Amazon now joins Google’s parent Alphabet, software behemoth Microsoft, iPhone maker Apple, and AI chip maker Nvidia among companies with valuations of at least $2 trillion.
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Military flees Bolivia government palace after coup attempt fails, general taken into custody
Wednesday’s rebellion followed months of tensions, with economic hardship and protests growing ever stronger.
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Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Massachusetts jurors weigh evidence in a murder trial that challenged police integrity
Jurors have to consider whether the sometimes tiny bits of evidence – pieces of a broken tail light, a single human hair – point to the girlfriend’s guilt, or a sprawling cover-up by law enforcement officers.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
A signature Biden law was aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions
President Biden points to the legislation as an example of investing in alternative energy in ways that’ll help the environment and lift the economy. But one solar company shows how that legislation can yield mammoth returns to the well-connected.
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Why NASA astronauts are delayed at the space station after Boeing Starliner launch
This week, Boeing said the Starliner capsule’s problems aren’t a concern for the return trip and ‘the astronauts are not stranded.’
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
IRS delays in resolving identity theft cases are ‘unconscionable,’ independent watchdog says
An independent watchdog within the IRS reports that while taxpayer services have vastly improved, the agency is still too slow to resolve identity theft cases
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Startup developing ‘vaccine’ to fight fentanyl addictions, overdoses
Fentanyl poisoning has been the leading cause of death for Americans between age 18 and 45 since 2019, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Wilton man charged with sending sexually explicit photos to juvenile
Robert Fanning, 39, was arrested June 14 by the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Waterville Area Habitat for Humanity building house in Oakland for veteran, 2 kids
About a dozen employees from Huhtamaki were volunteering Wednesday to help frame up the structure.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho, report says
Based on a copy of the opinion that was briefly posted prematurely, it does not appear likely the court will fully resolve the issues at the heart of the case.