The hurricane could make landfall close to the Trump family’s golf resort near the village of Doonbeg.
2017
Posted inBusiness
Kobe Steel scandal now extends to 500 firms
The latest problems are discovered with shipments of more than 11,000 tons of steel, copper, and aluminum products made by Kobe Steel and its affiliates.
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Posted inBusiness
IMF chief urges leaders to find ways to spread wealth
Christine Lagarde’s warning comes as global financial leaders gather in Washington for annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
IRS suspends Equifax contract under pressure from Congress
Members of Congress from both political parties expressed their outrage over the IRS contract after Equifax’s massive data breach.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Sanborn’s attorney casts doubt on detectives’ work in 1989 murder case
Amy Fairfield suggests they didn’t follow up on alternate suspects or fully check out the alibis of some people connected with a teenage girl brutally murdered on the Portland waterfront.
Posted inLife & Culture, Religion and Values
Dalai Lama calls Trump’s focus on nationalism a step backward
The spiritual head of the Tibetan nation says he is concerned about Trump’s ‘America first’ policy.
Posted inLife & Culture
Pope: Catholic guide needs updating on death penalty
Francis repeats his insistence that capital punishment is ‘inadmissible’ under any circumstance.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Descendants of woman misused by doctors speak at USM on medical ethics
Henrietta Lacks’ cancer cells were taken without her consent and led to many medical advances. A grandson says, ‘There was an injustice done in 1951.’
Posted inMaine, News
State buildings in Augusta that date to 1920s reduced to rubble
Two new office buildings are planned for Capitol Street, a major gateway to the State House.
Posted inBusiness
U.S. retailers see biggest gain since 2015
Analysts had worried that higher gas prices would lead to less spending elsewhere. That didn’t happen.