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1. President Donald Trump extended social distancing guidelines across the U.S. through the end of April. Trump cited projection models that millions of Americans could be infected and more that 100,000 could die. He said the country would be doing well if it “can hold” the number of deaths “down to 100,000.” (AP)

2. Two more Maine residents have died from COVID-19, the Maine Centers for Disease Control said Sunday and for the second day in a row, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Maine increased by more than 40. The new total of 253, posted on the Maine Centers for Disease Control website Sunday morning. (WGME)

3. On the Maine island of Vinalhaven, an armed group allegedly told individuals to quarantine Friday and even cut down a tree to block the driveway to their property, according to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. (BOSTON.COM)

4. The average price per gallon of unleaded regular gasoline in Maine is $1.93, according to the monitoring website, GasBuddy. The coronavirus pandemic is a big part of the reason for the drop. Shutdowns and physical distancing are keeping people home and reducing demand for gasoline. (NEWS CENTER MAINE)

5. Google isn’t celebrating April Fools’ Day this year. “This year, we’re going to take the year off from that tradition out of respect for all those fighting the COVID-19 pandemic,” wrote Google’s Head of Marketing to company managers. “Our highest goal right now is to be helpful to people, so let’s save the jokes for next April, which will undoubtedly be a whole lot brighter than this one,” she wrote. (MASHABLE)

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