There were bright spots to be found in the year 2023, of course there were. It’s just that in the Lewiston-Auburn area in particular, one finds he has to search a little harder to find those high points because the lows were just so profound. The mass shooting in Lewiston on Oct. 25 was so […]
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Air in Times Square filled with colored paper as organizers test New Year’s Eve confetti
Visitors to Times Square got a small preview of New York City’s famed New Year’s Eve party.
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Atlas Supply Corp. in Lewiston closing its doors for good
After 40 years, owners Lise and Jeff Lothrop say they are looking forward to retirement.
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What to do (and avoid) after you’ve been scammed
What’s worse than falling victim to a scam online? Being scammed again while dealing with the original crime. There’s a booming industry of criminals who target people at their worst moments, squeezing more money or information out of them in exchange for false hope. They’ll promise to get you back into a hacked Facebook account […]
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Maui’s economy needs tourists. Can they visit without compounding wildfire trauma?
Hawaii’s governor and mayor are welcoming tourists back to the west side of Maui months after August wildfires killed at least 100 people and destroyed more than 2,000 buildings.
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Architect of Argentina’s reforms says he isn’t even halfway done
His boss, newly elected President Javier Milei, has wasted no time since taking office on Dec. 10 with a popular mandate to tame inflation running above 160% and restart a stagnant economy.
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Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen says he unwittingly sent AI-generated fake legal cases to his attorney
Cohen, who was disbarred five years ago, said to a judge that he found the citations by doing research through Google Bard and was unaware that the service could generate nonexistent cases.
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In reversal, U.S. to heighten efforts to collect billions in unpaid COVID loans
The Biden administration plans to aggressively pursue thousands of small businesses that may have missed payments on an estimated $30 billion in overdue loans.
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Proposal to use Auburn barn for a wedding venue has neighbors riled
The owners of a house and barn at 138 Fairview Ave. in Auburn will ask the Planning Board to use the property to host intimate weddings. Some neighbors say the potential noise and added traffic is not a good fit for the single-family neighborhood.
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U.S. companies are picky about investing in China. The exceptions? Burgers and lattes
Some of the world’s biggest brands said this year that they were considering shifting manufacturing away from China. Not McDonald’s or Starbucks.