Either Elon Musk or Twitter would be entitled to a $1 billion breakup fee if the other party is found responsible for the agreement failing.
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Posted inMaine
Heat advisory issued with parts of Maine expecting temps in the 90s
The combination of heat and humidity will make some spots feel like 100 degrees on Thursday, prompting towns to open cooling centers and remind people to take precautions.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Short-term rentals to be focus of new state housing commission
The legislative panel will collect data to see how much of a role short-term rentals play in the housing crunch. It also is expected to consider statewide regulation.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
UN chief criticizes ‘grotesque greed’ of oil, gas companies
Antonio Guterres calls it ‘immoral’ that the largest of them made nearly $100 billion in profits in the 1st quarter.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Mine workers ordered to pay Alabama coal company over $13 million
The NLRB says Warrior Met Coal Mining is owed for costs including increased security, damage repair and lost revenues.
Posted inBusiness
U.S. stocks rise after solid earnings reports
Only energy sector stocks fall, dragged down by lower oil prices.
Posted inNation & World, News
Fidel Valdez Ramos, ex-Philippine leader who helped oust dictator, dies at 94
‘His contributions to the U.S.-Philippines bilateral relationship and advancing our shared goals of peace and democracy will always be remembered,’ the U.S. Embassy in Manila said.
Posted inMaine, Times Record, Uncategorized
Harpswell Select Board approves earth caching at The Giant Stairs
Earth caching is an activity that involves locating a geological site using coordinates provided by the original earth cache finder and answering a series of questions about the site.
Posted inNation & World, News
Bill Donovan, journalist who covered Navajo Nation for five decades, dies at 76
His knowledge of the Navajo people, history and tribal government was encyclopedic, said Tom Arviso, former publisher of the Navajo Times.
Posted inNation & World, News
Black British civil rights campaigner Roy Hackett dies at 93
In 1963, Hackett helped organize a boycott of the government-owned Bristol Omnibus Co. over its refusal to hire Black or Asian drivers and conductors.