Nationwide, ports employ roughly 31 million people and contribute $5.4 trillion to the economy, and could be left vulnerable to a ransomware or other brand of cyberattack.
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National and world news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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James Biden tells Republican lawmakers that Joe Biden wasn’t involved in the family’s business dealings
The Republican investigation was undercut when an FBI informant who claimed there was a bribery scheme involving the president, his son Hunter, and a Ukrainian energy company was charged with fabricating the story.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Alabama hospital pauses IVF in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children
An Alabama court ruling raises questions for providers and patients, including whether they can freeze future embryos created during fertility treatment or if patients could ever donate or destroy unused embryos.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Capital One’s bid for Discover carries expectation that Americans won’t slow credit card use
In the fourth quarter of 2023, Americans held $1.13 trillion on their credit cards, and aggregate household debt balances increased by $212 billion.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
American Airlines is raising bag fees and changing how customers earn frequent-flyer points
American Airlines is raising bag fees and pushing customers to buy tickets directly from the airline if they want to earn frequent-flyer points.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Polish farmers block Ukraine’s border as they intensify protests against non-EU imports
The farmers spilled Ukrainian grain in Medyka, a Polish border town, sparking the sharp criticism of the Ukrainian ambassador to Poland.
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YouTube mom Ruby Franke apologizes at sentencing in child abuse case
A judge has sentenced the parenting-advice blogger to possibly decades in prison after she admitted to physically and emotionally abusing her children.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
Nikki Haley hasn’t yet won a Republican contest. But she’s vowing to keep fighting Donald Trump
Nikki Haley’s allies are bracing for a big loss in her home state’s primary election in South Carolina this week.
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Biden wants people to know most of the money he’s seeking for Ukraine would be spent in the U.S.
As President Biden pushes House Republicans to pass needed aid for Ukraine, he wants voters to understand that nearly two-thirds would actually be going to U.S. factories, like a munitions plant set to open this summer in a gleaming new industrial park in suburban Dallas.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Child hospitalized after 4 fall through ice on northern Vermont lake
Two adults and another child, who fell through while riding on a side-by-side recreational vehicle, appeared to be in a state of exhaustion with hypothermia.