Consumer spending appears healthy even as other sectors of the economy, such as business investment, have weakened amid growing uncertainty over the U.S.-China trade conflict.
Katherine Lee
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Seven animals test positive for rabies in Bath so far this year
The city’s animal control officer says the number of cases, which is up from 2 for all of 2018, isn’t unusually high for a rabies outbreak.
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National Weather Service confirms Maine’s 1st tornado of the year
The twister touched down Monday in Kossuth Township, between Springfield and Topsfield, in Washington County.
Posted inNation & World, News
Gibraltar releases Iranian supertanker that U.S. sought to seize
The move potentially eases tensions between London and Tehran, which still holds a British-flagged vessel.
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John Hickenlooper plans to drop out of 2020 presidential race
The former Colorado governor has struggled with fundraising and low polling numbers.
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Administration to relax rules on time truckers can spend behind the wheel
Highway safety groups have warned that putting the revisions into place would dangerously weaken the regulations.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Police increase patrols near scene of Maine double homicide
Detectives are investigating the fatal shootings of two men in a pickup truck.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, New England, News
Massachusetts man implicated in 1990s rapes found on Mount Desert Island, arrested
Authorities in Massachusetts say a man who fled the state years ago has been arrested in Tremont.
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Epstein accuser sues as more questions emerge about his death
A woman who says she was raped by Jeffrey Epstein at his New York City mansion when she was 14 and 15 years old is suing his estate and three of his associates.
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Rapper A$AP Rocky found guilty of assault in Swedish street brawl, but avoids prison time
The Harlem-born rapper was convicted for his role in the street fight in a case that attracted the attention of President Donald Trump.