Biden wants the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to be able to force the return of compensation paid to executives at a broader range of banks should they fail.
March 2023
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Portland police searching for discarded handgun on Warren Avenue
Police said they were called to a report of a disturbance around 2:40 a.m. Friday. There was no shooting, but police believe a gun was discarded somewhere in the area.
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Slovakia will send entire fleet of MiG-29 jets to Ukraine
The eastern NATO member state will send all 13 of its MiG-29 jets – grounded since last August and in various states of readiness – at an unspecified date.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Hunter Biden sues laptop repair shop owner, citing invasion of privacy
The lawsuit, a countermove against John Paul Mac Isaac, escalates the legal battle surrounding the president’s son at a sensitive moment.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Stocks fall to cap chaotic week on Wall Street
The fear is that the banking system may be cracking under the weight of the fastest set of interest rate hikes in decades.
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China’s Xi to meet Putin as Beijing seeks bolder global role
Chinese President Xi Jinping is planning to visit Russia in an apparent show of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin amid sharpening East-West tensions over the conflict in Ukraine.
Posted inNation & World, News
Proud Boys defense puts on a show, inside the court and out
The freewheeling questioning of government witnesses by Proud Boys’ attorneys has also tied the defendants to conspiracy theories about Jan. 6 and exposed some of the far right group’s ugliest rhetoric and beliefs.
Posted inNation & World, News
Russia will honor pilots involved in U.S. drone incident
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu lauded them for preventing the drone from flying into the area that Moscow has banned for flights.
Posted inTimes Record
Maine State Ballet presents ‘Alice in Wonderland’
Journey down the rabbit hole with Alice and the White Rabbit as Maine State Ballet presents “Alice in Wonderland.” Meet Tweedle Dee and Dum, the clever Knave of Hearts and sly Caterpillar. Enjoy tea with the eccentric Mad Hatter and witness the antics of the Queen of Hearts, her deck of dancing cards and experience […]
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John L. Micek: Shocking new data shows we can’t stop fighting hate
If you ever needed a reminder that we can’t turn a blind eye to hate, new data from the Anti-Defamation League should more than do the trick. White supremacist propaganda hit an all-time high across the country in 2022, even as antisemitic propaganda more than doubled from the year before. The civil rights group tallied […]