Six teams decide to end their offseason programs even with the NFL allowing two more weeks to keep working.
June 2020
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Watchdogs say Trump administration limiting oversight of virus aid
Government watchdogs are sending up a warning flare about more than $1 trillion in spending related to the coronavirus pandemic
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Posted inNation / World
At least 2,000 more blacks were lynched by white mobs than previously reported, new research finds
Historians have struggled for years to figure out just how many black people were lynched.
Posted inSports
Former Cy Young winner Mike McCormick dies at age 81
Mike McCormick played 16 years in the majors from 1956-71 with the Giants, Orioles, Senators, Yankees and Royals.
Posted inSports
Premier League braced for 2nd wave of virus as shutdown ends
The Premier League returns Wednesday after a 10-day shutdown.
Posted inNation / World
Justices revive permit for pipeline under Appalachian Trail
The Supreme Court rules on a narrow legal question, and other issues remain before construction on the pipeline could begin.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Virginia alter new logos to remove references to university’s slavery history
Athletic Director Carla Williams says after the new logos were released in April she was “made aware of the negative connotation between the serpentine walls and slavery.”
Posted inMaine, News
Maine CDC reports 9 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths
It marks the lowest daily increase since April 27, and is only the third single-digit increase since mid-March.
Posted inSports
Gov. Cuomo gives go-ahead for U.S. Open tennis in New York in August
The tournament, which will be played without spectators, is scheduled to run from Aug. 31 to Sept. 13.
Posted inSports
Washington football team’s name is the shameful statue of the NFL
If the NFL season opens as planned with training camps this summer, Washington’s team should do so under another name.