J’s Oyster says it wanted to generate discussion about Seafood Watch’s red-listing of lobster when it relied on outdated information to call for a boycott of Whole Foods.
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Twitter whistleblower: China, India had agents working for platform
A former security chief for the social media giant is telling Congress that the site is plagued by weak cyber defenses, privacy threats and the inability to control millions of fake accounts.
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U.S. inflation still stubbornly high despite August slowdown
Gas prices may have gone down, but rent, food and medical care costs soared.
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Texas is among worst states in U.S. for workers, study finds
Maine ranks 13th on the list.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Bezos rocket crashes after liftoff, only experiments aboard
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket company has suffered its first launch failure.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Boycotts, backlash over lobster fishery’s addition to ‘red list’
Maine’s lobster industry and its supporters are fighting back after Seafood Watch placed lobster on a list of seafood to avoid because of sustainability concerns.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
Brenzels Caribbean Cuisine in Lewiston closes
The Park Street restaurant has been closed since last week.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation / World, News
Americans give U.S. health care system failing mark, AP poll finds
A majority of adults in the U.S. say health care is not handled well in the country.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Driving neighborhood to neighborhood, ice cream truck operator keeps tradition going
Ryan Lowe might be the last of his kind in Portland.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Plans for Augusta bagel shop in former mill building draw praise for community focus
Sand Hill Bagel Co. developers hope the shop, which is slated to open next spring in the last remaining building of the former mill, will become one with the neighborhood and city park.