In the dog-eat-dog world of online shopping, Chewy has an unusual plan to fend off Amazon: turning pets into works of art.
2021
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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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
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.
Posted inNation & World
U.K. abolishes sexist tax on women’s sanitary products
Britain has become the latest nation to abolish the so-called ‘tampon tax.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment
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.
Posted inMaine, News
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.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
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.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
The Latest: Once a model, California now struggles to tame COVID-19
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine one of fastest states at giving vaccine; 700 new cases reported, 4 deaths
A total of 30,877 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have now been administered, according to the Maine CDC.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Popular park pandemic project
One Cape Elizabeth resident has put the pandemic’s isolation to good use, creating a new scale model that captures a bygone era of Fort Williams.