The regulation will make it easier to bring complaints under the Packers and Stockyards Act and is similar to one the Trump administration killed four years ago.
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Still unclear how many businesses hit in biggest ransomware attack on record
The company whose software was exploited says it appears that fewer than 1,500 businesses were compromised.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Small housing units growing bigger in Maine
Accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, are gaining popularity as the state’s housing crunch and pandemic-related influx continues.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Amazon begins new chapter as Bezos hands over CEO role
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has officially stepped down as CEO of the company he started out of his Seattle garage in 1995
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Bubbly supply halted after Moscow says champagne is Russian
For most aficionados, a sparkling wine can be called champagne only if it comes from the region of France with that name and is made under certain regulations.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Fallout continues from biggest global ransomware attack
REvil late Sunday offered in a posting on its dark web site a universal decryptor software key that would unscramble all affected machines in exchange for $70 million in cryptocurrency.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Southwest, American delays hint at hard summer for travelers
If you’re planning to fly this summer, bring plenty of patience; the long lines are back at airports.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine’s local governments in no rush to spend pandemic relief funds
Counties, cities and towns will receive almost $502 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, a coronavirus relief bill signed by President Biden in March.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Scale, details of massive Kaseya ransomware attack emerge
An affiliate of the REvil gang infected thousands of victims in at least 17 countries on Friday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England
People along the U.S.-Canadian border await word of reopening
With increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates and dropping infection rates, many are annoyed the two governments haven’t laid out detailed plans to open the border back up.