Jordan began working at the Portland Press Herald in February 2022 covering fisheries and civil litigation. Since starting her journalism career in 2013, she has worked as a staff reporter for Midcoast weeklies The Republican Journal, Camden Herald and Courier Gazette, covering a range of beats, and for The Portland Phoenix, covering education, business and the waterfront. Her articles have also appeared in The Maine Monitor and The Free Press. In 2016, her coverage of Maine State Prison was recognized by The New England First Amendment Coalition. Before writing for newspapers, Jordan worked for the MDI Biological Laboratory engaging students in eelgrass restoration and other projects of the Community Environmental Health Lab, as a marine science educator for Boston Harbor Islands National Park, and on the trail crew at Acadia National Park. She lives in Belfast with her husband, stepdaughters and two cats.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2023
U.S. price and wage increases slow further in the latest signs of cooling inflation
A price gauge closely monitored by the Fed rose just 3% in June from a year earlier, which is down from a 3.8% annual increase in May, but still above the Fed’s 2% inflation target.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2023
U.S. proposes 18% fuel economy increase for new vehicle fleet from 2027 through 2032
The proposed numbers were released Friday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which eventually will adopt final mileage requirements.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2023
White House rolls out measures aimed at lowering cost of housing, increasing supply
Measures aimed at helping renters include a requirement that landlords notify public housing tenants 30 days before a lease termination due to nonpayment of rent as well as $10 million for tenant education and outreach.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2023
Boots and dog tags Alan Alda wore on ‘M-A-S-H’ sell at auction for $125,000 that will go to charity
The money raised from the auction will go to the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University in New York.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
UN chief urges Russia to revive grain deal with Ukraine, warning ‘the most vulnerable’ will suffer
Wheat prices have risen more than 14% since Monday, when Russia pulled out of the grain deal, and corn prices are up more than 10%.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
25 killed in wildfires sweeping across Algeria, including soldiers fighting flames
Operations to tamp down the fires included some 7,500 firefighters and 350 trucks on the ground as well as air support.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
Twitter begins rebrand to ‘X,’ removing bird from company logo
The ‘X’ matches Musk’s early payment processing company X.com and the recently named parent company of Twitter, X Holdings.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung
An estimated 1 in 5 tenured miners in Central Appalachia has black lung disease; one in 20 has the most disabling form of black lung.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande floating barrier meant to stop migrants
The buoys are the latest escalation of Texas’ border security operation that also includes razor-wire fencing, arresting migrants on trespassing charges and sending busloads of asylum-seekers to Democratic-led cities in other states.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court asked to set aside ruling that blocks construction on West Virginia pipeline
Congress passed legislation last month ordering all necessary permits be issued for the pipeline, which crosses rugged mountainsides in Virginia and West Virginia, but the action was challenged in court.
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