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Strict new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down

by MATTHEW DALY Associated Press April 25, 2024April 25, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan says the new rules are targeting pollution that’s ‘pushing our planet to the brink.’

Business

As Biden celebrates computer chip factories, voters wait for the promised production to start

by AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press April 25, 2024April 25, 2024

The president is visiting the Syracuse, New York, site where Micron Technology plans some factories.

Business, Nation / World

The National Enquirer was the go-to American tabloid for many years. Trump helped change that

by DAVID BAUDER Associated Press April 25, 2024April 25, 2024

For all the ridicule the tabloid received from “serious” journalists, Enquirer reporters hustled and broke some genuine news.

Business, Lewiston-Auburn, News, The Buzz

Afrotaste closing its doors in Lewiston after just one year

by Christopher Wheelock April 24, 2024April 25, 2024

The Main Street venue offered lunch and dinner and turned into a music and dance club in the evening.

Business, Nation / World

Google fires more workers who protested its deal with Israel

by KELVIN CHAN and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press April 23, 2024April 23, 2024

An activist group says Google fired at least 20 more workers in the aftermath of protests over technology the company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza war.

Business, Nation / World

New federal rule would bar companies from forcing ‘noncompete’ agreements on employees

by JULIAN MARK The Washington Post April 23, 2024April 23, 2024

U.S. companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with competitors under a rule approved by a federal agency, though the rule is sure to be challenged in court.