As seen in South Africa, a virus so transmissible tends to run out of human fuel – the susceptible portion of the population – quickly.
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Posted inNation & World
Widow who slayed husband’s killer in Mafia feud dies at 86
Assunta Maresca, known as ‘Lady Camorra,’ was six months pregnant in 1955 when she carried out the vendetta slaying, part of a bloody turf war among crime clan bosses in Italy.
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Shea’s outburst helps EL end Portland’s win streak
Red Eddies standout scores 38 points in a 47-41 defeat of Bulldogs,
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Washington County woman charged with murdering her ex-boyfriend
Danielle Wheeler, 40, of Perry was arrested Thursday, accused of killing Jason ‘Cowboy’ Aubuchon.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Boys Hockey, Girls Basketball, Girls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Thursday’s high school roundup: Windham holds off Bangor, 56-49
Boys’ basketball: Will Mannette and the Eagles open a 13-7 lead after the first quarter and get a victory over the Rams.
Posted inTimes Record Sports, Varsity Maine
Local roundup: Morse boys basketball tops Mt. Ararat
Gabe Aucoin leads Shipbuilders with 24 points.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Patriots notebook: Bolden reveals 2018 cancer diagnosis, recovery
New England running back Brandon Bolden had surgery for carcinoma and ‘didn’t think I was going to play another down in the NFL.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portland post office’s staffing crunch leaves some letters undelivered
A postal workers union official says employees have been told that package deliveries have been made a priority over letters this month.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Colorado wildfires burn hundreds of homes, force evacuations
Ten of thousands of people were evacuated as intense fires swept across the region, fueled by wind gusts up to 105 mph.
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Israel approves 4th vaccine dose for most vulnerable
TEL AVIV — Israel has approved a fourth vaccine dose for people most vulnerable to COVID-19, an official said Thursday, becoming one of the first countries to do so as it braces for a wave of infections fueled by the omicron variant. Nachman Ash, the director general of the Health Ministry, announced the decision at […]