Wall Street makes wagers on the likely winners and losers in a second Trump term

NEW YORK — Wall Street is already making big bets on what take two for a White House led by Donald Trump will mean for the economy. Since Election Day, investors have sent prices zooming for stocks of banks, fossil-fuel producers and other companies expected to benefit from Trump’s preference for lower tax rates and…

Hardy Cobra Lilies for Fab Foliage – A Lily Guide for Arisaema consanguineum

Arisaema consanguineum Silver Center, or Himalayan cobra lily has silvery foliage. One of the biggest challenges that I found with high latitude (i.e. Maine gardening) gardening is looking for bold-foliaged plants that can take mild summers and cooler nights. There are the usual suspects: canna, caladium, and bananas but each of these plants really are…

2 killed in suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada’s Banff National Park

CNN  —  Two people are dead after a suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada’s Banff National Park, officials said. Rescuers were first alerted to the incident around 8 p.m. Friday after receiving “an alert from an inReach/GPS device indicating a bear attack,” the national park said in a statement. The alert said the incident happened…

Playoff brackets unveiled as postseason arrives

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The high school football playoff field is set in Florida and Georgia. Providence (7-3), St. Augustine (8-1) and unbeatens Nease (9-0) and Raines (9-0) earned No. 1 seeds for the state playoffs during the Florida High School Athletic Association’s bracket release on Friday night. The opening round will include a few all-local…

Ambulance crews ‘faced crucial delays’ putting on PPE in Covid

Mark Tilley Mark Tilley worked as an ambulance technician in south-east England through the first two waves of the pandemic Ambulance crews faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients in the pandemic because of the time it took to put on protective equipment, the Covid inquiry has been told. Ambulance technician Mark Tilley appeared…

NY Times tech workers union ends strike without contract

The union representing tech workers at the New York Times on Monday ended its strike — launched days before Election Day — without securing a new contract. The Tech Guild, which represents some 600 software engineers and programmers at the Gray Lady’s digital platforms, returned to work on Tuesday morning without management having met their…