2011 – Page 3889 – The Portland Press Herald

Our View: Cigarette tax a proven way to cut teen smoking

January 22, 2011

It’s easier to deter a potential smoker than it is to get an addicted smoker to kick the habit.

Briefcase

by From staff and news services January 22, 2011

Maine home sales decline in 2010, but prices climb The Maine Association of Realtors says sales of existing homes fell nearly 3 percent in 2010 from 2009, but the median sale price rose during the year. The group said real estate agents in Maine sold 10,213 single-family homes during the year, down from 10,486 in […]

News

Red Tape Audit hears businesses singing the blues

by Tux Turkel January 22, 2011

Members of York County’s hospitality industry voice complaints about state rules and enforcement.

Nation & World

Firm ending production of execution drug

by The Associated Press January 22, 2011

Sodium thiopental is already in short supply, causing delays or disruptions of executions in several states.

Business

Facebook tacks on $1 billion in new funds from investors

by The Associated Press January 22, 2011

NEW YORK – Facebook said Friday it has raised $1 billion from non-U.S. investors, which combined with an infusion from Goldman Sachs and Russia’s Digital Sky Technologies in December brings the haul from its latest round of funding to $1.5 billion. The investments value the social networking site at $50 billion, more than the current […]

Nation & World

Crowds cheer Giffords motorcade

by The Associated Press January 22, 2011

The wounded congresswoman’s transfer from Tucson, Ariz., to a Houston hospital goes flawlessly.

Life & Culture

People & EntertainmentNow it’s Oprah’s turn to reunite

January 22, 2011

LOS ANGELES — Oprah Winfrey has staged many a family reunion on her talk show. But on Monday’s episode, she promises, the drama will be about her. Winfrey told viewers Thursday that she will have a reunion of her own on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” She wouldn’t say with whom – only that it involves […]

Nation & World

Nazi hunter Tuviah Friedman dies at 88

by The Washington Post January 22, 2011

Tuviah Friedman survived years in a series of concentration camps during World War II. His parents and two siblings perished. Friedman, who died Jan. 13 at 88 in Haifa, Israel, made it his life’s work to bring his captors to justice. After the war, he was credited with helping to find Adolf Eichmann, the German […]