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Julia McCue

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May 28, 2020

Trump escalates war on Twitter, social media protections

Days after Twitter applied fact checks to two of his tweets, the president signs an executive order challenging the lawsuit protections for free speech on the internet.
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May 28, 2020

Acadia falcon finds mate in Lewiston

The female falcon and her Androscoggin County mate have picked a challenging place to nest.
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May 28, 2020

Researchers ponder why U.S. and Europe are harder hit than Asia

It might lie in an initial reluctance to react to an epidemic that seemed distant and unthreatening.
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May 28, 2020

41 million have lost jobs since virus hit, but layoffs slow

Roughly 2.1 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a sign that companies are still slashing jobs.
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May 28, 2020

The Latest: UN chief warns world leaders pandemic may cause historic famine

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic. UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. chief on Thursday warned the largest gathering of world leaders since the coronavirus pandemic began that it will cause “unimaginable devastation and suffering around the world,” with historic levels of hunger and famine and up to 1.6 billion people unable to earn a living […]
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May 27, 2020

Historic launch of SpaceX rocket scrubbed after storms threaten

The two NASA astronauts had already climbed aboard the Dragon capsule in anticipation of the liftoff Wednesday afternoon before the launch was scrubbed.
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May 27, 2020

The Latest: Mail-in voting could turn Election Day into Election Week

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic. A shift to mail voting is increasing the chances that Americans will not know the winner of November’s presidential race on election night, a scenario that is fueling worries about whether President Trump will use the delay to sow doubts about the results. State election officials in some key […]
Published
May 25, 2020

Biden makes first appearance in more than 2 months

Joe Biden marked Memorial Day by laying a wreath at a veterans park near his Delaware home.
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May 25, 2020

Protective clothing may be new travel wear

Going beyond a mask, some travelers and cabin crew are dressing in hazmat suits.
Published
May 25, 2020

States give few details on billions spent for virus supplies

Many states set aside purchasing safeguards amid a scramble for supplies among health care providers, states, the U.S. government and other countries.