REvil late Sunday offered in a posting on its dark web site a universal decryptor software key that would unscramble all affected machines in exchange for $70 million in cryptocurrency.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Surging global food prices put staple meals out of reach for many
Surging consumer food prices are a local problem – and a global one.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Southwest, American delays hint at hard summer for travelers
If you’re planning to fly this summer, bring plenty of patience; the long lines are back at airports.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Movies with Maine connections focus of 2021 Maine International Film Festival in Waterville
About 50 films to be shown during annual 10-day festival, with focus on those made, produced or set in Maine.
Posted inMaine
Emergence of browntail moths across central Maine shows growing scope of outbreak
While the moths do not pose the same risk as the caterpillars, with their toxic, rash-causing hairs, the moths clearly illustrate the spread of the invasive species into central Maine.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Cannes reawakens, pins hopes on film festival’s return
The show is now running 14 months late, thanks to the pandemic.
Posted inNation & World, Sports, Uncategorized
Autopsy: Columbus goalie died of chest trauma
A medical examiner in Michigan says Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died of chest trauma due to a fireworks mortar blast, and not a subsequent fall as authorities previously reported.
Posted inSports
Federer, Djokovic joined by parade of newcomers in Wimbledon quarters
Former champ Angelique Kerber ousts 17-year-old Coco Gauff on the final Manic Monday at Wimbledon.
Posted inMaine, Religion and Values
Maine priest placed on leave following sexual abuse allegation
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland says it is following its protocol while investigating allegations that the Rev. Robert Vaillancourt abused an underage girl in the 1980s.
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From the Garden: Buy or make a rain gauge to get watering right
In my experience, gardeners often overestimate rainfall. A cloudburst might seem to have thoroughly saturated the ground, but scratch down an inch and you might find bone-dry soil. Because watering — not too much and not too little — is one of the keys to a successful garden, it pays to be more analytical about […]