Although the gauge has been rising for the last two months, it’s still near historic lows. In Maine, the number of unemployment claims fell from the level in the preceding week.
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Drug slows Alzheimer’s but can it make a real difference?
Doctors are divided – especially as the drug carries some worrying potential safety risks including brain swelling.
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U.K. royals travel to Boston with eye on environment prize
The Prince and Princess of Wales are making their first overseas trip since the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September.
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Biden hosts Macron amid friction over U.S. climate law
French President Emmanuel Macron is using his visit to Washington to sharply criticize aspects of President Biden’s signature climate law as a bad deal for Europe.
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Researchers are looking for lost graves at Native American boarding school
Children from over 40 tribes were brought from as far away as Idaho and Maine to the former Genoa Indian Industrial School in central Nebraska.
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U.S. condemns Russia’s ‘freeze and starve’ strategy in Ukraine
Ukraine welcomes arms offers from West, but doesn’t say if they include desperately wanted Patriot missile batteries.
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National Christmas Tree blazes to life with Biden lighting
The National Christmas Tree is now blazing with bright color.
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Charges: Wisconsin boy, 10, killed mom over VR headset
Prosecutors say a 10-year-old Milwaukee boy aimed a gun at his mother, then shot and killed her, because she would not buy him a virtual reality headset.
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Immigration agency leaks data on more than 6,000 detainees
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said the personal information of more than 6,000 people was inadvertently posted to its website for about 5 hours.
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Treasury making Trump taxes available to House committee
The Treasury Department says it has complied with a court order to make former President Donald Trump’s tax returns available to a congressional committee.