The announcement comes as the more highly contagious delta variant is driving a dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
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Turn off, turn on: Simple step can thwart top phone hackers
It’s not a cure-all method, experts say, but it can make even the most sophisticated hackers work harder to maintain access and steal data from a phone.
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Fed notes improving economy, a step toward easing support
The economy’s widespread improvement, and a pickup in inflation, are key reasons the central bank is believed to be moving closer toward pulling back its policies on ultra-low interest rates.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Biden woos working class with new ‘buy American’ efforts
Democrats’ political prospects next year might hinge on whether the president succeeds in reinvigorating a sector that has steadily lost jobs for more than 4 decades.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Hannaford recalls some store-produced baked goods
Those products used McCormick’s Perfect Pinch Italian Seasoning, which is being recalled for possible salmonella contamination.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: Shroom school, all-day cafe, a farewell to Figgy’s
At a new Portland restaurant, sustainability is on the menu.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, News
Slow Money Maine to dissolve. ‘It just seemed time,’ the founder says.
The networking organization is calling it quits after 11 years of providing funding and technical assistance.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Wage of $15 becoming a norm as U.S. employers struggle to fill jobs
The $7.25-an-hour federal minimum wage has now gone the longest stretch without an increase since it was first introduced in 2009.
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Biden mileage rule to exceed Obama climate goal
Standards haven’t been finalized but by 2026, the mileage standard could be raised as high as to 6%.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Nation & World
No crabs, no scallops: Seafood is vanishing from U.S. restaurants
A pound of halibut that cost up to $16 pre-pandemic is now $28. Blue crab has gone from $18 to $44 a pound.