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Yarmouth couple facing homelessness place newspaper ad in last-ditch effort to find housing

A Yarmouth couple are hoping for a miracle as they desperately try to find a new place to live.

19 hours ago in Local, National

The world’s largest 3D printer is at a university in Maine. It just unveiled an even bigger one

ORONO, Maine (AP) — The world’s largest 3D printer has created a house that can cut construction time and labor.…

1 day ago in Local

Maine governor vetoes bill to create a minimum wage for agricultural workers

Maine's Democratic governor vetoed on Tuesday a bill to establish a minimum hourly wage for agricultural workers that she initially submitted herself.

Lifestyle

8 hours ago in Lifestyle, Trending

USDA updates rules for school meals that limit added sugars for the first time

The nation's school meals will get a makeover under new nutrition standards that limit added sugars for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday.

20 hours ago in Lifestyle

Edmunds: What you need to know about wrapping your car

Gaze around the next time you're stuck in traffic and see if you're not surprised, maybe even a little saddened, by the monochromatic sea around you. Modern cars come in a fantastic variety of shapes and sizes, but far fewer explore the more vibrant shades of the color wheel.

20 hours ago in Lifestyle, Trending

US banning TikTok? Your key questions answered

After years of attempts to ban the Chinese-owned app, including by former President Donald Trump, a measure to outlaw the popular video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is on its way to President Biden for his signature.

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8 hours ago in Entertainment

Judge declines to dismiss lawsuits filed against rapper Travis Scott over deadly Astroworld concert

A judge has declined to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits filed against rap star Travis Scott over his role in the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in which 10 people were killed in a crowd surge.

8 hours ago in Entertainment

The summer after Barbenheimer and the strikes, Hollywood charts a new course

" Barbenheimer " is a hard act to follow. But as Hollywood enters another summer movie season, armed with fewer superheroes and a landscape vastly altered by the strikes, it's worth remembering the classic William Goldman quote about what works: "Nobody knows anything."

1 day ago in Entertainment

Ex-gang leader’s account of Tupac Shakur killing is fiction, defense lawyer in Vegas says

The defense attorney representing a former Los Angeles-area gang leader accused of killing hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas said Tuesday his client's accounts of the killing are fiction and prosecutors lack key evidence to obtain a murder conviction.