The company also adopted strawless lids in 2019, and last year, it said it would accept customer-provided cups for drive-thru and mobile orders in the U.S. and Canada.
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Man arrested in Winslow standoff initiated similar incident in 2011
William M. Dolley, 52, was arrested at his residence at 167 North Pond Road after a nearly nine-hour standoff, police confirmed Thursday.
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Poland arrests man suspected of spying for Russia in Ukrainian president assassination plot
Several people, including a dual Russian-Spanish citizen, have been arrested in Poland on allegations of spying for Russia since Moscow launched its attack on Ukraine in February 2022.
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Somerset County to fix crucial gap in its internet at fraction of original cost
The county will spend just $30,000 to implement a satellite network that will serve as a backup to county-owned fiber internet that connects the county’s jail, courthouse, and emergency communications center.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
‘Massive’ marijuana grow operation discovered in Jay farmhouse, authorities say
Authorities have not released the exact location of the farmhouse.
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Waterville police investigate hoax bomb threat at Shaw’s Plaza
While investigators declined to say which business reported the threat, the incident comes as more than 40 Planet Fitness locations across the United States have been targeted by similar hoax threats in the wake of a social media campaign against the company’s trans-inclusive locker room policy.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Lawmakers pass supplemental budget that includes $60 million in storm relief
Gov. Janet Mills says she plans to sign the $430 million budget into law and hopes to distribute the winter storm damage relief as soon as possible.
Posted inNation & World
Biden, U.K. issue new sanctions on Iran in response to weekend attack on Israel
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill also have been quickly pushing forward legislation that would financially punish the Islamic Republic and its leaders.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
A jury of 12 has been picked for Trump’s hush money criminal trial. Now alternates must be chosen
The jury includes a sales professional, a software engineer, a security engineer, an English teacher, a speech therapist, multiple lawyers, an investment banker and a retired wealth manager.
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State says it’s the rightful owner of sunken ship near Bar Harbor
The state is intervening in a lawsuit after a Maine company asked a federal judge to ‘arrest’ a sunken ship from the 1800s that it wants to salvage.