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The agreements are used in a wide range of industries – including technology, hairstyling, medicine and even dance instruction.
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People will still need older bills to use most vending machines and to pay bus fares.
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More than a dozen reports issued in the past year point to an intensifying effort from Russia to undermine President Emmanuel Macron, one of Ukraine's most vocal supporters in Europe.
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Online behemoth Amazon will hold a minority stake.
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After repeated trip cancellations, the state-run ferry service in Penobscot Bay has contracted with an Indiana company to provide temporary workers.
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While the company is mired in political wrangling, its business influence is huge and undisputed.
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Private U.S. colleges raised their prices, but still saw margins fall to the lowest level in over a decade.
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The stroke-like eye condition appears to be more common in people taking new drugs for weight loss and diabetes.
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Although Microsoft is headquartered in Washington state, it has significant operations in California, where the case was brought.
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The head of the agency said TSA has enough screeners to handle the expected crowds this weekend and through the summer.
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About 41% of foundations for the setting of poles on the NECEC corridor have been completed, 31% of poles have been set and 34% of circuit wires are done, the developer said.
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Owners of the vehicles do not need to take any action.
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Also, Wine Spectator names restaurant award winners; the 57th Yarmouth Clam Festival coming soon; a British paper touts Maine restaurants; Community Plate announces its summer dates; and more.
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Forty-six Maine companies received a share of the grant funding as part of the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan.
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Lights Up Productions, which formed in November, signed a three-year lease with the town to renovate and operate the 115-year-old venue.
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Platforms are trying to balance the demand for instant chatbot assistance with the desire to connect with humans.
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If the Fed cuts rates too soon, inflation could re-accelerate. But if it waits too long to reduce borrowing costs, it risks weakening the economy so much as to potentially cause a recession.
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Under the proposal, employers would be required to identify heat hazards, develop emergency response plans related to heat illness, establish rest breaks and provide shade and water.
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Economists and some Federal Reserve officials are increasingly on alert that pain could be on the horizon for American workers amid signs the labor market is losing steam.
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Though the two organizations are now legally separate, they will still work together to serve patients.
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Kate Lemos McHale, who grew up in Damariscotta, is the preservation nonprofit's new executive director.
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The purchase is aimed to improve plane quality and safety amid increasing scrutiny by airlines and the government.
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Lower courts must better define the stakes of free-speech issues in the disputes, the high court decided.
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The ruling could have ramifications across the U.S. government, making a raft of longstanding rules newly vulnerable to challenge in court.
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The company will have until the end of the week to respond to an expected offer of a plea deal.
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He and the now-defunct Ozy are accused of giving backers and lenders phony information that created a glowing image of a company that actually was on the rocks.
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Under the law, parents can transfer some of their generous parental leave allowance to the child's grandparents.
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Once hailed as a model for internet governance, Meta’s Oversight Board has been criticized as slow-moving and increasingly irrelevant.
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Tractor Supply Company vowed to stop submitting data to the Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group, and to no longer sponsor Pride festivals and voting initiatives.
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The gap between sales of medical and recreational cannabis is narrowing in Maine.
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At the same time, household spending rebounded, and incomes showed solid growth, offering some hope that price pressures can be tamed without lasting damage to consumers.
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Charlie Martin has been working to open Maine Plywood USA in the small Somerset County town, investing millions to manufacture a product in the U.S. that now is largely imported.
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The court’s decision to undercut the ability of administrative agencies to interpret vague laws also casts a long shadow over efforts to online privacy laws, approvals of some drugs and net neutrality.
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The court’s decision to scuttle a $6 billion opioid settlement is set to have ripple effects that stretch far beyond Purdue, its billionaire owners and the victims of the drug crisis.
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The Biden administration also asked Congress for emergency funding to deal with wildfires and prepare for hurricanes.
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A former Atlanta resident took $99,571 from the unidentified business over 2 years.
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The 1984 decision colloquially known as Chevron made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace safety and consumer protections.
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Amtrak and CSX will be installing a 'positive train control' system on the Downeaster tracks, intended to automatically control train speeds and movements.
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Gov. Janet Mills' brother, who has served as executive director of the quasi-governmental agency since 2011, said his health factored into his decision to not seek reappointment in September.
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Maine's 1st District congresswoman said the effort is meant to draw attention to the toll that mass-produced clothing has on climate change.
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The donation was made by the Harold Alfond Foundation to build on the success of existing programming that the organization believes can help ease Maine's labor shortage.
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The brothers opened the Three Rivers brewery and restaurant in their hometown in 2018.
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The resilience of American consumers – and their willingness to spend despite rising prices and high borrowing costs – has been a pillar of the economy's unwavering strength in recent years.
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The National Transportation Safety Board says Boeing 'blatantly violated' the agency's investigative regulations, as well as a signed agreement, by providing nonpublic investigative information to the media.
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Pharmacies can be lifelines in rural or low-income areas, particularly in food deserts – areas that have limited access to healthy and affordable food.
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The justices ruled in a 6-3 vote that people accused of fraud by the SEC, which regulates securities markets, have the right to a jury trial in federal court.
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The high court, with a 6-3 conservative majority, has increasingly reined in the powers of federal agencies, including the EPA, in recent years.
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The settlement would have shielded Sackler family members who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would've provided billions of dollars to combat the epidemic.
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America’s auto industry has grown concerned that Chinese carmakers may be preparing to set up shop in Mexico to exploit North American trade rules.
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The changes are designed to make the bus service from downtown to the mall faster and make service to and from the jetport more reliable and abundant.
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The state's only aquarium reopened Wednesday and features new exhibits and research about the Gulf of Maine.