The law allows the attorney general’s office to file for a court injunction to stop the activity and penalize anyone breaking the law with a Class D crime, which is punishable by fines of $500 to $1,000 and up to a year in jail.
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U.S.-China competition to field military drone swarms could fuel global arms race
U.S. and Chinese military planners are gearing up for a new kind of warfare in which squadrons of air and sea drones equipped with artificial intelligence work together like a swarm of bees to overwhelm an enemy.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
How immigrant workers in Maine, U.S. have helped boost job growth and stave off a recession
At the Flood Brothers farm in Maine’s ‘dairy capital’ of Clinton, foreign-born workers make up half the staff of nearly 50, feeding the cows, tending crops and helping collect the milk.
Posted inBusiness
Ford is under investigation for Bronco Sport gas leaks. U.S. says its remedy doesn’t fix the problem
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in documents posted Friday that the probe will ‘evaluate the adequacy and safety consequences of the remedy’ that Ford specifies in the recall.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. intelligence finding shows China surging equipment sales to Russia
New sensitive findings Friday on the condition of anonymity, said that in 2023 about 90% of Russia’s microelectronics came from China, which Russia has used to make missiles, tanks and aircraft.
Posted inNation & World, News
Israeli settlers rampage through a West Bank village, killing 1 Palestinian and wounding 25
The killing came after an Israeli raid overnight killed two Palestinians, including a Hamas militant in confrontations with Israeli forces.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Buckfield stabbing victim and suspect knew each other from prison, police say
The motive in the case remains unclear, according to court documents.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Readfield-area school board passes $22.9 million budget
The RSU 38 board of directors voted Wednesday to approve a budget that raises school taxes on average 8.24% throughout the district, which includes Manchester, Mount Vernon, Wayne and Readfield.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Colby College program to aid middle-income families with cap on tuition, room and board
The program is possible because of a $10 million gift from an anonymous donor, the Waterville college said.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Photos: Margaret Chase Smith Community School topping-off ceremony held in Skowhegan
Contractors set the final steel beam for the new community school under construction behind the Margaret Chase Smith School on Heselton Street. All photos by Morning Sentinel photographer Anna Chadwick.