The outages, which began at approximately 3:30 a.m. ET Thursday, peaked at around 73,000 reported incidents.
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Four businesses in Oxford and Androscoggin counties receive grants from governor’s jobs and recovery plan
Money will help sales of Maine-made products for Oxford, Norway, Lisbon and Fryeburg companies.
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Robots and happy workers: Productivity surge helps explain U.S. economy’s surprising resilience
Across the United States, chronic worker shortages have led many companies to invest in machines to do some of the work they can’t find people to do.
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Senate report blasts high-end life insurance plans as $40 billion ‘tax dodge’
The report sheds new light on a long-obscure segment of the insurance market and signals a possible new front for Democrats on tax legislation.
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Supreme Court seems skeptical of EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ rule on power plant pollution
The rule is intended to restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas, including Maine, with smog-causing pollution.
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Employees prevented Musk from breaking federal Twitter order, FTC finds
The FTC says The Twitter Files writers did not receive direct access to the company’s systems, but instead worked with employees who accessed the systems on their behalf.
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How the housing industry is working to stop energy-efficient homes
Boosting the energy efficiency of new homes often increases upfront costs, but the builders appear to be inflating the numbers.
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Biden seeks to bolster port cybersecurity with executive order
Port owners will be required to implement new levels of cyber controls.
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Dozens of Maine lawmakers call on Cabela’s, Kittery Trading Post to stop selling military-style rifles
The letters referencing the semi-automatic weapons commonly referred to as assault rifles were spearheaded by Rep. Lori Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach.
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Video: A union representing Lewiston employees votes ‘no confidence’ in Mayor Sheline
The vote highlights fallout after DaVinci’s closure and related staff and policy decisions.