2014

Business

Briefcase

May 16, 2014

Turbine project in Canton is approved by Maine DEP; Maine-based railway sold in wake of Quebec disaster

Business, Nation & World

FCC’s Internet fast-lane plan advances

by Todd Shields and Chris Strohm Bloomberg News May 16, 2014

The proposal would allow Internet-service providers to charge companies for fast lanes for their content.

Business

Markets plunge on news from Walmart

by Ken Sweet The Associated Press May 16, 2014

The Dow is dragged down as Walmart reports lower earnings for the last quarter, blaming harsh winter weather.

Nation & World

Englishman who expanded Glyndebourne opera house dies at 79

by Emily Langer The Washington Post May 16, 2014

George Christie began managing the theater, which showcased Pavarotti among other stars, in 1958.

Nation & World

ABUJA, Nigeria Officials weigh extending military state of emergency Legislators called in Nigeria’s security chiefs Thursday to discuss extending a year-old military state of emergency in the country’s northeast aimed at curbing the Islamic uprising gripping the region. Some northern politicians and all three governors in the northeastern states where the state of emergency holds […]