ROCKLAND — The Worthington Scholarship Foundation has welcomed 639 new scholars to its program. Worthington scholars, graduates of 98 high schools throughout 13 counties in Maine, are selected upon need and merit. These 2023 graduates join the 844 current Worthington scholars who reflect the foundation’s vision to support the completion of post-secondary education in Maine. […]
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Legislature returns to tackle veto of tribal rights bill
Lawmakers also will consider an $800 million supplemental budget, but the leadership of both parties in the House were focusing their efforts Wednesday on urging tribal bill supporters to stand by their votes in the hopes of overriding Gov. Janet Mills’ veto.
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Trump posted what he said was Obama’s address, prosecutors say. An armed man was soon arrested there
On the day of his June 29 arrest, prosecutors said, Taylor Taranto reposted a Truth Social post from Trump containing what Trump claimed was Obama’s home address.
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Alan Alda kept his boots and dog tags from ‘M*A*S*H’ for 40 years. Now he’ll offer them at auction
The money raised will go to the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University in New York, a center he helped start to help scientists and doctors communicate better by applying improvisational exercises and communication strategies.
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Young man died after fall at a Rocky Mountain waterfall
The deceased man from Providence, R.I., fell at West Creek Falls, on the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Retailers, beware: Resumption of student loan payments could lead some buyers to pull back
The decrease in spending won’t make a major dent in the U.S. economy, but a few industries could feel the sting.
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Musk, Zuckerberg lead a $852 billion surge among world’s richest people
2023 has been the best half-year for billionaires since the back half of 2020, when the economy rebounded from a COVID-induced slump.
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Grammys CEO on new AI guidelines: Music that contains AI-created elements is eligible. ‘Period.’
The new Grammy AI protocols were announced three days after Paul McCartney shared that “the last Beatles record” had been composed using artificial intelligence to extract John Lennon’s voice from an old demo.
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Far-right figure ends divisive crowdfunding for police officer who shot boy, triggering riots
Jean Messiha hailed in a tweet what he called an “historic symbol of national generosity” while announcing the closing of the crowdfunding campaign at midnight Tuesday for the family of the jailed officer, identified only as Florian M.
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Macron pledges to repair riot-damaged schools and town halls
Emmanuel Macron pledged swift government support to help mayors rebuild schools, libraries and town halls destroyed during a week of violence that swept across France after the police shooting of a teenager. Thousands of insurance claims have started to pour in as small business owners seek to repair stores and offices attacked during the riots, […]