Ford is asking the owners of 350,000 vehicles in to take them to dealers for repairs in three recalls.
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Moms seeking baby formula tire of being told to ‘just breastfeed’
Meanwhile, the Biden administration is allowing more imports and working to reopen the largest U.S. manufacturing plant.
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Buffalo shooting leaves neighborhood without a grocery store
The fact that there are no other options shows the racial and economic divide that existed long before the killings.
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Stocks fall sharply as Target’s woes renew inflation fears
The S&P 500 slumps 4 percent, its biggest decline since June 2020.
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South Portland firm’s vehicle-mounted pepper spray gun raises concerns
The company’s founder told a manufacturing industry group that the nonlethal weapon was inspired by Black Lives Matter protests during the summer of 2020.
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Some Portland flights turned away as jetport runway paving continues
The Portland International Jetport will be closed to air traffic overnight until its newly repaved main runway reopens in mid-June.
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Livestreamed carnage: Tech’s hard lessons from mass killings
Experts are calling for a broader discussion around livestreams after a white gunman killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket
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Powell: Fed to keep hiking rates until it controls inflation
The chairman suggested Tuesday that the Federal Reserve would consider raising rates even faster if price increases failed to moderate.
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Markets shake off doldrums as traders get back to buying
Stocks rose steadily throughout the day and ended Tuesday with broad gains.
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Retail sales rise 0.9% in April as consumers show resilience
The increase was driven by greater sales of cars, electronics, and at restaurants, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.