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North Macedonia takes emergency anti-pollution steps
Its capital was recently ranked as the third-most pulluted city in the world.
Zach Bryan drops ‘All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster’ album
The statement doesn’t mention Ticketmaster by name except in the new album title, though he tagged the company in a separate Instagram post displaying the track listing.
Need a hand on the farm? Try Rent-a-farmers.
Maine couple contracts themselves out for short to mid-term projects.
As other states modernize, Maine car safety inspection lags behind
Maine is the last state in New England without a digital system to track car safety inspections.
Franklin Savings Bank, employees support local school food assistance programs
Franklin Savings Bank employees come together multiple times a year to celebrate achievements as well creatively give back to our communities. In the past, employees have looked at ways to tackle food insecurity. Employees chose to give back to local school districts by providing food and funds for programs that assist students and their families […]
With bill’s passage, lobster industry welcomes 6-year break from new regulations
The omnibus spending legislation includes a rider that freezes new federal regulation of lobstering practices. President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law.
Judge kept FTX execs’ plea deals secret to get founder to U.S.
Prosecutors had been concerned that if Sam Bankman-Fried found out his friends were cooperating, he might try to fight extradition from the Bahamas, where he had been arrested at the request of U.S. authorities.
Elon Musk tells investors he’ll pause on Tesla stock sales
A significant portion of the proceeds from selling his Tesla stock has gone to help fund his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, which has been marked by chaos since he took over.
Owners of Knox County contracting business must pay customers $744,000, judge rules
Bankruptcy liens against Malcolm and Elizabeth Stewart and their failed company were recently filed, and a criminal case against Malcom Stewart continues.