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Nation / World
Americans now need at least $500,000 a year to enter top 1%
The income needed to exit the bottom 99% of U.S. taxpayers hit $515,371 in 2017, according to Internal Revenue Service data.
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Business
Biological sciences industry on the rise in Maine, new report shows
Job growth in the sector has been 14% over the past 5 years, compared with only 4% for all industries combined, says the Bioscience Association of Maine.
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Maine
Rep. Golden requests hearing on CMP power line so residents can have their say
Maine's 2nd District representative is asking the Army Corps of Engineers to open up its process to public input.
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Business
BIW’s largest union elects new president in leadership shakeup
The turnover comes months after infighting escalated at the union, prompting accusations and finger-pointing among officials.
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Business
Rusty Lantern gas station breaks ground on Sabattus location
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Lewiston-Auburn
Auburn Planning Board supports projects on Merrow, Garfield roads
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Business
State floats whale protection plan that would affect a fraction of state’s lobster fleet
Only 1,200 of Maine's 5,000 licensed lobstermen have permits to fish in federal waters, where the state's proposal would require them to add traps on each buoy line to help right whales avoid entanglement.
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Maine
Spectrum says outage in Portland now fixed
The problem disrupted service for about 3,000 customers
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Nation / World
Study: Opioid crisis cost U.S. economy $631 billion over 4 years
The cost of this year's crisis is likely to be between $171 billion and $214 billion.
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Maine
National civil rights group calls for resignation of Maine sports official
The Council on American-Islamic Relations cites racist statements allegedly posted on the Facebook page of Hal Pierce, chairman of the Combat Sports Authority of Maine.
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Business
Spectrum outage cuts internet services in Portland area
The company said it was working Tuesday night to repair a damaged fiber-optic cable in Portland after thousands lost service.
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Business
The Buzz II: High-end Bourgeois Guitars enters new partnership, plans to expand in Lewiston
• A new antique store bound for Lewiston • A new gas station bound for Sabattus • A new 2020 for your startup? Top Gun LA opens applications
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Business
Sun Journal Business Breakfast Forum: How to handle politics in the workplace
Join us Thursday, Nov. 7, to hear from the experts on how to prevent politics from getting in the way of production.
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Business
The Buzz: Meet The Coal Burned Spoon Sanctuary, treehouses and more coming to Greenwood
* Auburn Planning Board supports projects on Merrow, Garfield roads * Dugout improvements for CMCC * New space for the American Red Cross * An Auburn apartment complex underway
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Business
Working: New Gloucester’s YOLKED food truck serves it all, chicken and egg included
A husband and wife from Raymond launched the truck last summer with just a few weeks of planning and a leap of faith.
