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The decision infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could help the president avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November.
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The bill would have required companies leasing state land for clean energy projects to enter into contract with labor unions.
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Eleven communal office companies – including 6 in southern Maine – were awarded a total of $500,000 as part of the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan.
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The restaurant, displaced by a fire in 2021, had faced operational difficulties this winter because of the chef's ongoing medical crisis.
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Coffee By Design and baristas who are a part of Local 327 of the Laborers' International Union of North America have reached an agreement that includes 2 pay increases within a year.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it has concerns about changes Tesla made to the driver assistance system as part of a December recall.
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Ancora Holdings Group is pushing for a new CEO at Norfolk Southern – but not because it wants the railroad to spend more on safety initiatives.
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Much of the money is going to new data centers, which are predicted to place huge demands on an already-strained U.S. power grid.
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With President Biden signing a bill that could ban TikTok, groups such as GriefTok and DeafTok fear they’ll lose an inimitable source of comfort and connection.
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Most economists say the underlying momentum of the U.S. economy remains strong. But growth and jobs – which have been surprisingly sturdy – have generated little tangible benefit to Biden’s hopes for reelection.
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A report released Friday by the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development says the state has hit some of its 2030 targets but has fallen short of 'where we need to be.'
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Moving the station from its current location at Thompson's Point would reduce travel time and improve efficiency of the Downeaster service between Boston and Brunswick.
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The law, a watered-down version of the original legislation, requires health care facilities to post signs to let patients know that facility fees are being charged.
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A group of emergency medical personnel challenged the 2021 vaccine mandate, but the Maine Supreme Judicial Court says a state board had full authority to impose the rule.
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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan says the new rules are targeting pollution that's 'pushing our planet to the brink.'
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The president is visiting the Syracuse, New York, site where Micron Technology plans some factories.
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The rule is scheduled to go into effect June 19 for prepackaged food items and Dec. 1 for other items.
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For all the ridicule the tabloid received from “serious” journalists, Enquirer reporters hustled and broke some genuine news.
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The legislation that U.S. President Biden signed this week could allow Washington to widen its scope to target other China-related apps, such as the popular e-commerce platform Temu.
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Pending PUC approval, the ferry service will increase single, round-trip ticket prices 82% on June 1, while lowering prices for longer-term passes, benefiting residents and people who work on the islands.
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The new rules don’t take effect immediately. And they won't benefit everyone. So what exactly would these rules mean for America's workers?
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A surge in imports, which are subtracted from GDP, reduced first-quarter growth by nearly 1 percentage point.
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More than a decade after a Florida developer proposed building apartment towers with retail space and a parking garage, a tangle of lawsuits has prevented the project from moving forward.
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Starting July 1, employers will be required pay overtime to salaried workers who make less than $43,888 a year in certain executive, administrative and professional roles.
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The endorsement adds to Biden’s considerable union support. The United Auto Workers and the United Steelworkers Union have both backed him.
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The five-year plan announced Wednesday includes auctions in 2024 and 2028 for areas in the Gulf of Maine.
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About 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income.
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Boeing’s financial woes continue, while families of crash victims urge U.S. to prosecute the companyBoeing is reporting a $355 million loss for the first quarter.
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The Westbrook vertical farm business obtained financing backed by federal loan guarantees and from state agencies.
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The Biden administration is laying out more of its vision for decarbonizing the nation’s freight industry.
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The rule will also apply to refunds of checked-bag fees if the bag isn’t delivered within 12 hours for domestic flights or 15 to 30 hours for international flights.
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What every TikTok user needs to know about a new potential ban of the viral-video app, including when it could disappear and how to save your data.
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Versant Power opposes a shift to whole-house electric heat pumps from those used in one or 2 rooms, saying affluent homeowners and developers will benefit.
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Also, an Ogunquit wine bar rebrands, Papi gets nominated for a Spirited Award and more.
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Senate passes bill forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signatureThe bill now goes to President Biden, who has backed the TikTok proposal and has said he will sign the bill as soon as he gets it.
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Amid elections in India, a man famous for using artificial intelligence to create Bollywood sequences and TV commercials says hundreds of politicians have been clamoring for his services, with more than half asking for 'unethical' things.
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An activist group says Google fired at least 20 more workers in the aftermath of protests over technology the company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza war.
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When complete, the new campus is expected to host about 5,000 students in East Deering at the site of the former B&M Baked Beans factory.
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U.S. companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with competitors under a rule approved by a federal agency, though the rule is sure to be challenged in court.
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More people are using so-called Earned Wage Access apps to get money to pay bills and buy groceries in between paydays.
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The printer's frame fills up the large building in which it’s housed on the Orono campus, and can print objects 96 feet long by 32 feet wide by 18 feet high.
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If the court sides with Starbucks, it could make it tougher for the federal labor board to step in when it alleges corporate interference in unionization efforts.
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A $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area has started construction.
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A tipline set up 26 years ago to combat online child exploitation is 'enormously valuable' but hasn't lived up to its potential.
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The federal government is for the first time requiring nursing homes to have minimum staffing levels after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed grim realities in poorly staffed facilities.
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At one time, John Gendron eyed a 1,100-unit development on the site, but the proposal set off a communitywide debate over water quality that included a lawsuit between Lewiston and the Auburn Water District.
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Her accessories were used by celebrities from Britney Spears to the cast of the 'Sex and the City' TV series.
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Maine's programs are intended to bring solar power to renters and homeowners, rural and urban households and others that may not be well-suited for on-site solar.
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The 60 funded recipients, including the Maine Governor's Energy Office, will serve 900,000-plus households in low- and middle-income communities.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday put legislation requiring ByteDance to divest its ownership stake in TikTok on a fast track to become law.
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Environmentalists say that in 5 years, regulators have adopted only 2 rules aimed at Maine’s Climate Law’s requirements, and not a single rule to scale back pollution from tailpipe emissions.
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Developer plans 377 market rate apartments, commercial spaces and restaurant space for the massive mill complex.