Leaders are expected to address issues including digital currencies and payments, reform of institutions like the World Bank, climate change and financial inclusion.
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Cosori recalling over 2 million air fryers for fire risk
They were sold between June 2018 and December 2022 in Best Buy, Target and Home Depot and online at Amazon, Walmart and other retailers.
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Key U.S. inflation measure surges at fastest rate since June
The personal consumption expenditures price index echoes other data that suggest the economy remains gripped by inflation despite the Fed’s efforts to tame it.
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Unity’s Northern Light Primary Care welcomes new mental health provider
Northern Light Primary Care in Unity welcomes Jennifer Turner, LMSW-CC, a licensed master social worker, to its team. Turner was the Unity practice manager for the past five years and has transitioned into this new role. She has been with Northern Light Inland Hospital for 21 years. Turner earned her undergraduate degree in social work […]
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Day’s Jewelers vice president of marketing to join Women’s Jewelry Association Foundation
WATERVILLE — Nikia Levesque, vice president of marketing at Day’s Jewelers, was chosen to join the board of trustees for the Women’s Jewelry Association Foundation. Levesque was selected in January, with the WJA Foundation’s first board meeting of the year Feb. 9. Founded in 1983 to rectify a severe lack of networking opportunities for women […]
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Rizzo Mattson, REALTORS welcomes new agent
Matthew Burnham, a lifelong resident of the Boothbay region who was as a lobsterman for 17 years while also building and remodeling homes, has joined Augusta-based Rizzo Mattson, REALTORS as a sales agent. “As Rizzo Mattson, REALTORS celebrates 40 years of real estate service throughout Maine, we are delighted to bring onboard someone of Matthew’s […]
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U.S. Navy applies lessons from costly shipbuilding mistakes
At Bath Iron Works, where the first Arleigh Burke was built, shipbuilders are happy to continue working on existing vessels while new designs are tested out.
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U.S. announces sweeping new sanctions against Russia 1 year into war
The sanctions come after the White House announced early Friday morning that the Pentagon would commit $2 billion for more rounds of ammunition and a variety of small, high-tech drones into the fight against Russia.
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U.S. applications for jobless benefits fell again last week
The labor market remains resilient in the face of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases meant to cool the economy.
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Insurer Humana lays out employer-sponsored coverage exit
The health insurer Humana will stop providing employer-sponsored commercial coverage as it focuses on bigger parts of its business, like Medicare Advantage.