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Former MBAN building in Belfast going up for auction

BELFAST, Maine (AP)   A large complex where former credit card company MBNA once employed 2,000 Mainers is going up for auction

Vermont truck driver seriously injured in rollover crash in Maine

A truck driver from Vermont is seriously injured after a rollover crash in Oxford County on Wednesday morning.

Medicaid expansion improves access to opioid treatment

Medicaid expansion in Maine is starting to improve access to treatments for opioid use disorder.

Police make burglary arrest at construction site

PORTLAND, Maine (WGAN)  Portland Police making a burglary arrest Thursday morning

Augusta to boost safety of events like annual biker toy run

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   The Augusta City Council is considering a safety proposal aimed at reducing the odds of another tragedy like one during the 2017 United Bikers of Maine Toy Run

NSF funds Maine project focused on coast, environmental DNA

ORONO, Maine (AP)   Science institutions in Maine say a $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation will help pay for a five-year project aimed at dramatically improving the understanding of coastal ecosystems through studying DNA

Rat Infestation Plagues Town For Over 6 Months

Officials in a Maine town say they are trying to stop a rat infestation that has plagued their community for more than six months.

Officials: Body recovered was that of missing Bremen man

The Maine medical examiner’s office has confirmed the identity of a man’s body found in Greenland Cove near Bremen.

Maine home sales, prices remained steady in July

Home sales in Maine were about the same in July as they were during the previous month a year ago, while prices ticked up slightly.

Maine says confusing voter mailings aren’t from state

Maine’s Secretary of State says some households are receiving a confusing voter registration mailing that’s not from state government.

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IOC and Saudi Arabia cancel their 12-year deal to host video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh

FILE -Olympic Rings are pictured in front of The Olympic House, headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the opening of the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 28, 2023. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP, File)

The IOC and Saudi Arabia have canceled their 12-year deal to host the video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh in a rare setback for a sports project backed by the oil-rich kingdom.

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Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them

A sign in a Kwik Trip store shows the store will no longer be using pennies to give change, on Oct. 23, 2025, in Yorkville, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

President Donald Trump's decision to stop producing the penny earlier this year is starting to have real implications for the nation's commerce.

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Universal Music and AI song generator Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new AI music platform

FILE - Taylor Swift arrives at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

The rise of AI song generation tools like Udio has disrupted the $20 billion music streaming industry. Record labels accuse the platforms of exploiting the recorded works of artists without compensating them.

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5 more jewel heist arrests made as Louvre probe deepens

People tour the courtyard of Le Louvre museum in the rain Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

The prosecutor, Laure Beccuau, told RTL radio that one of the detainees is suspected of being part of the four-person team that robbed the Louvre's Apollo Gallery in broad daylight on Oct. 19.

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How Americans feel about changing the clocks, according to a new AP-NORC poll

FILE - Custodian Ray Keen inspects a clock face before changing the time on the 100-year-old clock atop the Clay County Courthouse March 8, 2014, in Clay Center, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Only 12% of U.S. adults favor the current system of daylight saving time, which has people in most states changing the clocks twice a year, according to a new AP-NORC poll, while 47% are opposed and 40% are neutral.