Zunum aims to devise a way for ground crews to quickly swap out battery packs – which would be housed in the wings, where fuel is typically held on conventional jetliners.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Aroostook County man’s conviction for indecent conduct overturned
The state’s highest court rules that Andrew J. Legassie could not be convicted of indecent conduct because he exposed his genitals to underage girls in pictures, not in person.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Two men who fell while working for Madison roofer recovering
Micah Nichols is still in the hospital but is regaining the use of his limbs, while Jacob Harrington, who broke his arm, has been released.
Posted inNation & World
Billionaire Paul Allen backing technology to fight illegal fishing
Microsoft’s co-founder wants to give powerful new surveillance tools to countries that have thousands of miles of coastline to patrol and few resources to do so.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Homeless man charged with criminal trespass over wood hut on railway property
Vaughan Orchard, 56, of Waterville, has lived in a tent by the river and was building a hut on railroad property when he was arrested Wednesday, police said.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Dishwasher makes his mark on the Dempsey Challenge
David Gervais has raised more than $105,000 in nine years of work with the fundraiser.
Posted inNation & World
In Vegas, gun-culture tourism thrives alongside gambling, shows
Establishments where tourists and locals can shoot military-grade weapons underscore how deeply the gun culture is embedded in America.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Fairfield man pleads not guilty to attempted murder of ex-girlfriend in Oakland
Jeremy A. Clement was arraigned on five related charges Thursday at the Capital Judicial Center.
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Southwest says woman was forced off plane over dog allergies. She has a very different account
She alleges she was forced off the plane because of who she is: a woman of color and of the Islamic faith.
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Netflix raising prices for most popular plan, and nobody gets a break this time
The increase will be the first in 2 years.