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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business
Video game performers will go on strike over AI concerns
Negotiators say gains have been made over wages and job safety in the video game contract, but that the two sides remain split over the regulation of generative AI.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
After clashing with selectmen, Pittston road commissioner to receive his stipend — with one stipulation
Sam Snow’s pay had been withheld by the Select Board over concerns about his job performance. Going forward, he will have to follow certain guidelines when performing his duties.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
House Republicans vote to rebuke Kamala Harris over administration’s handling of border policy
Six Democrats also voted for the resolution, including Rep. Jared Golden.
Posted inNation & World, News
Harris tells Netanyahu ‘it is time’ to end the war in Gaza and bring the hostages home
With all eyes on the likely Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris largely reiterated President Biden’s longstanding message that it’s time to find an endgame to the brutal war in Gaza.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, News, Politics
Rep. Jared Golden ‘absolutely not’ committed to supporting Kamala Harris
The Democrat’s opponent, Republican state Rep. Austin Theriault, accuses Golden of taking ‘the position of every other slippery Washington politician who refuses to disclose who they’re supporting for president.’
Posted inKennebec Journal, Life & Culture, Local & State
Fan of silent films? Here’s your chance to see a few in Gardiner this Saturday.
The Silent Film Fest: The Show Must Go On is sponsored by the Augusta Colonial Theater. It is held this year at Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner.
Posted inBusiness
U.S. economy grew at a healthy 2.8% annual pace last quarter
The Commerce Department said the gross domestic product picked up in the April-June quarter.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine’s public defense commission relaxes some of its attorney eligibility rules
In an effort to address the state’s public defense crisis, the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services voted to make it easier for some lawyers to get waivers for their experience and training requirements.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Sweetgrass harvesting may return to Acadia
Gathering sweetgrass, which the Wabanaki have traditionally used in basket weaving and for ceremonies, has been outlawed in the national park since it was formally established in 1916.