AP is one of a handful of news organizations that have begun to set rules on how to integrate fast-developing tech tools like ChatGPT into their work.
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National and world news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Schools reopening, traffic moving again in signs of recovery from Maui fires that killed 110
Communication on Maui remained difficult Wednesday. Some people walked periodically to a seawall, where phone connections were strongest, to make calls.
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Georgia prosecutor seeks March trial date for Trump and 18 others in election case
Donald Trump and 18 others are accused of committing various crimes as part of a scheme to keep Trump in power after his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
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Appeals court upholds some abortion drug restrictions in a case bound for the Supreme Court
At issue is a Texas-based federal judge’s April ruling revoking the drug’s approval, which was granted more than 20 years ago by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Former fundraiser for Rep. George Santos has been charged with wire fraud and identity theft
Prosecutors said Sam Miele impersonated a high-ranking aide to a House member with leadership responsibilities, using a fake name and email address to trick at least a dozen prospective donors.
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Former Brazilian police officer convicted in 2015 massacre arrested in New Hampshire
He was arrested Monday in Rye, New Hampshire, without incident, and will remain in custody pending a hearing before a federal immigration judge.
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$35 million in grants will upgrade Maine culverts to allow water – and fish – to pass
Tribal governments there won an injunction in 2013 prohibiting the construction of new culverts deemed to harm fish habitats and requiring state officials to accelerate the removal of existing ones.
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North Korea asserts U.S. soldier crossed its border after being disillusioned with American society
U.S. officials have expressed concern about the American serviceman’s well-being and said previously that North Korea ignored requests for information about him.
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Prosecutors in Hunter Biden case deny defense push to keep gun charge agreement in place
Lawyers for the president’s son have argued prosecutors reneged on an agreement on tax charges but said a separate agreement sparing him prosecution on a gun charge remains valid.
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House Speaker McCarthy floats stopgap funding to prevent government shutdown
The House Speaker will need to win over a large portion of his Republican colleagues to pass the legislation.