The bans are aimed at a handful of critical technologies related to the modernization of China’s military and intelligence capabilities.
2023
‘Something Rotten!’ hits Maine State Music Theatre stage
What happens when you take one part “Spamalot,” one part “Book of Mormon,” and add a rhyming couplet (or two) with a large splash of thrilling dance routines? You get the hilarious musical comedy that brings Shakespeare to glorious, vibrant life — “Something Rotten!” Set in 1595, “Something Rotten!” follows the story of Nick and Nigel Bottom, […]
Scientists look beyond climate change, El Nino for other factors heating up the Earth
Scientists are wondering if global warming and El Nino have an accomplice in fueling this summer’s record-shattering heat.
Unprecedented damage from storms this year is upending the insurance industry
The storms in the U.S. were so severe, there were 10 that resulted in damages of $1 billion or more, and Texas was the state most severely effected.
Watch: Like a Boss with Dr. Jacqueline Edmondson, President of USM
The 14th USM President, Dr. Jacqueline Edmondson, sat down with Lisa DeSisto on Wednesday, Sept. 27.
Former district attorney running for Cape Elizabeth Town Council
Former Cumberland County District Attorney Stephanie Anderson has filed nomination papers to run for the Cape Elizbeth Town Council in the Nov. 7 election. Two council seats will be on the November ballot. No other candidates had filed to run as of Wednesday. The seats up for election are now held by first-term Councilors Nicole […]
WeWork warns of bankruptcy risk after years of losses
The flexible workspace provider is running out of options – and cash.
How hip-hop went from being shunned by big business to multimillion-dollar collaborations
The music genre germinated 50 years ago as an escape from the poverty and violence of New York City’s most distressed borough, the Bronx, where few wanted to invest in its businesses or its people.
Maine becomes top recipient of Senate earmark funding after Collins gains seniority
According to an analysis by CQ/Roll Call, Maine is set to receive the most Senate funding for earmarks of any state in Fiscal Year 2024 – $602 million – even though the state’s population ranks 41st.
Rapper Ne-Yo apologizes for transphobic comments, then doubles down: ‘My opinion is mine’
After garnering criticism for what he said on ‘The Gloria Velez Podcast,’ Ne-Yo posted a statement on social media expressing his ‘deepest apologies’ to anyone he ‘may have hurt.’