Several companies froze their donations after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, but the contributions then resumed.
Carol Semple
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Former tech CEO Elizabeth Holmes guilty of fraud and conspiracy
While federal prosecutors depicted Holmes as a charlatan obsessed with fame and fortune, she cast herself as a visionary trailblazer in male-dominated Silicon Valley.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden pushed to speak out more as world leaders worry about U.S. democracy
The president also is being urged to use the powers of his office to push voting rights legislation that its adherents say could be the only effective way to counter the rapidly emerging threats to the democratic process.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Libertarians to be reenrolled, nominate candidates in Maine
A judge’s order says the state must tell Libertarians that their unenrollment after failing to have 10,000 members was unlawful and that they may rejoin.
Posted inLocal & State
Appeals court to weigh in on lawsuit over Maine inmates’ jobless benefits
Maine prison inmates filed the suit after they were denied unemployment benefits for work-release jobs they lost in the pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Gas prices decrease a little in northern New England
In Maine, prices were down a half-cent to $3.40 a gallon.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
The year may be new, but flight cancellations are getting old
For several days, airlines and their passengers lucked out with mostly favorable weather, but a winter storm that hit the Midwest on Saturday caused cancellations to spike again to new highs.
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Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr. subpoenaed by New York attorney general
Prosecutors say they are seeking testimony and documents in connection with their investigation into the valuation of properties controlled by the former president and his company, the Trump Organization.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World
CDC tells even vaccinated people to avoid cruise ships
Shares of Carnival Corp., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. tumbled on the news.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
U.S. children hospitalized with COVID-19 in near-record numbers
The previous peak over the course of the pandemic was in early September, when child hospitalizations averaged 342 per day, the CDC said.