Track will hold races Saturday and Sunday, June 27-28, in front of empty grandstands.
June 2020
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Twins remove statue of former owner Calvin Griffith over racist comments
In 1978, Calvin Griffith said he moved the Twins to Minnesota ‘when I found out you only had 15,000 Blacks here.’
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Juneteenth celebrated at Edward Little High School
The day commemorate June 19, 1865, when a Union Army general read an order in Galveston, Texas, announcing that all slaves were free.
Posted inNation / World, Uncategorized
Oklahoma court says Trump rally attendees don’t have to wear masks
Meanwhile, Tulsa’s mayor rescinds a day-old curfew he had imposed for the area around the arena where the president will speak on Saturday.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Maine State Bar Association apologizes for member’s comment about white privilege
Leah Baldacci, an Augusta attorney, defended her position Friday, saying “the phrase ‘White Privilege’ is also, by definition, a racist comment” because it “categorizes a whole race as being guilty of bad faith.”
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
In big reversal, SBA, Treasury Department to disclose details about some loan recipients
Under the plan announced Friday, recipients getting Paycheck Protection Loans of $150,000 or more would be disclosed.
Posted inNation / World
WHO warns of ‘new and dangerous phase’ as global pandemic accelerates
The world recorded about 150,000 new cases on Thursday, the largest rise yet in a single day, according to the World Health Organization.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Marijuana activists target large provider’s legal challenges
Protesters are upset that state’s biggest marijuana company, Wellness Connection, is using the courts to open the recreational market to out-of-state competition.
Posted inMaine
Maine medical examiner rules Vinalhaven man’s death a homicide
The Maine State Police and Knox County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the killing of Roger Feltis, 28, who died of injuries inflicted by a knife.
Posted inNation / World
Navy upholds firing of aircraft carrier captain in virus outbreak
After a review, it decides to hold both Capt. Brett Crozier and his boss accountable for the outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt.