Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo of MIT and Michael Kremer of Harvard are cited ‘for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.’
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A solution for food waste in Maine schools: Give it to the pigs
The new rules say any individual or institution can donate garbage to a swine producer for use as feed even if they’re unaware of the producer’s licensure status.
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Damariscotta grandparents confront opioid crisis after loved one’s death
After Morgan Mayo died this year of a drug overdose, Florence and Ernest Bourgon began an active fight against the scourge of addiction.
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Maine Mariners drop season opener to Adirondack
The Thunder open a 3-0 lead after two periods and hold on for a 5-2 win.
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National Park Service offering to lease part of historic site at Canada border
The structure up for lease is called the McGlashan-Nickerson House, and it’s located within Saint Croix Island International Historic Site.
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Turkey presses Syrian assault as thousands flee the fighting
Kurdish fighters return fire from Syria, and civilians on both sides are reported dead and wounded.
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Collins: Turkish strike consequence of Trump’s Syria pullout
Republican Sen. Susan Collins is reiterating criticism of President Donald Trump’s decision to remove troops from Syria as Turkey begins a military offensive in the northern part of the country
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Power cut to over a million Californians to prevent wildfires
Deliberate outages could become the new normal in an era in which scientists say climate change is leading to fiercer blazes and longer fire seasons.
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Most Americans don’t know Facebook owns Instagram and WhatsApp
Just 2 percent of the adults in a Pew Research Center study are able to answer all 10 digital-knowledge questions correctly.
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A visual story: Two years on, CMP billing saga still confounds
Here’s where things stand a few months before regulators are expected to make a final decision.