Boston erases a 21-point deficit, then goes scoreless in the last four minutes as Detroit gets its first victory, 96-93.
January 2021
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Chicago ends 2020 with more homicides than in all but one year in more than two decades
After three years of falling homicide totals, 2020 ended with 769 homicides — 274 more than the previous year and the most since the 784 homicides in 2016.
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World’s richest men added billions to their fortunes last year as others struggled
The money earned by Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk this year could end hunger in America eight times over, according to one estimate.
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Chewy sends pet paintings to keep customers from straying
In the dog-eat-dog world of online shopping, Chewy has an unusual plan to fend off Amazon: turning pets into works of art.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine paid leave law goes into effect with new year
The law requires employers with more than 10 workers to offer paid leave that could be used for illness or emergencies.
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Quiet New Year gives breathing room after U.K.-EU Brexit split
Britain left the European bloc’s vast single market for people, goods and services at 11 p.m. London time on New Year’s Eve.
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U.K. abolishes sexist tax on women’s sanitary products
Britain has become the latest nation to abolish the so-called ‘tampon tax.’
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Italy’s Uffizi opens Dante anniversary with virtual exhibit
The gallery is making available 88 rarely seen drawings of Dante’s Divine Comedy to mark the 700th anniversary of the poet’s death.
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Maine hospitals welcome first babies of the new year
Maine Medical Center in Portland, MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta, Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston and Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor all had newborns on the first day of 2021.
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In a first, Congress overrides Trump veto of defense bill
Two bipartisan overrides on the defense bill this week showed the limits of Trump’s influence in the final weeks of his term.