The Red Pine Scale (RPS) is an insect that is native to Asia. It has been in the New England Region for decades, but was first detected in Maine in Hancock County on Mount Desert Island in 2014: “The mortality rate associated with this species is actually really high." 

Shares of some of the biggest private-credit managers dropped sharply Tuesday after Blackstone said outflows topped inflows by a record amount in its largest private-credit fund last quarter. Blackstone shares dropped as much as 8.8% to trade down almost 50% from their 2024 all-time high. Blue Owl 

A Consumer Reports investigation in 2021 found that destination fees often