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Restoration work underway on Presidential Rail Trail — see page 9 TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 2021 VOL. 30 NO. 30 BERLIN, N.H. 752-5858 FREE Mt. Washington summit projects get green light BY EDITH TUCKER the 60.3-acre Mount Washington State Park will be recovery funds designed to boost the post-pandemic THE BERLIN SUN built and paid for with federal funds available under economy. CONCORD — Three big-ticket capital projects in the American Rescue Plan and state and local fi scal see SUMMIT page 14 Hundreds of attendees packed into the pavilion at Roger’s Campground Thursday to hear from libertarian podcaster Dave Smith. Smith’s presentation was one of the most popular events Thursday at the 18th annual Porcupine Freedom Festival. (WILLIAM CARROLL PHOTO) 18th annual Porcfest breaks attendance record BY WILLIAM CARROLL annual Porcupine Freedom Festival was a sell out The festival brings in liberty-minded individu- THE BERLIN SUN this year with 2,500 tickets sold, eclipsing the pre- als from across the country as part of what Carla LANCASTER — The Free State Project’s 18th vious record of 1,800 for the event. see PORCFEST page 7 CALL US TO BOOK ALL YOUR TRAVEL PLANS. BerlinDailySun.com Gayle Baker's Valley Travel 603-447-8860 • [email protected] Page 2 — THE BERLIN SUN, Tuesday, June 29, 2021 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– DIGEST–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Juul to pay 3DAYFORECAST THEMARKET SAYWHAT... N.H. COVID-19 $40 million Tomorrow Today DOW JONES “Life is a great big canvas; Monday High: 84 to settle N.C. High: 87 150.57 to 34,283.27 throw all the paint you can Coos County new cases: 0 Chance of rain: 10% Low: 63 at it.” Sunrise: 5:03 a.m. Coos County new deaths: 1 Sunrise: 5:03 a.m. NASDAQ — Danny Kaye vaping case Sunset: 8:33 p.m. New N.H. cases: 51 140.12 to 14,500.51 NORTH CAROLINA (NY New N.H. deaths: 1 Tonight Times) — Juul Labs has Thursday Total cases: 99,455 High: 66 S&P agreed to pay North Carolina High: 75 $40 million to settle the fi rst Chance of rain: 16% 9.91 to 4,290.61 Total deaths: 1,371 of a spate of lawsuits brought Sunset: 8:33 p.m. Low: 58 by states and localities claim- ing the e-cigarette compa- ny’s marketing practices ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– NATION/WORLD –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– fueled widespread addiction to nicotine among young people and created a new public health problem. Judge throws out cases against Facebook The settlement, announced on Monday morning, allows the company to avert a jury WASHINGTON (NY Times) — In a stun- dramatic, sweeping litigation campaign to economy. Khan’s fi rst major task as chair trial as the Food and Drug ning setback to regulators’ efforts to break take on Big Tech that there’s nothing easy will be to rewrite the lawsuit to address Administration is preparing to up Facebook, a federal judge on Monday about it, because the courts have a differ- the judge’s criticisms. decide this summer whether threw out antitrust lawsuits brought ent view of the antitrust system.” In Congress, legislators pointed to the its vaping products can stay on the market. against the company by the Federal Trade Representatives for the FTC and the decisions as proof that century-old antitrust The company had Commission and more than 40 states. New York attorney general did not imme- laws needed updating for the internet sector. urgently sought the settle- The judge, James Boasberg for the U.S. diately have comments. Courts have narrowed interpretations of ment, but the deal removes District Court for the District of Colum- Christopher Sgro, a spokesman for Face- antitrust laws over the years, making gov- just one of numerous legal bia, said the case from the states needed book, said: “We are pleased that today’s ernment cases diffi cult to win. Last week, actions pending against it. Thirteen other states, includ- to be dismissed because too much time had decisions recognize the defects in the gov- the House Judiciary Committee advanced ing California, Massachu- elapsed since the alleged offenses took place. ernment complaints fi led against Facebook. six bills that would overhaul antitrust laws, setts and New York, as well The states, led by Letitia James, the New We compete fairly every day to earn peo- with the goal of loosening the grips that as the District of Columbia, York attorney general, accused Facebook ple’s time and attention and will continue Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google have have fi led similar lawsuits. The central claim in each in December of buying up nascent competi- to deliver great products for the people and over wide swaths of the economy. case is that Juul knew, or tors like Instagram and WhatsApp — deals businesses that use our services.” “Today’s development in the FTC’s case should have known, that it made in 2012 and 2014 — to cement its The news pushed Facebook’s stock up 4.2 against Facebook shows that antitrust was hooking teenagers on monopoly over social networking. percent, and the company passed $1 tril- reform is urgently needed,” said Rep. Ken pods that contained high levels of nicotine. In a separate, 53-page opinion, he said lion in market capitalization, a fi rst for the Buck, a Republican from Colorado and Nearly 2,000 other cases the complaint by the Federal Trade Com- social network and one of only half a dozen a co-sponsor of the antitrust bills. “Con- fi led by cities, counties, mission, also fi led in December, failed to companies to reach such a valuation. gress needs to provide additional tools and school districts and other provide enough facts to back its claims The decision was a major blow to biparti- resources to our antitrust enforcers to go plaintiffs in federal courts have been combined into that Facebook had a monopoly over per- san attempts in Washington to rein in Big after Big Tech companies engaging in anti- multi-district litigation over- sonal social networking. Tech. President Biden has installed critics competitive conduct.” seen by a single federal The judge said that the FTC had 30 days of the technology giants in key regulatory Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Mis- judge, similar to what’s been to refi le its complaint. roles, including Lina Khan as chair of the souri, a critic of Big Tech, said on Twitter done with cases against pre- “This really stings,” said William Kovac- F.T.C., and he is expected to issue broad that the court had acknowledged Face- scription opioid makers, dis- tributors and retailers. ich, a former chairman of the agency. “This mandates this week for federal agencies to book’s “massive market power but essen- is a reminder to those who have wanted a address corporate concentration across the tially shrugged its shoulders.” North Country Flea Market & Gun Shop MOUNTAIN VALLEY MALL CINEMA 7 32 MT. VALLEY BLVD. 603-356-6703 MJM BUILDERS ROOFING • SIDING • DECKS • ADDITIONS BUYING A GUN ONLINE? WE CAN HELP! 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Chris “This is one of the most comprehensive Sununu issued a news release Friday budgets we have seen in years, and it will saying he signed both into law. be the strong foundation needed to help Sununu issued a one sentence state- get New Hampshire families and Main ment Friday upon making the contro- Street businesses back on their feet and versial $13.5 billion budget law after thriving,” Packard said. the House and Senate both voted to Planned Parenthood New England pass them Thursday. headlined their news release: “Gov. The bills drew fi re because of the Sununu Signs First Abortion Ban in non-fi nancial measures they included Modern New Hampshire History, Forfeits in the budget such as an abortion ban Claim to be ‘Pro-Choice.’ after 24 weeks of pregnancy, school “Today, amid outrage from people vouchers, and a provision to prevent the across the Granite State, Gov.