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The Maine Department of Labor has announced that the unemployment rate in Maine has fallen to its lowest point since March 2020. The unemployment rate fell to 4.7% in December 2021, the lowest since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The unemployment rate in Maine has fallen to its lowest point since the start of …
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The stock market recovered from big early losses on Monday after investors jumped in before the closing bell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average swung 1,217 points and closed up 0.3% after dropping 1,000 points as investors worried over possible conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and anticipated inflation-fighting measures from the Federal Reserve. The price of …
The Pentagon announced Monday it has put up to 8,500 U.S. troops on heightened alert to deploy to Eastern Europe amid escalating tensions over Russia’s build-up of troops on its border with Ukraine. Defense Department press secretary John Kirby told reporters that “prepare to deploy orders” had been issued by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to …
Chelsea Handler is set to star in a brand new comedy series at Peacock, based on her memoir, “Life Will Be the Death of Me”, which was released in 2019. Handler will star in the half-hour show, as well as executive produce with Liz Tuccillo of Chelsea Handler Productions. The show will ‘center on Chelsea in …
Netflix gave fans a sneak peek at Season 2 of Bridgerton by releasing eight new teaser photos on Twitter of what is coming up on the series’ upcoming sophomore season. One photo shows Kate (Simone Ashley) and Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) having a romantic moment on the dance floor. Another photo has Kate shown with her …
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BA.2, the newest variant of COVID-19, has been confirmed in the U.S, with fewer than 100 cases reported. The new variant, according to the World Health Organization is difficult to detect and is spreading fast. Latest on COVID-19 in Maine Health officials Monday said BA.2, the newest variant of COVID-19, has been detected in Washington …
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The Augusta Armory COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic will be Tuesday, Jan. 25, from 9am–4pm and Thursday, Jan. 26, from noon-7pm. All vaccine types (Pfizer, Moderna, J&J) are available and they will be doing first, second, booster, and pediatric doses. No registration or appointment is required. Waits last week averaged about 20 minutes, including the 15 minute …
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Daniel J. Hammond, age 46, of Naples died this past weekend when the snowmobile he was driving veered off the trail and into the trees. Hammond was riding with a group of three friends on a snowmobile trail in Harrison Saturday morning, Jan. 22, when the group stopped to cross the Cape Monday Road. After …
A Los Angeles area shooting at a house party early Sunday left four people dead and another injured. According to local reports and city officials, the shooting took place in Inglewood — a city of about 100,000 people 10 miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles — around 1:30 a.m. Three people were pronounced dead at …
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The Chairman of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol said on Sunday that the panel has spoken with former U.S. Attorney General William Barr. The Chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., told CBS News’ Face the Nation that the committee had spoken to Barr and Department of Defense officials about …
