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More grocers are offering delivery

DETROIT — Want to ditch the shopping cart? Grocery delivery services are growing rapidly, but shoppers need to decide if the convenience is worth the higher cost.

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Maine hopes to avoid pot pitfalls during legalization push

PORTLAND — Sales of recreational marijuana in Maine are on track to begin next March, and the state is looking to learn from mistakes that other states have made in legalizing the drug.

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Is sea rise wrecking coastal home values? The answer: Maybe

SALISBURY, Mass. — For sale: waterfront property with sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean. Waves erode beach regularly. Flooding gets worse every year. Saltwater damage to lawn.

Asking price: anyone’s guess.

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Are retail jobs in a funk? It’s complicated

NEW YORK — The overall economy is adding jobs, but there’s one spot that appears to be in a funk: retail.

Overall, U.S. employers added 263,000 jobs in April, according to the government data released Friday. The retail sector lost 12,000 jobs that same month.

That decline wasn’t a blip; the sector has shed 49,100 jobs in the past 12 months despite the faster pace of economic growth.

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