The November deficit was 19.3% higher than the October deficit of $67.2 billion, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
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Biden offers blistering criticism that Trump and supporters held ‘dagger at throat’ of democracy
The president’s remarks launched the start of daylong remembrance, drawing a contrast between the truth of what happened and the false narratives that persist about the Capitol assault.
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France fines Google, Facebook millions over tracking consent
U.S. online giants give French users a single button to immediately accept cookies, but there is not an equally simple way for them to decline.
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U.S. jobless claims rise by 7,000, but still low at 207,000
The job market has bounced back from last year’s brief but intense coronavirus recession.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine schools face ‘unfathomable challenges’ as omicron spreads
The Maine Department of Education reported Thursday that 4,946 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in school populations in the last 30 days.
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Scientists explore Thwaites, Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier
Because of its importance, the U.S. and UK are studying study Thwaites, the widest glacier in the world.
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Call for Artists for Camden on Canvas, Plein-Air Weekend this summer
Camden on Canvas is set for return this year to support the Camden Public Library. Twenty artists will be selected by jury to paint Maine’s picturesque midcoast during the weekend of July 29-31, culminating in an auction of one new painting per artist on the evening of Sunday, July 31. Artists receive 50% of the […]
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One year on, the Jan. 6 attack looms large in the lives of Mainers who were there
The march on the Capitol unfolded with Mainers on opposite sides of the police barricades until one side toppled them, shaking the foundations of American democracy.
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Liz Soares: Celebrating Epiphany, searching for the clear way
Observing the annual Christian feast day has multiple meanings for Liz Soares, who is looking for a way to move forward.