Unnecessity seems to be the mother of some invention: There is an annual competition for such useless products made by professional artisans in Japan.
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Posted inBusiness
A new watchdog satellite will sniff out methane emissions from space
MethaneSAT will cover a vast territory while also gathering data detailed enough to spot the sources of emissions. Industries will find their feet held to the fire.
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MLB notebook: Phillies give pitcher Zack Wheeler three-year deal
Wheeler will make $42 million per season, the fourth-highest average salary in baseball history.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the Editor, March 7
US needs better immigration policies To the editor, I watched a speech by El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele. Since being elected in 2019, he has taken El Salvador from being the “Murder Capital of the World” to being the most crime free country in the Western Hemisphere. Bukele was able to accomplish this through mass […]
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Tom Caron: Red Sox hope starting pitcher Kutter Crawford is ready for a breakthrough
Crawford is the front-runner for the No. 4 spot in Boston’s starting rotation and will be counted on to go deeper into games this season.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Mental health funding bill draws broad support at Maine State House
Nobody testified against House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross’ proposal to invest at least $17.5 million in mental health crisis services.
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Do AI video-generators dream of San Pedro? Madonna among early adopters of AI’s next wave
Making instant videos is the next wave of generative artificial intelligence, much like chatbots and image-generators before it.
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Iowa star Caitlin Clark can’t fully grasp all she has accomplished
Clark, who became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I on Sunday, hopes people remember how much fun she has playing basketball.
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Black women struggle to find their way in a job world where diversity is under attack
With attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives raging, Black women looking to climb the corporate ladder face a more hostile landscape than ever.
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UNE medical school students donate $2,000 to local hospice center
BIDDEFORD — Students at the University of New England’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) have donated $2,000 to the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, building upon a successful partnership between the two organizations that has lasted nearly 10 years. The money was raised during a fundraising dinner held by the UNE COM American Geriatrics Society/Gerontological Society of […]