December 2016 – Page 343 – The Portland Press Herald

One-third of long-term users say they got hooked on prescription opioids

by Scott Clement and Lenny Bernstein The Washington Post December 9, 2016December 9, 2016

A survey raises sharp questions about the responsibility of doctors for the epidemic of addiction.

by Associated Press December 9, 2016December 9, 2016

A state agency also says drive-thru tellers at banks, ATMs and restaurants are vulnerable to the data-skimming devices.

Townsend led many of Maine’s environmental advocacy groups and was especially active in river restoration efforts.

Food

by Staff report December 9, 2016December 9, 2016

Traces of salmonella were found at the facility that supplies the powdered buttermilk used in the mixes.

by Karoun Demirjian The Washington Post December 9, 2016December 9, 2016

The loudest calls for such an investigation come from Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham.

by ELLEN NAKASHIMA and PHILIP RUCKER The Washington Post December 9, 2016December 9, 2016

U.S. intelligence officials have accused Russia of trying to interfere in the election by hacking into Democratic officials’ emails.

by ASSOCIATED PRESS December 9, 2016

Difficult to say and the meaning is political.

by Sahil Kapur Bloomberg News December 9, 2016December 9, 2016

Ending it would save more than $20 billion a year for the millionaires and billionaires the tax applies to.

by Associated Press December 9, 2016December 9, 2016

Conditions have improved, but groundwater levels have not recovered.