Wicked heavy rain is on the way for Friday.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. average mortgage rates continue to fall
Mortgage rates track a decline in yields on Treasury securities as the bond market continues to signal concerns over the strength of the pandemic recovery.
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Posted inNation & World
Biden says U.S. war in Afghanistan will end Aug. 31
Biden also amplified the justification of his decision to end U.S. military operations even as the Taliban make rapid advances in significant swaths of the country.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
VP Harris says Democrats will spend more to register voters as Republicans push to limit voting
Harris said the party would spend $25 million on top of $20 million already announced for a party program called “I Will Vote” that began in 2018.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Obituary: Madeleine L. Lakin
SACO — Madeleine L. Lakin, 74, of Saco, passed away early Sunday morning on July 4, 2021, at home, surrounded by her family. She was born in Biddeford on Feb. 10, 1947, a daughter of George and Lucille (Lefebvre) Bonsaint. Madeleine loved being a homemaker and taking care of her family. She was known in […]
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Rescue ship with 572 migrants pleads for Mediterranean port
A charity rescue ship with 572 migrants aboard in the central Mediterranean is pleading for permission to dock at some European port, saying food is running short and tensions rising on the crowded vessel.
Posted inSports
Ash Barty, Karolina Pliskova reach Wimbledon final for first time
Barty, the top seed, defeats Angelique Kerber in one semifinal, while Pliskova comes back to beat No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka in the other.
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Summertime tunes in the park aid wheelchair van fund
Saco resident Dana Perkins is playing his harmonica to raise money to help a friend.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Commentary: Why social media design makes it hard to have constructive disagreements online
Good-faith disagreements are a normal part of society and building strong relationships. Yet it’s difficult to engage in good-faith disagreements on the internet, and people reach less common ground online compared with face-to-face disagreements. There’s no shortage of research about the psychology of arguing online, from text versus voice to how anyone can become a […]
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Dow slumps 500 points in global sell-off as fears grow over economic recovery
Investors have grown worried over emerging threats to the economic recovery, from a pandemic resurgence to labor market pressures.