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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Thanks to a proposal for $258 million in incentives, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills announced Thursday she’s giving her support to a 145-mile transmission line that would supply hydropower from Canada...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street, threatening to end a three-day winning streak for the S&P 500 index. Health care...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund’s staff has agreed to support the economic policies of the Ecuadorean government with $4.2 billion over the next three years. The arrangement is expected to be brought to...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Some New York lawmakers are proposing a ban on subsidies for particular companies in the wake of Amazon’s decision not to build a new campus in Queens. State Assemblyman Ron Kim and Sen. Julia Salazar...

MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan’s president has fired the government over what he calls a failure to raise living standards and diversify away from oil and gas in the Central Asian nation. President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has...

LONDON (AP) — Flights to and from Dublin Airport in Ireland were briefly halted Thursday after a drone was spotted over the airfield. The airport said the Irish Aviation Authority suspended flights for 30 minutes after a...

BERLIN (AP) — A leading airline trade group says fatal commercial flight accidents increased in 2018 from a record low set in 2017. The International Air Transport Association said Thursday 523 passengers and crew died in 11...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, a sign that layoffs declined and hiring is likely strong. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications for unemployment benefits fell...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods posted a 1.2 percent advance in December, the best showing in four months, but much of the strength came from a surge in orders for commercial...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week to a low 216,000.