The head of the agency said TSA has enough screeners to handle the expected crowds this weekend and through the summer.
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Construction proceeds on controversial power corridor through western Maine
About 41% of foundations for the setting of poles on the NECEC corridor have been completed, 31% of poles have been set and 34% of circuit wires are done, the developer said.
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GM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide
Owners of the vehicles do not need to take any action.
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State distributes $3 million to boost sales of Maine-made goods
Forty-six Maine companies received a share of the grant funding as part of the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan.
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Skowhegan Opera House has a new operator with big plans
Lights Up Productions, which formed in November, signed a three-year lease with the town to renovate and operate the 115-year-old venue.
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AI is learning from what you said on Reddit, Stack Overflow or Facebook. Are you OK with that?
Platforms are trying to balance the demand for instant chatbot assistance with the desire to connect with humans.
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Fed chair: U.S. inflation cooling again, though it isn’t yet time to cut rates
If the Fed cuts rates too soon, inflation could re-accelerate. But if it waits too long to reduce borrowing costs, it risks weakening the economy so much as to potentially cause a recession.
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Kingfield Select Board reviews changes to zoning ordinance
The Planning Board plans to gather more feedback at an informational meeting July 9 at 6 p.m.
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Biden proposes new rule to protect 36 million workers from extreme heat
Under the proposal, employers would be required to identify heat hazards, develop emergency response plans related to heat illness, establish rest breaks and provide shade and water.
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U.S. labor market shows signs of losing steam, putting Fed on alert
Economists and some Federal Reserve officials are increasingly on alert that pain could be on the horizon for American workers amid signs the labor market is losing steam.