forward Harrison Barnes had 24 points in Sacramento’s 116-111 win over Boston on Wednesday night.
Posted inSports
NBA roundup: League planning to have All-Star Game in March
The game is likely to be held on March 7, after the first-half schedule ends.
Posted inNation & World
Biden ending U.S. support for Saudi-led offensive in Yemen
The Yemen reversal is one of a series of changes Biden laid out Thursday that he said would mark a course correction for U.S. foreign policy.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World, News
Johnson & Johnson seeks emergency authorization for single-shot vaccine
If cleared by the Food and Drug Administration, it will be the 3rd authorized coronavirus vaccine in the United States.
Posted inHealth
Global vaccine trust is on the rise, survey says
More that 449,000 people have died in the United States from the virus, with more than 26.4 million reported infections.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
U.S. rushes to catch up in the race to detect mutant viruses
Less than 1% of positive specimens in the U.S. are being sequenced to determine whether they have worrisome mutations. Other countries do better – Britain sequences about 10%.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Thursday’s college roundup: No. 2 Baylor again on pause
The unbeaten Bears have two more games postponed because of COVID-19 protocols.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
CEO of Prime dealerships’ parent company arrested on fraud charges
New York prosecutors allege GPB Capital Holdings CEO David Gentile and two others have been running a Ponzi-like scheme.