The president tweets that the tariffs scheduled to take effect Monday have been ‘indefinitely suspended.’
Tim Allen
Posted inNation & World, News
Undone by Brexit, May steps down as Conservative leader
The British prime minister leaves almost a dozen contenders fighting to replace her and resume the stalled quest to lead Britain out of the European Union.
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Justice Ginsburg warns of more 5-4 decisions ahead
She suggests that there will be sharp divisions among her colleagues as the Supreme Court finishes its term.
Posted inBusiness
U.S. stock market notches best week since late November
Stocks climbed for a fourth consecutive day Friday, capping a week of gains that reversed most of the losses in May.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values, Uncategorized
First state-sponsored mosque to open in Athens
Greece’s education and religion minister says the house of worship is likely to begin operating in September, about three years after its construction was approved by parliament.
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Publisher drops Central Park Five prosecutor Linda Fairstein
Dutton terminates its relationship with the best-selling crime novelist as fallout continues for the former prosecutor over the wrongful conviction of five teens for a 1989 rape and beating of a female jogger.
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Spike Lee calls for Hollywood to ‘shut it down’ in Georgia
The film director Spike Lee calls on Hollywood production companies to leave the state over a law that would ban abortions as early as six weeks, upon detection of a fetal heartbeat.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local & State
‘The Flick’ an impressive end to Portland theater group’s season
The play about three movie theater employees provides a potent mix of comedy and drama.
Posted inLocal & State
Road signs expected this summer for Katahdin Woods & Waters
The National Park Service is putting out to bid contracts to install signs directing motorists to the national monument in northern Maine.
Posted inLocal & State, Sports
Bear hunters hoping for expanded seasons come up empty for now
Lawmakers tabled a bill that could have lengthened the fall season, and shot down another that would have allowed spring hunting.