A World Bank report says online gig work is growing globally and is creating an important source of employment for women and young people in poorer countries where jobs are scarce.
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UN secretary-general has urged the Group of 20 leaders to send a strong message on climate change
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres asked nations that are part of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to aim to reach net zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2040 and for emerging economies to reach the same goal by 2050.
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Poet Rita Dove to receive an honorary National Book Award medal for lifetime achievement
Besides the Pulitzer, she has received both a National Humanities Medal and National Medal of Arts, an NAACP Image Award, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize from the Poetry Foundation and a National Prize for Poetry from the Library of Congress.
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Dance to the Rockin’ Recons at Poland Spring Resort Sept. 16
The Lewiston-Auburn-based band will be offering their mix of hits from the ’50s to the ’80s.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Bald Eagles, Bear Cubs and Hermit Bill’ and ‘Death of an Ice Cream Scooper’
A fascinating memoir from a wildlife biologist, and a new murder mystery by Lee Hollis
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U.S. Open: Shelton joins past champs Djokovic, Alcaraz and Medvedev in semifinals
American Ben Shelton, at age 20 and seeded 47th, joins the top three seeded players in the semifinals and faces Novak Djokovic on Friday.
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Rustic Elegance open house set for Sept. 9
Rustic Elegance Custom Decor will be hosting an open house on Saturday, Sept. 9, that will feature local crafters, treats and even tacos.
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Canaan man convicted in woman’s death and seen as suspect in second woman’s death dies in prison
Shannon Atwood, 53, who died Thursday, was sentenced in 2009 in the death of Cheryl Murdoch and had been seen as a suspect in the death of his wife, Shirley Moon-Atwood, whose body has never been found.
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Denny Breau coming to the gazebo for Music for Mavis concert series
“Music for Mavis” Tuesdays at the Gazebo will host country music recording artist Denny Breau from 6-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at the gazebo in Turner. Breau will be joined by Deb Morin and her grand daughter as well as drummer Chris Hartog, bass player Billy Belskis and saxophoe player Pat Pepin. Denny’s rhythmically […]
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Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh predicts ‘concrete steps soon’ to address ethics concerns
The Associated Press obtained thousands of pages of documents that showed how justices spanning the court’s ideological divide lent the prestige of their positions to partisan activity.