A jump in crude oil prices and a new indication that interest rates will rise send the Dow up by 112 points.
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Posted inLifestyle
Demi Lovato takes swift leave after dissing Taylor Swift
The singer says she’s ‘not meant for this business and the media.’
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Posted inNation & World
Hurricane Matthew intensifies, expected to reach Category 4 as it approaches Florida
The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm’s top sustained winds have risen from 115 mph to 125 mph in just a few hours early today.
Posted inPolitics
Poll: Clinton strengthens in key states; white men stick with Trump
The race has not shifted dramatically since the first presidential debate, even though large majorities of voters say Clinton won.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Conservative organization gives LePage high marks for fiscal policy
The Koch-funded Cato Institute awards Maine’s governor its highest grade in an annual fiscal report card.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Users of prepaid debit cards to get more protection
New federal rules will require institutions that issue such cards to provide users with more information and to expand protection for lost or stolen cards.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Hurricane Matthew disrupting flights from jetport
Elite Airways is canceling southbound flights to Florida on Thursday and Friday.
Posted inNews, Politics
Aftermath of Kaine-Pence debate pits reality against alternate reality
Pence repeatedly denied that someone as essentially good as Donald Trump could hold the views that cameras had recorded him holding.
Posted inBusiness
Maine Eye Center complex sold to real estate company
The new owner is leasing space back to the practice, which will continue to operate from Lowell Street.
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
It looks like Hurricane Matthew will avoid New England
Meanwhile, Maine should be warm and sunny for Columbus Day weekend.