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Wednesday, May 20, 202005/20/2020

Remdesivir Treatment

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Matt Gagnon covers Severely ill patients in Maine now receiving new drug to fight COVID-19

Wednesday, May 20, 202005/20/2020

NFL Testing

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Matt talks about how NFL ‘will have positive cases’ in bid to play during pandemic, top medical officer says

Tuesday, May 19, 202005/19/2020

Hospitality Maine

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Greg Dugal, Director Of Government Affairs with Hospitality Maine Speaks to Matt about Maine Restaurants opening up as well as…

Tuesday, May 19, 202005/19/2020

SMART Act

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Matt talks about how a Senate bill would deliver more than $2 billion to state and local governments in Maine

Tuesday, May 19, 202005/19/2020

Commissioner Laura Fortman

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Commissioner Laura Fortman With Maine Department Of Labor gives us an update: What employers should do if their employees are…

Tuesday, May 19, 202005/19/2020

Mayor Kate Snyder

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Mayor Kate Snyder joins Matt and goes over how Portland City Council approves plan to close streets to help restaurants…

Tuesday, May 19, 202005/19/2020

Dr. Marc Kaplan / Sweetser

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Dr. Marc Kaplan, Medical Director of Sweetser speaks to Matt about Mental Health Awareness Month. Coping Skills During COVID-19 Staying…

Monday, May 18, 202005/18/2020

Dr. Nirav Shah / Maine CDC

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Dr. Nirav Shah with Maine CDC, gives us an update on Coronavirus.

Monday, May 18, 202005/18/2020

Jason Savage / RCV

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Jason Savage, Executive Director of the Maine Republican Party, talks about the GOP gathering signatures to kill ranked-choice voting

Monday, May 18, 202005/18/2020

Dining Out

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Matt covers how Some restaurants will reopen today, but Mainers are mixed on dining out

Local Headlines

1 hour ago in Local

Man Accused of Murdering Another Man Before Portland Police Shot, Injured Him

Fresh

Two officers are on administrative leave.

15 hours ago in Local

Portland Jetport Among Airports Hit by Technical Problems at Key Air Traffic Center

Hundreds of flights were canceled in the U.S. Northeast

15 hours ago in Local

Prime Bayside Lots in Portland Now Being Marketed for Development

The city rezoned the property for dense commercial housing.

National Headlines

1 hour ago in National

California farmers are struggling to sell grapes as demand for wine drops

Fresh

It's harvest time in California wine country, but many growers are struggling to sell their grapes as changing drinking habits have caused demand to plunge. The decline is forcing some growers to tear out vineyards that their families have grown for generations.

4 days ago in National, Trending

Early voting begins in US midterm elections that could flip control of Congress

In-person voting for this year's midterm elections began Friday, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide which party they trust to lead Congress through a cost-of-living crisis, a prolonged war in Iran and other pressing issues.

2 weeks ago in National, Trending

US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks

Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity.

2 weeks ago in National, Trending

Anthropic researcher resigns with warning about the dangers of AI development

An Anthropic researcher said he is resigning from the company over concerns the artificial intelligence firm and its competitors are not acting responsibly in AI development, echoing concerns raised inside and outside of the industry about the technology's potential to elude human control.