The change would have moved outgoing mail processing from Hampden to a facility in Scarborough, roughly 130 miles away.
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TikTok, U.S. government face off in court over law that could ban popular platform
TikTok argues that the law is unconstitutional, while the Justice Department says it is needed to eliminate a national security risk due to the platform’s Chinese ties.
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Posted inBusiness, Election 2024, Nation & World, Politics
Betting on elections threatens confidence in voting and should be banned, U.S. agency says
The federal government is warning that allowing people to bet on the outcome of U.S. elections poses too much of a risk to be allowed in the United States
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Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates fast enough to deliver a ‘soft landing’?
The rate cut expected Wednesday is likely to be just the first that should make borrowing more affordable now that the Fed has deemed high inflation to be all but defeated.
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The next generation of Buffetts is poised to become one of the biggest forces in philanthropy
When the legendary businessman and leader of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, eventually passes away, the next generation of Buffetts — Howard, Susie and Peter — are poised to become one of the most powerful forces in philanthropy
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The Titan’s former lead engineer says he felt pressured to get the submersible ready
The lead engineer for an experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreck of the Titanic says he refused to pilot it for a journey several years earlier.
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A state’s experience with grocery chain mergers spurs a fight to stop Albertsons’ deal with Kroger
Washington state is going to court Monday to try to block a proposed merger between Albertsons, which owns 19 Shaw’s supermarkets in Maine, and Kroger.
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Housing’s worst crisis in decades reverberates through 2024 race
At stake in the next two months are the votes of frustrated homebuyers and renters in battleground states.
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Maine’s long-term care facilities struggle amid labor shortage
The shortage affects nursing home and assisted-living jobs of all kinds, from nurses and personal care assistants, to food service workers and maintenance staff.
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Morin’s Fine Furniture owner leaves family business in good hands as she eases into retirement
Cathy Raynor, a third-generation owner of the business, has sold her company and assets to a next generation tradesman who is 20 years younger.