Yellen, who is widely admired in the financial world, would be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in a line stretching back to Alexander Hamilton in 1789.
Carol Semple
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Pandemic has taken a bite out of seafood trade, consumption
A group of scientists put some numbers on what those in the business have experienced.
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Posted inNation & World
Coastal harm from invading saltwater ‘happening right now’
Risks are rising faster than predicted for coastal residents from Long Island, New York, to the Gulf Coast as saltwater invades from above and below ground.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden builds out national security team and wants John Kerry to lead climate effort
Avril Haines is expected to be nominated as director of national intelligence, a job for which Maine Sen. Angus King, an independent, was under consideration.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Pfizer seeks OK for emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine in U.S.
The public’s first chance to see how strong the evidence of its effectiveness really is will come in early December at a public meeting of the FDA’s scientific advisers.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Georgia’s top election official certifies Biden’s win
The Republican governor now has until Saturday afternoon to certify the results, and the Trump campaign has 2 business days to request a recount.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Michigan Republican lawmakers expect no change in votes, a blow to Trump’s efforts
The president had summoned the lawmakers to the White House, and his play for Michigan was among a series of last-ditch tactics in battleground states that his team is using to challenge his defeat.
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Trump, allies take frantic steps to overturn Biden victory
The president’s constant barrage of baseless claims, his work to personally sway local officials who certify votes, and his allies’ refusal to admit he lost is likely to have a lasting negative impact on the country.
Posted inLocal & State
Tree-killing ash borer spreads to Cumberland County
Maine forestry officials say an invasive pest that can damage the state’s ash trees had previously been found in Aroostook and York counties.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Wisconsin issues recount order, paid for by Trump, in 2 liberal counties
The chair of the elections board, a Democrat, said Trump’s allegation that election clerks mailed thousands of absentee ballots to voters who hadn’t requested them was ‘absurd,’ ‘factually bizarre’ and a ‘vague, paranoid conspiracy.’