Want to get in a party mood without alcohol? Multiple companies are making non-alcoholic spirits and beers infused with ingredients like guayusa, a leaf containing caffeine and antioxidants.
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Retail sales surge 0.7% in March as Americans seem unfazed by higher prices
The snapshot offers only a partial look at consumer spending and doesn’t include many services, including travel and hotel lodges. But the lone services category – restaurants – registered an uptick of 0.4%.
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Ship that caused bridge collapse had electrical issues while docked, source says
Someone with knowledge of the situation says alarms went off on the ship’s refrigerated containers while it was still docked in Baltimore, likely indicating an inconsistent power supply.
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Maine is latest state to approve interstate compact for social worker licenses
The proposal is designed to make it easier for social workers to practice in new states.
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Is a coastal road in Acadia that keeps washing out worth saving?
State and federal agencies are debating how to fix a stretch of Seawall Road – or whether to abandon it altogether.
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Bucksport officials continue to urge closing of defunct landfill
Town leaders are asking the state to push the company that owns the facility to file a plan to close it after a proposed sale apparently falls through.
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Biden administration announces $6.6 billion to ensure microchips are built in the U.S.
The funding is tied to a sweeping 2022 law that President Biden has celebrated and which is designed to revive U.S. semiconductor manufacturing.
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Asbestos victims in Montana want Buffett’s railroad company held responsible
A trial is set to begin against BNSF Railway over the lung cancer deaths of two people who lived in a town where thousands of people were exposed to asbestos from a vermiculite mine.
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Two years after historic win, divided Amazon union lurches toward election
The first labor union for Amazon workers in the United States is divided, running out of money and still does not have a contract two years after clinching a historic victory in New York City
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New evaluation methods threaten organ donation in Maine and New England
The rules are intended to reform a system lawmakers and advocates say is plagued by corruption and inefficiency.