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Women working full-time, year-round jobs earn 84 cents for every dollar men make, and part-timers make even less. Women have to work well into March before they earn what men made the year before.
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So-called point-of-sale donations have sharply increased in recent years, bringing in hundreds of millions a year. But the requests to "round up" your bill for charity have really taken off.
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A transmission line that would have brought 1,200 megawatts of power back and forth between Quebec and New England would have brought in millions of dollars for Northeast Kingdom communities.
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As climate change warms winters in New Hampshire faster than any other season, the ski season is changing, too.
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Freeport Village Station outdoor shopping mall located at the center of Freeport sold for $20 million at a foreclosure auction on Wednesday.
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Warm winter temperatures and a lack of snow are causing problems for organizers behind some of Maine’s public winter events- even in Aroostook County, where snow is usually reliable this time of year.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is requiring publicly-traded companies to disclose information about the risks they face from climate change. Industry is expected to sue to stop the rules.
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While some new immigrants are able to get on their feet fairly quickly, others can face headwinds based on language barriers and access to training opportunities.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a new rule Tuesday capping late fees on credit cards, a move designed to save customers an estimated $10 billion a year. Critics promised a lawsuit.
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Aging populations on Medicaid seeking care are often pushed toward nursing homes, but geriatric psychiatrists say aging at home is better for quality of life.