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The Fed sees its inflation fight as a success. Will the public ever agree?
Consumer surveys show that most Americans remain unhappy with the economy, still bruised by an inflation rate that hit a 4-decade high 2 years ago as the economy rebounded from the pandemic recession.
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Posted inEvents
Watch: Randy Billings, Rachel Ohm discuss referendum questions and state flag
Portland Press Herald politics reporters dig into what’s on the November ballot with vexillologist David Martucci.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Turner man, 29, dies after motorcycle collides with pickup truck in Litchfield
Jon W. Devoe was identified by police as the motorcyclist killed in the Sunday morning crash on state Route 197.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Benton woman, 18, dies from injuries suffered in Rome motorcycle crash
Sophia Hayes was operating a motorcycle Friday afternoon that collided with an SUV on Watson Pond Road, officials said.
Posted inNation & World
Suspect in attempted assassination left note on his intention to kill Trump
Investigators also found a list with dates in August, September and October and venues where Trump had or was scheduled to appear.
Posted inNation & World
Biden administration seeks ban on Chinese, Russian software in U.S. vehicles
In extreme situations, a foreign adversary could shut down or take simultaneous control of vehicles, causing crashes and blocking roads, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said.
Posted inHealth
Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month
WASHINGTON — Starting this month, Americans will be able to order free COVID-19 test kits that will be mailed to their homes. U.S. households will be able to order as many as four nasal swab tests at COVIDTests.gov when the federal program reopens. The U.S. Health and Human Services agency overseeing the program has not […]
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Congress reaches deal to avert government shutdown through December
With the election just weeks away, few lawmakers in either party had any appetite for the brinksmanship that often leads to a shutdown.
Posted inNation & World, News
Lebanon sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006 as Israeli strikes kill more than 350
Lebanon’s health ministry said the strikes killed 356 people, including 24 children and 42 women, and wounded 1,246 people.