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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PublishedSeptember 18, 2023
A resurgence of American unions is being led by a new breed of labor leaders. Who are they?
From picket lines in Hollywood to walkouts against Detroit automakers, it’s already been a big year for labor organizing – and behind several major showdowns with enormous companies are some of America’s largest unions.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2023
Norfolk Southern announces details of plan to pay for lost home values because of Ohio derailment
The railroad estimates that the cleanup will cost more than $800 million, which includes $74 million that Norfolk Southern has pledged to help East Palestine recover.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2023
Leaders see hope in tackling deadly climate change and public health problems together
Experts hope the sputtering global public health system and efforts to curb global warming through collaboration can combine to create a better system for handling the problem.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2023
Benjamin Netanyahu, Elon Musk talk about about antisemitism on X, artificial intelligence
The Israeli prime minister said controlling more-advanced AI must start by getting like-minded states to agree to a code of ethics and conduct.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2023
Bill Maher is the latest TV host to delay returning to show during writers strike
Bill Maher has delayed returning to his HBO talk show during the ongoing strike by writers and actors, a decision following similar pauses in the past few days by ‘The Drew Barrymore Show,’ ‘The Talk’ and ‘The Jennifer Hudson Show.’
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2023
For a divided Libya, disastrous floods have become a rallying cry for unity
The disastrous flooding that killed more than 11,000 people has fostered national solidarity among Libyans, long governed by opposing powers
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2023
Tens of thousands march to kick off climate summit, demanding end to planet-warming fossil fuels
Crowds of protesters in New York City kicked off a week of demonstrations seeking to end the use of coal, oil and natural gas blamed for climate change.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2023
Drew Barrymore postpones her show’s new season launch until after strikes
Barrymore’s initial decision to return to the air Monday – without her three union writers and with picketers outside her studio – was met with pushback on social media.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2023
Missing the Emmy Awards? What’s happening with the strike-delayed celebration of television
If it were a normal year, the 75th Emmy Awards would be held Monday night, but it is being postponed until January.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2023
‘Dumb Money’ goes all in on the GameStop stock frenzy – and may come out a winner
The film, which opens in limited release Friday and expands in the next several weeks, will have to sell itself without its colorful ensemble cast because of the actors strike.
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