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Democrats tackling flash points of taxes, health, climate

By The Associated Press on Sep 18, 2021 10:08 am
Failure means President Joe Biden's own party will have repudiated him on the cornerstone of his domestic agenda.
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FDA panel backs Pfizer booster for those 65 and up, but rejects broad use

By Bloomberg on Sep 18, 2021 09:53 am
The COVID-19 vaccine booster shot proposed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE should be given to older Americans and those at high risk, a panel of expert advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
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Fearful US residents in Afghanistan hiding out from Taliban

By The Associated Press on Sep 18, 2021 09:43 am
Every night in yet another house in Afghanistan’s capital, a U.S. green card-holding couple from California take turns sleeping, with one always awake to watch over their three young children so they can flee if they hear the footsteps of the Taliban.
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1 more Mainer has died as another 587 coronavirus cases are reported in the state

By Lynne Fort on Sep 18, 2021 08:36 am
The total statewide hospitalization rate on Saturday was 17.96 patients per 10,000 residents.
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New hockey recruit chose UMaine because he loves seafood

By Larry Mahoney on Sep 18, 2021 01:00 am
Lucas Szyszka, who is currently playing for the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League, said he discovered on his visit to Maine that lobster rolls are much less expensive and much tastier than the ones in Chicago.
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Soccer team’s leading scorer lives up to her family’s ‘very, very competitive’ legacy at UMaine

By Larry Mahoney on Sep 18, 2021 01:00 am
Playing soccer at the University of Maine was on Delaney LaBonte’s radar for a long time.
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2 of 5 Maine workers fall under disputed federal and state COVID-19 vaccine mandates

By Jessica Piper on Sep 18, 2021 01:00 am
Overlapping federal and state COVID-19 vaccine mandates could cover at least 2 out of 5 Maine workers by the end of the year, boosting efforts to increase the state’s vaccination rate as the highly contagious virus continues to rage here.
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Brewer opens long-awaited outdoor gym at Veteran’s Park

By Lia Russell on Sep 18, 2021 01:00 am
Up to 20 people will be able to exercise at a time using equipment such as a balance rope, sit-up bench, monkey bars, pull-up stations and a chain ladder.
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