The interview between Lisa DeSisto and the head of IDEXX took place Friday, Jan. 22.
2020
Posted inNation / World, News
U.S. virus deaths top 3,100 in a single day for the first time
Nationwide the coronavirus is blamed for over 270,000 deaths and about 14 million confirmed infections.
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Posted inNation / World, Politics
Biden faces high hopes, tough choices on border wall
President-elect Joe Biden will face immediate pressure to fulfill his pledge to stop border wall construction
Posted inMaine, News
Coast Guard says distress call reporting a sinking fishing boat was a hoax
A high-ranking Coast Guard official said Thursday’s fake mayday call was particularly offensive, given the loss of the Portland fishing boat Emmy Rose and its 4-man crew last week.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Mexico driver injured in collision with a tractor-trailer on Route 4 in Turner
TURNER — A Mexico man was injured Thursday morning when his car crossed the centerline on Route 4 and struck a tractor-trailer headed south. Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office investigators said Lucas Dalton, 40, was driving a 2013 Subaru when it’s believed he fell asleep and it struck at 2020 International tractor-trailer driven by Christopher Brown, […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Thousands more Mainers apply for unemployment
Job losses remain high as a December deadline on federal benefits looms and Maine’s labor commissioner asks Congress to extend aid.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
U.S. unemployment claims remain high at 712,000 as virus escalates
The chronically elevated pace of applications shows that nearly nine months after the pandemic struck, many employers are still slashing jobs.
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Maine CDC reports record 346 new COVID-19 cases, 2 additional deaths
It’s the first time new daily cases have gone over 300 in Maine, a sign that the post-holiday surge dreaded by public health officials has arrived.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Cyberespionage effort to get WHO vaccine distribution information detected
The cyberespionage effort used targeted phishing emails to try to collect vital information associated with a U.N. initiative for distributing coronavirus vaccine to developing countries.
Posted inNation / World, News
The Latest: Among first acts, Biden to call for 100 days of mask-wearing
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.