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Maine airports see more people trying to bring guns through security
Airports in Augusta, Portland and Bangor have reported a total of 14 incidents of people trying to bring firearms through security checkpoints so far this year, a number that is twice what was reported for all of last year.
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Elf Bar and other e-cigarette makers dodged U.S. customs and taxes after China’s ban on vaping flavors
Until recently, the Chinese manufacturer behind Elf Bar e-cigarettes was able to slip its products passed U.S. customs officials.
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CMP’s communication with customers closely watched as major restoration continues
The state’s largest utility has been criticized in the past for failing to provide solid information during catastrophic events.
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Apple to halt sales of its newest watches in U.S. over patent dispute
Apple plans to suspend sales of the Series 9 and Ultra 2 versions of its popular watch for online U.S. customers beginning Thursday afternoon and in its stores on Sunday.
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Holiday travelers up more than 6% this year at Portland jetport
Wednesday is expected to be the busiest day of the 2-week period ending Jan. 3.
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Love it or hate it, self-checkout is here to stay. But it’s going through a reckoning
Self-checkout isn’t going away, especially with still stubborn labor shortages.
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Southwest Airlines settles with DOT for $140 million over 2022 holiday meltdown
The U.S. Department of Transportation said Southwest failed to ‘provide adequate customer service assistance,’ provide ‘prompt flight status notifications’ and did not give ‘refunds in a prompt and proper manner.’
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Bowdoin College offering employees up to $50,000 in forgivable loans to buy homes
The program, believed to be the first of its kind in Maine, is part of a trend of employers considering big perks to attract and retain employees in a challenging housing market.
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In a world of online shopping, Maine’s specialty shops thrive
Retail giants like Amazon and Walmart may have the holiday shopping market cornered, but in some ways they just can’t compete with corner shops in places like Belfast.