Carol Semple

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May 11, 2020

Wall Street erases early loss, steadies on tech stock strength

Tech stocks in the S&P 500 are up roughly 4% for 2020 as as investors look for companies that can be winners in both a ‘normal’ and a stay-at-home economy.
Published
May 11, 2020

Black district attorney to take over Ahmaud Arbery case

Arbery, a black man whose mother said he went out for a jog, was gunned down after being pursued by 2 armed white men in a Georgia subdivision.
Published
May 11, 2020

Maine climate group looking for feedback on strategies

A group charged with developing and recommending mitigation and adaptation strategies for the state of Maine is taking comments until Wednesday.
Published
May 8, 2020

Store workers become enforcers of social distancing rules

Store workers are suddenly being asked to enforce the rules that govern shopping during the pandemic, a tension-filled role for which most have received little or no training.
Published
May 8, 2020

Maine agriculture commissioner wants to loosen rules on shipping meat

Amanda Beal is asking the federal government to temporarily lift restrictions that prevent state-inspected meat from being sold or donated across state lines.
Published
May 7, 2020

Justice Department will drop criminal prosecution of Michael Flynn

Prosecutors for the last 3 years had maintained that Trump’s first national security adviser lied to the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador in a January 2017 interview.
Published
May 7, 2020

Illegal crossings rise along U.S. northern border, and many are Mexican

In Maine – statistically one of the quietest areas on the border – a defendant apprehended in December admitted making 6 trips to northern Maine in a month to transport about 12 people to New York City.
Published
May 6, 2020

Nominee to key U.S. judgeship pledges open mind on health law he blasted

The Trump nominee says he was writing as an academic and commentator when he criticized as ‘indefensible’ a Supreme Court ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act.
Published
May 6, 2020

Trump’s choice for spy chief vows he won’t politicize intelligence

‘His knowledge of cybersecurity is particularly important given the challenges our country faces,’ said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine.
Published
May 6, 2020

Body of man whose canoe capsized in Sanford lake is recovered

The body of Kenneth Ham, 56, of Hollis, was located by a remote underwater vehicle.

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