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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the department is conducting similar investigations into other airlines, but he would not name them.
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Infections were reported in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
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Also, Peekytoe Provisions moves into a larger Bar Harbor location; Maine breweries win medals at the Great American Beer Festival; food producers showcase coming to Thompson's Point and more.
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Officials want a developer to turn 1125 Brighton Ave. into an affordable housing development to help meet the city's desperate need for housing. Neighbors vow to fight it.
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The Portland Fire Department says the PFAS-free foam should be fully installed in the airport's 3 trucks by mid-November.
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Solar energy customers have been advised that Maine does not require homeowners to convert to solar and that the state does not offer incentives, grants, rebates or tax credits to install home solar panels.
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The trend is forcing American automakers to reassess their sales and production strategies.
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The aircraft take off and land vertically, like helicopters, but fly like fixed-wing planes.
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In its latest assessment of the global economy, the International Monetary Fund predicted that worldwide inflation will cool from 6.7% last year to 5.8% this year and to 4.3% in 2025.
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Jeffries, his romantic partner and a third man were arrested Tuesday on charges of luring men into sex parties held around the world.
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It's rising to $15,000, up $400 from this year.
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Sears Island is Maine's preferred site because the state owns a 100-acre property where a wind port would be built, avoiding lease payments at nearby Mack Point.
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The changes were previously slated to take effect in January but have drawn criticism from lobstermen who say they could give Canadian harvesters an unfair edge.
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Social Security faces a looming funding crisis in an aging country, with trustees most recently predicting that the retirement and disability program’s trust fund will become insolvent in 2035.
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Heat pump sales, critical to the transition to clean energy, have slowed in the U.S. and Europe, even as other clean energy technology continues to boom.
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Roger Arsenault, chairman of the Black Mountain of Maine board of directors, said the opportunity for a longer season would add to the bottom line and 'change our financial picture. We'll be more stable.'
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Voters in Arizona and Massachusetts will decide whether employers should be able to continue to pay tipped workers such as servers and bartenders a lower minimum wage than non-tipped workers.
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America’s housing affordability crisis is weighing heavily on the nation’s most sought-after voters in places like Wilmington, N.C., where home prices have risen 65 percent since 2019.
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Brigid Schulte’s ambitious 'Over Work' tackles policy, culture and the legacy of the pandemic’s disruption to chart a better way to work and live.
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A Biddeford scientist has identified 3 new invasive species in Casco Bay that he has tied back to Eimskip, the Icelandic shipping company that visits Portland weekly.
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The Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram won 60 awards for journalism and advertising excellence as part of the annual Maine Press Association contest.
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About 500 positions in food service and housekeeping at Northern Light acute care facilities, including Inland Hospital and Lakewood Continuing Care in Waterville, will be taken over by Compass One starting in January, according to a Northern Light official.
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Acting labor secretary Julie Su helped broker the deal, the union said.
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Letter carriers have been working without a new contract since their old one expired in May 2023.
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Higher-income households have been fortified by huge gains in housing and stock market wealth since the pandemic.
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The program, funded with an $18 million allotment from the state, will provide a two-fold approach to rent relief: offering tenants one-time assistance paying back-rent, plus monthly rent subsidies for one year.
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Three takeaways from Friday's roundtable discussion among local food industry professionals and lawmakers, organized by the James Beard Foundation.
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Due to the height of the proposed hotel – up to 85 feet – the project needs a contract zone from the city's Planning Board.
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House Republicans dismissed the report as misleading and outdated, criticizing Democrats for what they characterized as their lack of oversight of the Biden administration.
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Computer software and hardware are expected to boost power generation at solar and wind farms and help reduce bottlenecks in connecting renewable energy to CMP's and Versant's grids.
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Dean Klein, a homeless prevention advocate most recently from Virginia, has been tapped to lead the Maine Continuum of Care.
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The customer service center at Maine Turnpike Authority headquarters will be under renovation into January.
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U.S. stocks drifted around their record heights following the latest signals that the U.S. economy continues to hum.
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Hyundai is telling the owners of nearly 1,600 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the U.S. and Canada to park them outdoors and away from structures due to the risk of fuel leaks and fires.
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Demand for expedited shipping has fallen every year since 2021.
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Making early strides to address workers’ concerns will be crucial for Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol, who took over on Sept. 9.
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Google, Meta and TikTok have removed social media accounts belonging to an industrial plant in Russia’s Tatarstan region aimed at recruiting young foreign women to make drones for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
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Americans stepped up their purchases at retailers last month as low unemployment, steady pay gains and rising stock and home values helped sustain their willingness to spend despite higher prices.
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Three breweries in Maine have installed equipment to collect the gas during the fermentation process, giving them control over the supply of CO2 and reducing their carbon footprint.
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The Federal Trade Commission said businesses must disclose when free trials or other promotional offers will end and let customers end recurring subscriptions as easily as they started them.
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Billionaire Elon Musk’s super PAC is using an old-school strategy heavy on door-knocking and mail shots – but his erratic management style has caused problems.
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With inflation finally seeming to be heading toward the Fed’s 2% target, the central bank is widening its focus to include keeping the economy humming.
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State regulators also imposed a $315,000 penalty against the Houston company for overbilling and temporarily capped how much it can charge customers.
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The Asador Grill by The Lost Fire begins construction in Westbrook in 2025.
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Companies and governments around the world have begun preparing contingency plans for the potential Trump tariffs.
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Tech giants Amazon and Google are investing in the next generation of nuclear reactors.
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Many women have paid a price for leaving the workforce at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, either because they lost their jobs or because they quit because of caretaking responsibilities.
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The area code that serves the entire state is now expected to expire in the summer of 2036.
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Also, sister restaurants Local 188 and Salvage BBQ close; Ramona's to launch Philly-style casual eatery; two events this weekend for apple fans; and Saco's 23rd annual Pumpkin Harvest Festival.
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If a new settlement deal is not struck, lawsuits against the Sacklers may proceed.
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BrucePac, a precooked meat producer, is recalling the items, which were produced from June 19 to Oct. 8 and have been distributed nationwide.