May 2014 – Page 78 – The Portland Press Herald

World Dispatches

by From news service reports May 28, 2014

SYDNEY Search for missing plane ends pending map work The search for wreckage of Malaysian Air Flight 370 will be suspended while investigators assemble a better map of the Indian Ocean, as satellite operator Inmarsat said it can provide no more data on the plane’s flightpath. A robot submarine will leave the suspected crash area […]

Sports

USM baseball filled with promise for next season

by Mike Lowe May 28, 2014

The Huskies must replace offense but have strong pitching to build around.

Nation & World

Shooting victim’s father tells politicians to ‘get to work’

by Kimberly Kindy The Washington Post May 28, 2014

Richard Martinez wants new gun regulations after his son died in a California mass shooting.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: As I-295 speed limit increases, so should police presence

May 28, 2014June 29, 2016

More law enforcement is needed to address the greater safety risk.

Business, Nation & World

U.S. companies unfazed by bid in Congress to block tax-cut maneuver

by Richard Rubin Bloomberg News May 28, 2014

Democrats want to limit use of a merger to shift to an overseas legal address and save on taxes, but lack Republican support.

Opinion

Another View: Help small businesses expand to bolster Maine’s economy

May 28, 2014

Attracting big businesses isn’t what the state needs.

Opinion

Greg Kesich: Misogyny shaped a killer, but society can change its messages

May 28, 2014November 5, 2014

Women are delivering powerful testimony about the kind of violence that left six people dead.

Business

Briefcase

by From news service reports May 28, 2014

New England jobless rate drops to 6.1 percent in April The unemployment rate in New England fell to 6.1 percent in April, which is slightly below the U.S. average. The New England information office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the rate for the six-state region on Tuesday. It ticked down from 6.3 […]

Business