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Waters off New England had 2nd warmest year on record in ’22

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The waters off New England, which are home to rare whales and most of the American lobster fishing industry, logged the second-warmest year on record last year. The Gulf of Maine, a body of water about the size of Indiana that touches Maine, New Hampshire, ...

Drugmaker Biogen tops 4Q forecasts despite sales slip

Biogen closed 2022 with a better-than-expected fourth quarter, as more cost cutting helped counter sales declines for some key treatments. The drugmaker said Wednesday that total cost and expenses fell 17% in the quarter, and Biogen's bottom line grew nearly 50% to $550.4 million. Adjusted ...

Man convicted of beating mother to death with fireplace log

BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man accused of using a fireplace log to beat his 72-year-old mother to death has been convicted of first-degree murder. Danny Lopes Jr. 39, was convicted by a Plymouth Superior Court jury on Tuesday of killing Julia Fernandes in August 2017 in the West ...

Governments target medical debt with COVID relief funds

Millions of Americans mired in medical debt face difficult financial decisions every day — pay the debt or pay for rent, utilities and groceries. Some may even skip necessary health care for fear of sinking deeper into debt. To address the problem, an increasing number of municipal, county ...

Judiciary Committee advances Maine Supreme Court nominee

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to advance the state Supreme Court nomination of Justice Wayne Douglas to the full Senate for confirmation. The vote for Democratic Gov. Janet Mills' nominee was 10-2, with Republican Reps. John Andrews of Paris ...

Maine lawmakers target Whole Foods for blacklisting lobster

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Maine are going after Whole Foods for its rebuke of the state's signature seafood — Maine lobster. Whole Foods stopped selling Gulf of Maine lobster at hundreds of its stores last year after a pair of sustainability organizations suspended ...