A tenth of the world’s population lived on less than $1.90 a day in 2015, the World Bank says.
2018
Posted inBusiness
U.S. home construction up 9.2 percent in August, but permits slid
Applications for building permits fell by 5.7 percent last month.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cony football has luxury at quarterback position
In Riley Geyer and Dakota Andow, Rams have a pair of young guns.
Posted inGirls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Lisbon girls soccer shuts out Mt Abram
Greyhounds break open close game with second half.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Medical examiner’s investigation of Portland man’s death from stab wound nearly complete
Investigators and a doctor will meet in early October to finalize their report on Patrick Lobor, 22, who crashed his car on Brighton Avenue, then died of a stab wound.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Democrats use change in tax code as political weapon in key House races
Although the Republican reforms cut taxes for many, candidates in high-income states tell voters that the cap on local and state tax deductions will hit them hard.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Connecticut ‘gang enforcer’ who oversaw drug trafficking in Maine gets 18 years
Luis Padilla belonged to a gang known as the Red Side Guerilla Brims – part of the Bloods street gang, according to federal prosecutors.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine Med, University of Vermont get federal grant to study opioid prescribing laws
The $339,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will be used to assess the impact of strict prescribing limits enacted in Maine and Vermont.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
USDA secretary, congressman hear needs of rural Maine
Sonny Perdue and Bruce Poliquin heard about the need for better internet access, telehealth services and addiction treatment during a discussion at Franklin Memorial Hospital.
Posted inBusiness
Bond yields surge, driving bank stocks higher
Oil prices riose on data showing U.S. crude inventories fell last week.