The manager’s lawyer had told jurors that the company was looking for a ‘sacrificial lamb’ when it fired her.
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Retail sales rose 0.3% in May despite pressure from higher inflation and interest rates
The retail figures released Thursday showed that lower gas prices may be freeing up shoppers’ budgets to spend on other items.
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Bud Light is no longer America’s top beer following anti-LGBTQ+ pushback
In early April, critics who were angered by the brewer sending a commemorative can to transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney vowed to boycott the brand.
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U.N. chief says fossil fuels ‘incompatible with human survival,’ calls for credible exit strategy
Some oil executives suggest that fossil fuel firms can keep up production if they find a way to capture planet-warming carbon emissions. Antonio Guterres vehemently disagrees.
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Twitter worst among major social media platforms when it comes to LGBTQ safety, GLAAD says
GLAAD’s scorecard called Twitter ‘the most dangerous platform for LGBTQ people’ and the only social media platform that saw its scores decline from last year.
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Word on the Street: HydeOut at the Wharf plans to close following contentious move
The longtime area bar plans to close at the end of June with its “lights out” tour.
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Linda Bean sued for $228,000 by Boulos Co. over real estate dispute
The granddaughter of L.L. Bean allegedly failed to pay the firm a required commission related to the sale of a retail building in Freeport.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine wants to use $200 million to expand broadband access, starting where it’s needed most
The state is deciding how to use federal funds for improving high-speed internet access, and wants public input on some of the priorities that have been identified so far.
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It’s almost time to resume student loan payments. Not doing so could cost you
More than 40 million Americans will have to start making federal student loan payments again at the end of the summer under the terms of a debt ceiling deal approved by Congress.
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Google must break up digital ad business over competition concerns, European regulators say
It’s the first time the EU has told a tech giant that it must split up key parts of its business over violations of its strict antitrust laws.