The world’s largest publicly traded toymaker said U.S. goods produced in China could drop to about 50 percent by the end of 2020.
Steve Ericson
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Coffee growers in crisis face a new blow from Trump’s tariff threat
But the threat, meant to stem the flow of immigrants to the U.S., could backfire and force many small growers to leave the country.
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Trucker shortage likely to double over next 10 years
Current drivers are aging, and the industry hopes to attract more woman drivers to reduce the deficit.
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EBay planning new shipping service to challenge rival Amazon
The goal is to let its merchants store inventory in warehouses around the U.S. so products can be delivered in two or three days at competitive rates.
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Neighbors seeing red over flashing lights on new CMP towers
They say the LEDs ruin the nighttime view of Merrymeeting Bay, but the utility says federal law requires lights on the 240-foot structures to warn crews in passing planes.
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Scallop catch is up, and consumers are shelling out
Federal data says the harvest topped 58.2 million pounds last year, the highest total since 2011 and the fifth-highest in history.
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As more Maine nursing homes close, advocates seek $1 million in held-up funding
Over a dozen nursing homes have shuttered in the state over the last five years, in many cases because they can’t pay workers a competitive wage.
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Gay bar in Portland replaces windows 28 years after vandals broke them
‘We’re at a point now where the bar is safe,’ Blackstones bar manager Carl Currie says.
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Asylum ban may further strain immigrant detention facilities
The Border Patrol housed 900 people in an area with capacity for 125 in El Paso, Texas, according to a Department of Homeland Security report.
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Lead paint suppliers settle California lawsuit for $305 million
The nation’s former major suppliers of lead paint have agreed to pay California’s largest cities and counties $305 million to settle a nearly 20-year-old lawsuit.