Breathless headlines of artificial intelligence discovering or restoring lost works of art ignore the fact that these machines rarely, if ever, reveal one secret or solve a single mystery.
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, News
Can at-home COVID-19 tests make holiday gatherings safer?
Home test kits for COVID-19 can add a layer of safety and reassurance to holiday gatherings by providing on-the-spot results
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Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News
Narrow Gauge Distribution: Feds pursue charges in alleged cannabis conspiracy
Prosecutors say the wide-ranging conspiracy involves illegal marijuana growth and sales that also implicates a dozen people — including a county prosecutor, three former sheriff’s deputies, a police officer and an elected town official.
Posted inMaine, News
Downpours and gusty winds to hit Maine on Friday
The total precipitation expected from the cold front passing tomorrow ranges from half an inch to 1.75 inches with the most falling in the mountains and southeast towards the coast.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
Watch video: RSU 4 discusses its universal masking policy
Members of Regional School Unit 4 board will make a presentation and take questions from residents of Sabattus, Wales and Litchfield on the district’s universal masking policy.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation / World, News
People magazine names Paul Rudd as 2021’s Sexiest Man Alive
LOS ANGELES — Paul Rudd has been crowned as 2021’s Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine. Rudd, known for his starring roles in Marvel’s “Ant-Man” films, “This is 40” and “Clueless,” was revealed as this year’s winner Tuesday night on CBS’ ”The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” The actor tells the magazine in an issue […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine gas prices up again, but relief could be coming soon
Gas prices rose once again in northern New England over the last week.
Posted inNation / World, News
Big Bird said he got a shot. Ted Cruz took aim
A Sesame Street character announced he got his COVID-19 vaccine, and the Republican senator from Texas called it ‘government propaganda.’
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion, Perspective
Being multilingual helped Samu Tona — and Lewiston
I met Samu Tona on the first day of the rest of his life. It was September 2017. Just days before, they’d fled their native Angola, where crime rates were on the rise, politically motivated killings had become commonplace. “There is so much insecurity there,” he said. “It’s dangerous, basic human needs are not being met, unemployment […]
Posted inHealth, News, Perspective
Want to make sure your child is fully vaccinated for the holidays? Here is what to know.
Health experts stressed the most important thing is to get vaccinated as soon as possible – adding partial vaccination still offers some protection ahead of holiday gatherings.