After multiple reported sightings last week, experts confirmed that at least one great white shark was in southern Maine waters.
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Wall Street climbs as Big Tech recovers following worst week in months
The gains were broad, with more than three-quarters of the stocks in the S&P 500 closing higher.
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Maine to receive up to $72 million for more heat pumps in federal program for 5 New England states
The goal is for heat pumps to reach at least 65% of residential-scale heating, air conditioning and water heating sales by 2030 and 90% by 2040.
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EPA awards $4.3 billion to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution
Maine will get a portion of $450 million to accelerate adoption of cold-climate heat pumps and water heaters.
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Malicious actors trying to exploit global tech outage for their own gain
Government cybersecurity agencies across the globe and CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz are warning businesses and individuals about new phishing schemes.
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Meet some of the world’s cleanest pigs, raised to grow kidneys and hearts for humans
After decades of failed attempts, companies including Revivicor, eGenesis and Makana Therapeutics are engineering pigs to be more humanlike.
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Northern lights possible over Maine this week as active solar season flares up again
One of the most vibrant aurora seasons in years continues this summer as a medium-size solar storm is forecasted to arrive in Maine skies Tuesday night.
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Most airlines except one are recovering from the CrowdStrike tech outage. The feds have noticed
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke to Delta CEO Ed Bastian on Sunday about the airline’s high number of cancellations since Friday.
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Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds St. Albans man’s child sexual assault conviction
Corey W. Farley, now 33, was sentenced to 23 years in prison after a Somerset County jury found him guilty of gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact.
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Working waterfronts from Kittery to Eastport to receive $21.2 million for storm recovery
Gov. Janet Mills announced that 68 Maine working waterfronts will get grants of up to $2 million apiece to aid recovery from catastrophic winter storms.