Jerome Powell says the outlook for the U.S. economy remains favorable but continues to face risks.
Julia McCue
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In Maine and nation, swift fallout from quitting federal family planning program
Planned Parenthood and Maine Family Planning are having to tap reserves, intensify fundraising efforts.
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Deep dive on coastal ecosystems funded by $20 million federal grant
The National Science Foundation will help pay for a 5-year project aimed at dramatically improving the understanding of coastal ecosystems through studying DNA.
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Woolwich has second thoughts about CMP transmission line support
The board is expected to vote Sept. 3 to decide whether to rescind a letter of support it wrote in 2017.
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U.S. has 501,000 fewer jobs than first reported
This is the sharpest downward revision in jobs totals since 2009.
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Trump: U.S. already has ‘very, very strong’ background checks for gun purchases
Trump is insisting the U.S. already has “very, very strong background checks” for gun purchases, another sign he is backing away from supporting expanded checks
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Man arrested in Hancock County accused of Massachusetts rapes
Maine State Police arrested Ivan Keith at his home on Aug. 2 and he was extradited to the Bay State to face 5 counts of aggravated rape stemming from unsolved cases in the 1990s.
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Four students shot at block party near Clark Atlanta University
A shooting at a block party near Clark Atlanta University has left four female college students injured with non-life threatening gunshot wounds
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Bribe or donation? Parent’s defense in college admissions scandal questions the difference
Robert Zangrillo is one of 19 parents fighting charges in the college admissions bribery scheme at U.S. colleges
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Bath girl, 6, bitten by rabid fox, which is killed by friend’s dog
Socks, the friend’s rescue dog, chased down the fox and killed it.