The behemoth banks are all major players in the global stock and bond markets, which have become extremely volatile.
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Cooling fails, things get ‘skunky’ at Androscoggin jail
Jail officials have closed nonessential rooms and lightened the guards’ dress code. Even so, guards often go home drenched.
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Mass. man faces sentencing in fatal boat crash
A jury clears a Westfield man of six of eight charges stemming from the 2010 collision of his speedboat with a kayak that killed a 10-year-old boy.
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LePage to talk domestic violence with students
LePage will discuss his personal experiences with domestic violence and take questions from students at the Penobscot Job Corps in Bangor.
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Ellsworth businessman faces drug trafficking charges
Patrick Jordan, 43, president of construction firm R.F. Jordan, is charged with selling oxycodone.
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More hearings for Maine Turnpike toll proposals
The authority says the public can voice their opinions at additional hearings on July 9 in York and on July 11 in Wells.
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Drinking boaters target of Maine wardens
The Warden Service will increase boating patrols around the state from Friday to Sunday.
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Mount Rainier rescue claims life of Mainer
A blizzard delays efforts to recover the body of ranger Nick Hall of Patten, who slid 3,000 feet to his death during a rescue mission.
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NBA FINALS: James finally has title
LeBron James had 26 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, and got the kind of help that was worth leaving home for, leading the Heat in a 121-106 rout of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night to win the NBA Finals in five games.
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Group says Summers should resign
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Charlie Summers should resign his job as secretary of state to prevent conflicts of interest and political use of the office, a liberal advocacy group said Thursday.