The 10 Weekly Newsletter, August 28, 2020

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Maine Public: College Students Are Returning To Maine Campuses And Being Greeted With New Rules And Intensive COVID-19 Testing

"If this is going to work anywhere, it's going to work in Maine."

This week, students are beginning to arrive back on campus at colleges across Maine, and many are being greeted with new procedures: increased hygiene, new behavior rules and lots of COVID-19 tests.

Maine Public: Environmental Protection Agency Extending Deadline For Lobstermen To Replace Boat Engines

PRI's The World: Does Thailand Have A Monkey Labor Problem?

CBC: Choir Director Invents Performer's Face Mask For Safe Singing

PRI Music: The Passionate Global Ukulele Community Keeps Music Alive Online During The Pandemic

Planet Money: What Bikes Tell Us About A Changing Global Economy

NPR: A Confusing Back-To-School Season May Lead To Blockbuster Spending

Maine Calling: Telling Your Story - Writers Offer Advice On Recording Your Experiences, Discuss Recent Works

BBC: The New Residency Schemes Inviting Workers Abroad

PBS Newshour: Rock Fall At Grand Canyon Reveals Ancient Animal Footprints

Introducing: The Pulse Newsletter

You already know that Maine's Political Pulse podcast taps into the expertise of our top political reporters, Stever Mistler and Mal Leary. Now get even more political insight with the Pulse newsletter, a weekly update on Maine and national politics in the leadup to the November election. Read the first issue here, and click here to subscribe.