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Tuesday, April 7, 202004/07/2020

Maine’s 1918 Spanish Flu vs COVID-19

In 1918, a pandemic swept through Maine — and offers lessons for containing COVID-19.  Matt speaks about this and also…

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Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Commissioner Laura Fortman

Commissioner Laura Fortman speaks to Matt about The Health of Maine’s unemployment system depends on how long coronavirus persists.

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Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Dr. Nirav Shah

Dr. Nirav Shah / Maine CDC gives us an Update On Coronavirus in state of Maine.

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Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Quincy Hentzel / Eggs & Issues

Eggs & Issues: The Impact of COVID-19 in Maine Wednesday, April 8, 2020 | 8 AM – 9 AM* |…

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Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Shelter-In-Place Orders

 From Friday:  Noem calls out ‘herd mentality’ of shelter-in-place orders

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Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Americans Are Bracing

Americans are almost certainly dying of covid-19 but being left out of the official count

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Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Residential Internet Usage

Residential internet usage in Maine surged last month as more families worked and studied from home, but providers say they…

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Monday, April 6, 202004/06/2020

Morning News / Coronavirus Update

There are now 470 cases spread across 15 Maine counties, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported Sunday.…

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Friday, April 3, 202004/03/2020

Dove Tail Bat

Paul Lancisi CEO Dove Tail Bat, speaks to us about how his businesses is being affected by Coronavirus.

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Friday, April 3, 202004/03/2020

Portland City Manager Jon Jennings

Portland City Manager Jon Jennings speaks to us and gives us an update on what Portland is doing in regards…

Local Headlines

2 days ago in Local

Gov. Mills authorizes use of COVID-19 vaccine for anyone 6 months and older

A new standing order from Gov. Janet Mills on Friday authorizes healthcare providers to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to anyone who wants one.

2 days ago in Local

Occupant of Amish buggy injured in Aroostook County crash

A crash between a horse-drawn Amish buggy and a pickup truck left one person with minor injuries.

3 days ago in Local

Maine Principals Fight DOJ Request for Student Names in Transgender Athlete Case

TheTrump administration sued Maine in April for not complying with an executive order barring transgender athletes from sports

National Headlines

2 days ago in National

Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities

President Donald Trump said Friday he'll send the National Guard to address crime concerns in Memphis, Tennessee, his latest test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities.

2 days ago in National

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist’s views, authorities say

A 22-year-old Utah man who was arrested and booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist's provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting, authorities said Friday.

2 days ago in National

The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating

The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete. Student use of artificial intelligence has become so prevalent, high school and college educators say, that to assign writing outside of the classroom is like asking students to cheat.

3 days ago in National

Authorities search for conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killer but provide little about motive

Authorities searched on Thursday for a sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, with one bullet and then slipped away in the mayhem resulting from the latest act of political violence to befall America.