Consumer inflation has dropped from a year-over-year peak of 9.1% in June 2022 to 3.7% last month. But recent data suggests that inflation remains persistently above the Fed’s 2% target.
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Posted inNation & World, News
South Korea’s spy agency says North Korea shipped more than a million artillery shells to Russia
The arrangement has triggered concerns that North Korea may be supplying Russia with badly needed munitions in exchange for advanced Russian technologies that would strengthen Kim Jong Un’s nuclear-armed military.
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Posted inUncategorized
‘Drowsy Chaperone’ wakes up the best in musical comedy from L-A’s Community Little Theatre
Community Little Theatre’s production of ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ is wildly ‘in the groove.’
Posted inCross Country, Varsity Maine
Cross country: McCourt twins push the pace for Mt. Blue
Juniors Henri and Nora McCourt each have been key contributors for Cougars this fall.
Posted inFootball, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Rob Gronkowski and Will Ferrell urge a big audience for a big game in Lewiston tonight
Some well known names, including Robert Kraft and Mac Jones of the Patriots, are psyched for Lewiston and Auburn’s football game this evening.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Gunman’s Army Reserve colleagues, friends warned he might ‘snap and do a mass shooting’
A letter and texts from members of Robert Card’s Reserve unit illustrate the fears they had about his potential for violence just weeks before he killed 18 people and wounded 13 more.
Posted inMaine
Independent commission will investigate shootings, missed warning signs
Gov. Janet Mills announced the creation of a commission of independent experts, saying Maine people need to know the truth in order to heal.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston to use grant funding to set up long-term ‘community resilience center’ in wake of shooting
The community resilience center at the Peck building will replace the temporary armory site and Ramada location as the primary resource location for community members seeking counseling following last week’s shooting.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Oxford County Administrator Donald Durrah dies unexpectedly
Durrah, 50, of Lewiston had worked for the county since 2019, becoming administrator in August 2021.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: A hospital stay that still haunts
Liz Soares reflects on being hospitalized in October 2021 after a surgical misstep provided a scary but life-affirming experience.