With the economy rebounding, 22 states, from Texas and Georgia to Ohio and Iowa, plan to begin blocking a $300-a-week federal payment for the unemployed starting in June.
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YouTube removes channel of major seller of vaccine disinformation
Ty and Charlene Bollinger’s Truth About Vaccines channel had about 75,000 subscribers but some of its videos had a much broader reach, including one featuring Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that had over 1.5 million views.
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Colonial Pipeline confirms it paid $4.4 million to hackers
CEO Joseph Blount says he authorized the payment because the company didn’t know the extent of the damage and wasn’t sure how long it would take to bring the pipeline’s systems back.
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How to ease out of mortgage forbearance, avoid foreclosure
About 3 million people are behind on their mortgages, the most at any time since the Great Recession, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Grand day for the French: Cafe and bistro terraces reopen
The government is lifting restrictions incrementally to stave off a resurgence of COVID-19 and to give citizens back some of their world-famous lifestyle.
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Colby College’s Museum of Art reopening to public next month
The reopening coincides with final weekend of the ‘Roy Lichtenstein: History in the Making, 1948-1960’ exhibition.
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The Wrap: Emilitsa – eventually; Bethel to lose a favorite cafe
Taco Trio to move, and a new pastry program will aid immigrant women.
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New York’s probe of Trump Organization is now a criminal matter
State investigators are working with the Manhattan district attorney’s office, which has been conducting a criminal investigation into Donald Trump and his company for two years.
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Gov. Mills pushing for $35 million community college workforce training investment
The proposed investment, part of her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan, would cover tuition and fees for 8,500 people statewide.
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White House memo sees economic strength where critics see fragility
It says ‘our economy is likely to largely heal by the end of the year’ and the administration doesn’t foresee long-term inflation.