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The announcement comes as advocates push for more ambitious tailpipe emissions standards in other states and at the national level.
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Expectations for an easier Fed help Big Tech, seen as some of the biggest beneficiaries of lower rates.
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The annual report further prods lawmakers to address the fragile financial state of the social programs.
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If successful, voter approval would be required for a consumer-owned utility, such as one being proposed on the same November ballot, to take on more than $1 billion in debt.
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A jury will decide whether the network aired false claims about the 2020 election with actual malice.
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The satellite launch company is finding funding difficult after a failed mission.
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Trump was indicted Thursday by a Manhattan grand jury, an unprecedented legal move marking the first criminal charges in U.S. history brought against a former president.
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The six new owners are set to begin Saturday while founder Kim Vandermeulen will work with them as a consultant. The craft brewery and tasting room officially changes hands this summer.
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Here's a look at key figures in the case.
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Forceful actions by regulators worldwide help build confidence that the trouble for banks won’t torpedo the economy.
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The number of real estate agents has been growing by double-digit percentages. But the trend may be reversing, even as younger agents join the field.
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Meanwhile, the average new vehicle in the U.S. sells for nearly $48,000.
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Pixelle Specialty Solutions, owner of closed Androscoggin Paper Mill, requests tax abatement for mill personal property and real estate.
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Those pushing to improve rail safety say the accident adds urgency to the debate over reforms Congress and regulators are considering.
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The goal is to rebuild trust as a nonpartisan news brand after years of criticism by ex-President Donald Trump and his followers.
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The pool for 2022 was $33.7 billion, down 21% from the previous year’s record of $42.7 billion.
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U.S. applications for jobless benefits rose last week but remain at historically low levels despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool the economy and job market in its fight against inflation.
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Nationwide protests also appear to be winding down.
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Their petition is a response to OpenAI's recent release of GPT-4, a more advanced successor to its widely used AI chatbot ChatGPT.
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The Senate findings pose new problems for rival UBS as it tries to take over the long-troubled Swiss bank.
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The Biden administration is attempting to lower the cost of fixed offshore wind and support a domestic supply chain for the industry.
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Over the last 2 years, Maine has lost a quarter of its dairy farms to runaway electricity, fuel and fertilizer costs, and skyrocketing interest rates. Only 161 remain in operation.
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Traders are largely betting the Fed will have to cut rates as soon as this summer, something that can act like steroids for markets.
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Rich Cantz has been with Goodwill Northern New England for 20 years, the past five as president and CEO.
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But 10 other semi-finalists from Maine did not move on. Winners of the prestigious culinary awards will be announced in June.
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Federal inspectors have repeatedly found blocked emergency exits, fire hazards and boxes stacked to the point that they could collapse onto workers.
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Tourists spent over $8.6 billion in Maine during 2022, an increase of 10% above the previous year.
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried now faces 13 charges after he was arrested in the Bahamas in December and brought to the United States soon afterward.
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The Federal Reserve is considering whether stronger bank rules are needed to prevent a similar bank failure in the future.
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Farmers say they spend extra time and money raising cattle strictly on grass, and mislabeling cheats them and people who are paying extra for something they're not getting.
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After months of delay, Musk is gleefully promising that Saturday is the deadline for celebrities, journalists, and others who'd been verified for free to pony up or lose their legacy status.
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The Global Wind Energy Council points to incentives for renewable energy development in the Inflation Reduction Act in the United States, and policies in Europe and China that further expand the role of renewables.
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The high court will decide whether a Florida woman who has filed over 600 federal lawsuits against hotel owners and operators over alleged ADA violations can sue hotels where she doesn't intend to stay.
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Members of both parties say they’re open to legislation that would punish executives for their role in the bank failures.
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The American restaurant chain serving Mexican fast food closed its Augusta location after employees were the first in the country to file for union representation.
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The vast majority of the plastic that comes off Maine boats every spring goes to landfills or incinerators.
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The Maine Democrat is proposing legislation that would help farms and food systems reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
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A lawsuit involving more than 2 million pages of evidence will confront jurors, who must decide whether Central Maine Power's parent has vested rights in the project Mainers voted to kill in 2021.