The program gives an extra 13 weeks of jobless benefits to unemployed workers, but only during periods of very high unemployment.
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Pelosi reveals she, Mnuchin were miles apart in stimulus talks
Congress has not passed any new economic relief or health care help for the coronavirus since April.
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The Latest: COVID-19 can affect the heart, but doctors still have many questions
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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U.S. unemployment claims fall to 751,000; virus resurges
The still-elevated number of jobless claims underscores that a full recovery from the pandemic recession remains far off.
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U.S. economy rebounded to grow at record 33% rate last quarter
The economy is now weakening again and facing renewed threats.
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Three killed in church attack, plunging France into dual emergency
The stabbing in Nice is the nation’s third in two months that authorities have attributed to Muslim extremists.
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Bob & Sandy Bahre Health Center opens in Norway
NORWAY — Construction began in September of 2019. It was completed earlier this month. Move-in day came on Oct. 16. And on Oct. 20, after a morning ceremony to officially thank the Bahre family, the Bob & Sandy Bahre Health Center officially opened to patients. Employees of Western Maine Health’s Physical Rehabilitation Department gathered to personally […]
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Oxford invests in road equipment
OXFORD — Oxford’s Highway Department has recently received several boosts that it expects will increase worker safety, expand its services and improve productivity. Saddled with a 30-year-old road grader with mounting, five-figure repair estimates and a backhoe that no longer wanted to work, Oxford’s Highway Department was recently given the green light to replace its […]
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Heidmann appointed to SAD 17 board of directors
The Harrison resident spent several years as an educator in Connecticut.
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Norway’s Opera House gets new tenants with familiar faces
Brick & Mortar will feature home goods of all kinds.