MasterCard, Visa report possible card data breach LOS ANGELES — MasterCard Inc. and Visa Inc. warned Friday that some of the data in their cardholder accounts may have been breached. The companies don’t directly issue credit cards – they process card transactions for the banks that do. MasterCard said that it had notified banks – […]
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Federal agency rejects banning BPA
The Food and Drug Administration says environmentalists have not presented compelling evidence.
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Chinese wage hikes likely to eat into firms’ profits
Foxconn Technology, which assembles 40 percent of the world’s electronics, has pledged to trim work hours.
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U.S. consumers boost spending by most since last summer
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumers boosted their spending in February by the most in seven months, raising expectations for stronger growth at the start of the year. Consumer spending rose 0.8 percent last month, the Commerce Department said Friday. The biggest increase since July coincided with the best three-month hiring stretch in two years. The jump […]
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Feature Obituary: Nancy Jimino, 74, Falmouth school bus driver for 33 years
WINDHAM — In the 33 years Nancy Jimino drove buses for Falmouth schools, she got to know most of the students, as well as their parents. She was known across the school district for her strict approach to the rules and for putting students’ safety first. “She was excellent,” said Topper West, facilities and transportation […]
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Japan allowing some back into contaminated zone with limits
TOKYO — Japan is letting up to 16,000 people back into their homes around its leaking nuclear power plant, easing restrictions in the no-go zone for the first time since last year’s disasters. They won’t be allowed to stay overnight, some must wear protective gear, and it’s unclear how many will return at all, but […]
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SUV critically injures Augusta pedestrian
A woman suffered life-threatening injuries Friday when she was hit by a sport utility vehicle while walking on the sidewalk along North Belfast Avenue.
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Gardiner man accused of threatening to shoot Gov. LePage
The man has been jailed on terrorizing charges for allegedly threatening to shoot the governor “between the eyes.”
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Panel back to square one with Vermont Yankee
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The state Public Service Board has determined it must start from scratch in reviewing the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant’s application for a state permit to operate for another 20 years. The result will be a do-over on a process that stalled in 2010 when lawmakers stepped in and blocked the board from […]
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People & EntertainmentJerry Lee Lewis marries No. 7
JACKSON, Miss. — Rock ‘n’ roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis has married for a seventh time in Mississippi, and the new bride is his cousin’s ex-wife. Judith Ann Coghlan Lewis, 62, worked several years as Lewis’ caretaker at his home in Nesbit, Miss., just south of Memphis – a job she said she was sent […]