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Xiaofang Shi Clark has lived in Farmington for about five years, and first grew and sold flowers while in Hampden.
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Some would-be tourists have decided to avoid Paris altogether during the Olympics, fearing high prices, crowds or general chaos.
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Wood pellet production skyrocketed across the U.S. South. It helped feed demand in the European Union for renewable energy, as those countries sought to replace fossil fuels such as coal.
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Former President Donald Trump is campaigning hard on the higher cost of living, having mentioned inflation 14 times in his speech last week at the Republican National Convention.
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The outbreak was first reported last week. Since late May, 34 people were sickened across 13 states, with all but one hospitalized.
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Small businesses, including farms, will receive federal money to install rooftop and ground-mounted solar projects, low-energy lighting, heat pump systems and help to advance clean energy projects.
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The utilities also are directed to apply cost-saving technology to help manage peak demand.
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Wind farms’ benefits to communities can be slow or complex, leading to opposition and misinformationConfusing taxation systems make it easier for wind’s opponents, some citing misinformation, to say that wind has fallen short of its promises.
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The Game Makers Guild is the first wall-to-wall union seen at Activision Blizzard and the largest of this kind at a Microsoft-owned studio to date.
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Negotiators say gains have been made over wages and job safety in the video game contract, but that the two sides remain split over the regulation of generative AI.
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The Commerce Department said the gross domestic product picked up in the April-June quarter.
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The new rules will give farmers a boost and expand renewable energy in the state.
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Germany has one of the most wide-spanning plans in its mission to replace coal – first with natural gas to cut emissions quickly and then with hydrogen.
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The ferry service to islands in Penobscot Bay has been plagued by cancellations due to staff shortages.
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CrowdStrike has blamed a bug in an update that allowed its cybersecurity systems to push bad data out to millions of customer computers.
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'It was only a matter of time before (Maine) crossed the threshold,' said Paul McKee, president of the Maine Association of Realtors.
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U.S. Rep. Jared Golden has proposed blocking the public health agency from enforcing the rules for at least one year.
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The Atlanta-based carrier has canceled more than 6,600 flights since the worldwide technology outage started, far more than any other airline.
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A distribution system, underwater cable, poles, power lines and other equipment will be replaced and upgraded to prepare for storms.
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The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association created a PFAS Emergency Relief Fund in 2022 that has handed out more than $1.5 million in assistance to more than 50 Maine farmers impacted by forever chemical contamination.
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The gains were broad, with more than three-quarters of the stocks in the S&P 500 closing higher.
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The goal is for heat pumps to reach at least 65% of residential-scale heating, air conditioning and water heating sales by 2030 and 90% by 2040.
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Maine will get a portion of $450 million to accelerate adoption of cold-climate heat pumps and water heaters.
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Government cybersecurity agencies across the globe and CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz are warning businesses and individuals about new phishing schemes.
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After decades of failed attempts, companies including Revivicor, eGenesis and Makana Therapeutics are engineering pigs to be more humanlike.
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke to Delta CEO Ed Bastian on Sunday about the airline’s high number of cancellations since Friday.
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Gov. Janet Mills announced that 68 Maine working waterfronts will get grants of up to $2 million apiece to aid recovery from catastrophic winter storms.
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Maine native Kristen Gwinn-Becker is helping organizations preserve their history through her South Portland-based tech company, HistoryIT.
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A Maine Monitor analysis finds developers have bundled projects, then sold them to some of the world’s largest corporations and investment firms.
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This summer has been much better than 2023 for crop yields in most places, but heat and humidity are taking a toll for some.
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The program offers courses that cover a wide range of topics essential for college readiness.
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Mawjam Energy Analytics secured the first-place prize of $25,000.
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Local winners include Oliver & Friends Bookshop in Waterville, Bintliffs Corner Brew in Gardiner and State Lunch in Augusta.
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Officials are considering allowing recreational marijuana businesses in Augusta where only medical marijuana businesses are currently allowed.
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Broadband expansion has gotten a major boost from the Biden administration, which has invested $65 billion to develop internet infrastructure in places that need it.
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Industry groups and some Republican-led states had asked the court to block the rule, arguing that it was unattainable and threatened the nation's power grid.
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Conservatives have sought to block environmental and socially conscious standards for investing, arguing that such initiatives can lead to unfair discrimination.
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Flights at the Portland International Jetport were canceled or delayed, some Mainers were blocked from accessing bank accounts, and businesses of all kinds saw interruptions in operations after a CrowdStrike software glitch.