Business
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Cooperation between the Northeast states could help improve the region's transmission system as more electric vehicles, building heat pumps, data centers and artificial intelligence gain ground.
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The state Department of Labor received nearly 300 comments on proposed rules for the program that gives workers up to 12 weeks of paid time off starting in May 2026.
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Chair Jerome Powell's written testimony Tuesday marked a shift in emphasis away from the Fed’s single-minded fight against inflation that suggests it's moving closer to cutting interest rates.
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‘This is break glass in case of emergency stuff’: Analysts alarmed by threats to U.S. data gatheringThey warn that funding for the federal statistical agencies is inadequate and measures in a House appropriations bill could undermine what Americans know about themselves.
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An interim FTC report released Tuesday details the market influence of companies known as PBMs.
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The chain cited 'extremely low volumes' of customers who still write checks.
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A jury found him liable in a scheme to have the influential gun rights organization bankroll a longtime chief executive’s extravagant lifestyle.
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The FTC says the app NGL aggressively marketed itself to youngsters and exaggerated its power to prevent bullying.
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The project would double the number of slots available at the popular Youth and Family Outreach child care center to 110 and build 48 affordable and 12 market-rate apartments.
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The voter initiative sets the stage for a debate about how much tourism is too much in a city that is experiencing first-hand the impacts of climate change.
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Paramount and Skydance merge, signaling end of a family reign in Hollywood and the rise of new powerThe deal closes out a decadeslong run by the Redstone family and injects desperately needed cash into a legacy studio that has struggled to adapt to a shifting entertainment landscape.
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Federal prosecutors gave Boeing the choice of either entering a guilty plea or facing a trial on the felony criminal charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
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Lawsuit against a Texas beverage maker seeks to restore ability to sell products on Amazon.
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A Walgreens official disputed reports Monday by a Maine television station that five Walgreens stores in the state are scheduled to close by 2027.
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Reid Hoffman, the LinkedIn co-founder, has invested in Smartmatic, an election technology company suing Fox News, Newsmax over false clams of 2020 vote-rigging.
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Eight of the 10 busiest days in TSA’s history have come this year as the number of travelers tops prepandemic levels.
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The first-in-the-nation proposal could shift control over some aspects of Maine's power system from the nonprofit that oversees transmission lines and power plants across New England.
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'They want to build attractions, but the fact that there is nothing here is the attraction,' says the co-founder of one outdoors group.
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As new legislation regulating marijuana takes effect, the debate about whether and how to mandate testing and potency limits for medical cannabis continues.
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The owners said the decision was in the making for some time, and this season's abrupt ending because of a fruit fly infestation was not the deciding factor.
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While older workers may consider talking openly about money verboten, many younger workers are accustomed to seeing people online share everything about work, from daily commutes to their experiences with layoffs.
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Rob Evans and Nancy Pugh, of Hugo's and Duckfat, reflect on their adventures in hospitality and how they came to run some of the city's most successful and influential restaurants.
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A train engine collided with parked rail cars carrying paper products near the town line between Mattawamkeag and Winn, fire officials said.
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Here’s how players have used The Sims to inspire their real lives:
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Donald Trump, in his time as president, repeatedly badgered the Fed to do his bidding.
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The Transportation Department said Friday that it received nearly 97,000 complaints in 2023, up from about 86,000 the year before.
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Despite consistent hiring, relatively few layoffs and gradually cooling inflation, many Americans have been exasperated by still-high prices.
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The Maine Turnpike Authority has known for years that the farm was eligible for the National Register of Historic Places – but has never publicly disclosed that or its potential impact on the controversial highway project.
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The costs of restoring power after storms and funding state renewable energy policies are the biggest factors increasing Central Maine Power Co. bills.
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The agreements are used in a wide range of industries – including technology, hairstyling, medicine and even dance instruction.
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People will still need older bills to use most vending machines and to pay bus fares.
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More than a dozen reports issued in the past year point to an intensifying effort from Russia to undermine President Emmanuel Macron, one of Ukraine's most vocal supporters in Europe.
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Online behemoth Amazon will hold a minority stake.
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After repeated trip cancellations, the state-run ferry service in Penobscot Bay has contracted with an Indiana company to provide temporary workers.
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While the company is mired in political wrangling, its business influence is huge and undisputed.
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Private U.S. colleges raised their prices, but still saw margins fall to the lowest level in over a decade.
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The stroke-like eye condition appears to be more common in people taking new drugs for weight loss and diabetes.
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Although Microsoft is headquartered in Washington state, it has significant operations in California, where the case was brought.
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The head of the agency said TSA has enough screeners to handle the expected crowds this weekend and through the summer.
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About 41% of foundations for the setting of poles on the NECEC corridor have been completed, 31% of poles have been set and 34% of circuit wires are done, the developer said.
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Owners of the vehicles do not need to take any action.
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Also, Wine Spectator names restaurant award winners; the 57th Yarmouth Clam Festival coming soon; a British paper touts Maine restaurants; Community Plate announces its summer dates; and more.
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Forty-six Maine companies received a share of the grant funding as part of the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan.
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Lights Up Productions, which formed in November, signed a three-year lease with the town to renovate and operate the 115-year-old venue.
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Platforms are trying to balance the demand for instant chatbot assistance with the desire to connect with humans.
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If the Fed cuts rates too soon, inflation could re-accelerate. But if it waits too long to reduce borrowing costs, it risks weakening the economy so much as to potentially cause a recession.
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Under the proposal, employers would be required to identify heat hazards, develop emergency response plans related to heat illness, establish rest breaks and provide shade and water.
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Economists and some Federal Reserve officials are increasingly on alert that pain could be on the horizon for American workers amid signs the labor market is losing steam.
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Though the two organizations are now legally separate, they will still work together to serve patients.
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Kate Lemos McHale, who grew up in Damariscotta, is the preservation nonprofit's new executive director.
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The purchase is aimed to improve plane quality and safety amid increasing scrutiny by airlines and the government.
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Lower courts must better define the stakes of free-speech issues in the disputes, the high court decided.