Tech-assisted COVID-19 tracking having some issues

Coronavirus

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May 18, 2020

Tech-assisted COVID-19 tracking having some issues

Tech companies have offered database tools to help with tracing efforts, but privacy efforts are a concern because of the need to store detailed information about people and their contacts.
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May 18, 2020

California governor says pro sports without fans possible in June

Gov. Gavin Newsom says sports can return without spectators in 'the first week or so of June.'
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May 18, 2020

Trump administration charts slow path for reopening nursing homes

One organization estimates people in assisted-living facilities account for 41 percent of COVID-19 deaths.
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May 18, 2020

Tom Caron: Baseball will look a lot different if it returns

The way players act, from celebrations to spitting to showering at the ballpark, will have to change for the season to start this summer.
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May 18, 2020

Women veterans say they were told with little notice to leave Augusta facility

All four residents of Betsy Ann Ross House of Hope say they were told last Thursday they had to be out by Tuesday, and none of them have yet found other places to live.

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May 18, 2020

Portland radio personality Randi Kirshbaum says she was fired for not returning to work in office

Kirshbaum wanted to continue working at home because of health concerns related to COVID-19. She says she was fired by Portland Radio Group, but the company calls it a layoff and says she might be brought back.
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May 18, 2020

Maine Acts of Kindness: Lending a hand to the homeless

A small group of volunteers is distributing personal hygiene kits containing items donated from local businesses to Portland's Preble Street shelter.
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May 18, 2020

WHO bows to calls for independent probe of its response to coronavirus

The evaluation would review ‘lessons learned’ from the World Health Organization’s coordination of the global response to COVID-19, but would not look into contentious issues such as the origins of the virus.
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May 18, 2020

Trump says he’s taking malaria drug to guard against coronavirus, despite safety warnings

The president spent weeks pushing the drug as a potential cure for COVID-19, against the advice of top medical professionals, who say the drug can cause significant side effects and has not been shown to combat the new coronavirus.
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May 18, 2020

Unity College launches hybrid education program for the fall

‘We are designing each course for both online and face-to-face, and we’ll offer both options,’ Dr. Melik Peter Khoury, president of Unity College said about the college's new hybrid learning program.