Checkers and Carl’s Jr. are among U.S. fast-food chains hailing AI-powered drive-thrus as labor-zapping wizards that speed up service.
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Posted inBusiness, Health, Politics
White House targets patents of high-price prescriptions in latest effort to lower drug costs
Under a plan announced Thursday, the government would consider overriding the patent for high-priced drugs developed with the help of taxpayer money.
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Waterville, shelter officials help homeless people at river find shelter as bitter weather arrives
City Manager Bryan Kaenrath is asking people to train to become volunteers to help staff a warming center during severe weather this winter.
Posted inMaine, Times Record
Fate of Wiscasset principal to be decided at hearing
Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Gina Stevens was placed on leave and faces possible firing after she was accused of several transgressions, including authorizing the installation of a hidden camera and mistreating students and staff.
Posted inNation & World, News
Ospreys had safety issues long before they were grounded. A look at the aircraft’s history
On Wednesday, the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps grounded all Ospreys after a preliminary investigation of last week’s crash indicated that a material failure and not a mistake by the crew led to the deaths.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Rapper Kodak Black arrested on cocaine charges in South Florida
The rapper was arrested last year on charges of trafficking in oxycodone and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
‘Oppenheimer’ will get a theatrical release in Japan after all
The Japanese distributor Bitters End said Thursday that the Christopher Nolan film will play in the country’s theaters in 2024.
Posted inBusiness, Health
Two babies infected with rare bacteria sometimes found in powdered formula
Federal health officials confirmed Thursday that 2 cases of invasive infections caused by cronobacter sakazakii have been reported.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Police identify three suspects in connection with Norridgewock armed robbery that led to hourslong search
The three suspects were not cooperative when asked to identify themselves to officials, according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Judge weighing whether to release South Portland teen accused of planning murder scheme
Cumberland County Judge Peter Darvin says he is concerned by statements a 17-year-old allegedly made to corrections officers at Long Creek Youth Development Center.