The market indexes are all down about 10 percent for the month, on pace for their worst December since 1931.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
As rates rise, pending sales of homes dip
The index of signed contracts has dropped 7.7% since last year, adding to a long trend.
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Posted inNation & World
Intense rains sweep Deep South, heavy snowfall strikes Midwest
A powerful storm is blamed for three fatal crashes in Minnesota and North Dakota.
Posted inNation & World
Utility probes flash that lit up the sky
The event over New York caused power outages and briefly grounded flights.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portland announces membership of new working waterfront panel
The Waterfront Working Group includes lobstermen and others who will consider a variety of issues during a six-month moratorium on waterfront development.
Posted inLife & Culture
Muslim poet expresses fears as China ‘sinicizes’ religion
China under President Xi Jinping is clamping down on minorities.
Posted inNation & World, News
Sex abuse case against ex-cardinal expands
A man testifies that Theodore McCarrick groped him during confession when he was a minor.
Posted inLife & Culture
Aretha Franklin’s estate pays IRS $3 million in back taxes
The estate is being audited by the IRS, which filed a claim this month in a county probate court.
Posted inLife & Culture
Chris Brown facing charges over monkey
The singer is charged with two counts stemming from his possession of a pet capuchin monkey without a permit.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Coast Guard crews in Maine to be paid Monday after all, despite shutdown
Sen. Susan Collins, who contacted the White House on Friday afternoon to urge an immediate fix to the payment issue, was told Friday night that Coast Guard employees will now be paid for their pre-shutdown work.