For a second time, justices order the panel to deny the utility’s bid to buy a bigger share in a power generator, saying it violates the state law that separates energy generation and distribution.
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Obama warns against taking democracy ‘for granted’ during Berlin visit
Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel each made statements that appear to serve as a point-by-point refutation of some of President-elect Trump’s most contentious foreign policy pledges.
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Japanese-American internment cited as ‘precedent’ for Muslim registry by Trump backer
A spokesman for a major super PAC says such a proposal being considered by Trump’s advisers would ‘hold constitutional muster.’
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Amtrak resuming regular service in time for Thanksgiving week
The operator of the Downeaster has been using buses to move passengers in Maine during a tie replacement project.
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Drought in Northeast expected to persist through February
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows a large swath of Maine remainsing in the grip of moderate to severe drought conditions.
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Bear mauls woman, first attack on human in Maryland in 81 years
Her husband says she required more than 70 stitches, has wounds on her head and torso, and a broken left arm.
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JPMorgan Chase to pay $264 million in Chinese bribery case
The company’s Asia affiliate allegedly hired children and friends of Chinese officials to secure banking deals.
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People are Googling the Ku Klux Klan like never before
The phenomenon illustrates how the Klan is now seen as part of current events, rather than a relic of the past.
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National Intelligence Director James Clapper submits resignation
Members of the House Intelligence Committee jokingly ask him to stay on for four more years.
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Hillary Clinton urges backers to ‘never, ever give up’
In her remarks, she never mentions the president-elect by name and makes only an oblique reference to the controversial policies that fueled his rise to the White House.