The Fed chairman sees coronavirus as potential threat to healthy U.S. economy but indicates rates likely to remain unchanged.
2020
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. businesses slash open jobs sharply for 2nd straight month
It is an unusual sign of weakness in an otherwise healthy job market.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Move over, pot: Psychedelic companies are about to go public
Companies are developing medical treatments from psychedelic drugs like LSD, ketamine and the active ingredient in magic mushrooms.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Judge clears major obstacle in T-Mobile’s $26.5B bid to buy Sprint
A group of state attorneys general tried to block the deal, arguing that having one fewer phone company would cost Americans billions of dollars in higher bills.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Augusta man charged with drunken driving on a riding lawnmower
An Augusta Police Department’s Facebook post mentioned the incident Monday night, saying it was an unusual occurrence in the winter.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Congressman John Lewis to receive NAACP honor at awards show
The NAACP is honoring John Lewis for his Congressional service and long history as a civil rights activist.
Posted inBicentennial, Maine, News
On this date in Maine history: Feb. 11
Feb. 11, 1904: The Henry B. Hyde, the largest ship built in Maine at the time, runs aground in a gale off Cape Henry, Virginia. The 268-foot, fully rigged, three-masted sailing vessel is recovered, but sinks permanently nearly eight months later. Workers trying to salvage the vessel after the initial shipwreck manage to get it […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: A balanced look at what Sen. Collins offers Maine
Mainers should value her work on “close-to-home” issues.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: 2020 should be the last hurrah for Iowa and New Hampshire
Tradition demands that two small, predominantly white states get to play too big a role in the nominating process.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers seek to change law that lets police conceal use of high-tech surveillance
Two Democrats push for transparency after the Maine Sunday Telegram reports that Maine State Police will neither confirm nor deny the use facial recognition scans and other tools.