Beijing has adopted a string of market-opening measures and tariff cuts meant to help revive economic growth that slowed to a 3-decade low of 6% in the latest quarter.
Carol Semple
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Judge hears appeal of Camden Hills student’s suspension over sex assault allegation
The boy’s mother is seeking to have the suspension overturned.
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Boat where 34 died was among more than 300 exempted from Coast Guard fire safety rules
In Maine, the captain of a historic 68-foot coasting schooner said the vessel cannot be compared to the dive boat that caught fire in California because it doesn’t have the same mechanics or equipment.
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Mapping company donates 1 million aerial images to UMaine
The university’s Raymond H. Fogler Library has received 3,000 rolls of film from the James W. Sewall Co. of Old Town.
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Boeing CEO to step down immediately amid 737 Max fallout
The Max was grounded worldwide in March after the second of two crashes of its jet, and the board says a change in leadership is necessary.
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In signing defense bill, Trump launches Space Force
The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act that includes the first new military service in more than 70 years.
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Federal agency to kick in funds to help lobstermen cope with whale protection rules
Regulators are working on a whale protection plan that would result in the removal of some lobster trap rope from the waters off Maine.
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After impeachment, House bestows big trade victory on Trump
But both of Maine’s representatives vote against the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
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Jared Golden on splitting his impeachment vote: ‘I voted my heart’
Maine’s 2nd District congressman had explained his reasons before Wednesday’s vote.
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Republicans embrace Trump as never before with anti-impeachment fervor
The president’s Republican critics and Democrats said the House Republicans’ solid backing inextricably bound Republican lawmakers to Trump and would ultimately inflict a damaging blow.