CEO Craig Jelinek announced the increase Thursday at a Senate Budget Committee hearing to examine wages at major companies.
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Stephen King talks about crime, creativity and his new novel
Stephen King doesn’t tell only horror stories. This week, his novel ‘Later’ comes out.
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Maine tribal rep seeks permanent voice on wildlife panel
Tribal Rep. Rena Newell of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point proposes a permanent Wabanaki appointment to the Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Advisory Council.
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Australia says Facebook will lift its Australian news ban
Facebook blocked Australian users from accessing and sharing news in response to a draft law passed last week to make digital giants pay for journalism.
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Biden mourns 500,000 victims of pandemic, balancing nation’s grief and hope
A president whose life has been marked by family tragedy speaks in deeply personal terms as he tries to comfort the huge number of Americans whose lives have been forever changed.
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All eyes turn to Republican senators as impeachment vote nears
Despite long odds, Democrats say they are holding out hope that former President Donald Trump will be convicted when the Senate votes on whether he incited the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
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Head of NAMI Maine resigns amid criticism of treatment of staff
Jenna Mehnert’s resignation came about 2 months after former employees, board members, current and past volunteers and community members complained to the board.
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Heart-shaped art brings love, hope to virus-ravaged spots
A Maine artist puts heart into art that he’s donating during the pandemic.
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New York released over 9,000 virus patients into nursing homes, records show
The new number is more than 40% more than what the state health department previously released, raising new questions of whether a directive from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration helped spread sickness and death.
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Race to vaccinate older Americans advances in many states
Two months after the first COVID-19 shots were administered, more than a third of people 65 and older have received at least one dose in states that have provided data.