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Cops Use ChatGPT to Edit Drugs Bust Photo, Goes Horribly Wrong
PetaPixel - California
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July 3, 2025
The real photo of the drugs bust, left, and the AI image that cops posted, right. A police department in Maine has been tripped up by modern photo editing after it posted an AI-generated image of a drug bust. Westbrook Maine Police Department used...
Madawaska school cuts additional $200,000 after voters reject budget
St. John Valley News - Maine
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July 3, 2025
The Madawaska School Committee voted on July 2 to present roughly $200,000 worth of cuts to the school budget after voters rejected it in June. (Chris Bouchard | The County) MADAWASKA, Maine — After Madawaska voters shot down the town’s education...
The Broadband Story Abundance Liberals Like Ezra Klein Got Wrong
Washington Monthly
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July 9, 2025
In late March, the New York Times columnist and podcaster Ezra Klein went on the Weekly Show with Jon Stewart podcast to talk about his new book, Abundance, which Klein had co-authored with journalist Derek Thompson, then of The Atlantic. The...
What’s in a State Flag?
Saturday Evening Post - Texas
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July 2, 2025
Weekly Newsletter The best of The Saturday Evening Post in your inbox! What do Pennsylvania, Illinois, Nebraska, Mississippi, Michigan, Utah, Minnesota, Maine, South Carolina, and Massachusetts — states that span U.S. regions, and the political...
EXPLAINER: How the Tax Bill Impacts Your Health Care, in Bite-Size Terms
Minnesota Women's Press
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UPDATED July 3, 2025 — The Trump tax cut bill passed 51-50 in the U.S. Senate session earlier this week, with Republican Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Thom Tillis of North Carolina joining Democrats to vote no. It...
Noncompete Agreements: What Are They, and What’s the Status of Laws Restricting Them Nationwide?
National Law Review
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July 1, 2025
Noncompete agreements are widely used by employers to limit workers’ ability to compete with their former employer during or after employment. Employers use these agreements in a heavy-handed effort to control and constrain employees’ freedom to...
Butterfly tracking project returns to Vermont after 20 years to help protect pollinators
NBC5 - Vermont
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July 2, 2025
Officials are asking the public to help identify and count butterflies. They call it the "Butterfly Atlas," and it's a five-year survey that happens every 20 years.Dana Williams, the community science coordinator at the Vermont Center for Eco...
Faith Matters: Church should be political, but not partisan
Greenfield Recorder - Massachusetts
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November 7, 2025
The Rev. Janet Adair Hansen is interim pastor of the Charlemont Federated Church. CONTRIBUTED Even back when I was ordained to Christian ministry more than 40 years ago, churches would get comments that they “were too political” or sometimes they...
June 2025 was the planet’s third-warmest on record
Yale Climate Connections - Connecticut
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July 10, 2025
June 2025 was Earth’s third-warmest June in analyses of global weather data going back to 1850, NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, or NCEI, reported July 10. NASA and the European Copernicus Climate Change Service also rated...
How cuts at the National Weather Service will impact Georgians
Atlanta News First - Georgia
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July 11, 2025
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The National Weather Service (NWS), a branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), took a big financial hit in March. As of today, the NWS has lost around 20% of its staff. But how will...
How union organizing can change your life and the world: A conversation with Jaz Brisack
The Real News Network
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July 11, 2025
After getting a job as a barista at the Elmwood Starbucks in Buffalo, New York, Jaz Brisack became a founding member of Starbucks Workers United and helped organize the first unionized Starbucks in the US in December of 2021. In their new book,...
Missouri becomes the ninth state in 2025 to prohibit foreign spending in ballot measure campaigns
Ballotpedia
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July 11, 2025
Welcome to the Friday, July 11, Brew. By: Briana Ryan Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Missouri becomes the ninth state in 2025 to prohibit foreign spending in ballot measure campaigns Building a sustainable path to complete...
AOA 2025: Wellness, self care, and the ocular impact with Dr Jessilin Quint
Optometry Times
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July 2, 2025
Jessilin Quint, OD, MBA, FAAO, co-owner of Smart Eye Care in Maine, delivered a compelling lecture on the intersection of wellness, nutrition, and ocular health. Her talk explored the emerging trends in preventative eye care and the critical role...
OUT THERE: Making the most out of a weekday holiday
The Union Democrat - California
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We decided to leave downtown Sonora early Friday to carpe diem — seize the day — and make the most of the weekday Fourth of July holiday. I left on my motorbike at 6 a.m., and my buddies left a few minutes later in a Chevrolet Trailblazer. We all...
‘Shar pei sex’, swinging, and 10 orgasms in an afternoon: This is sex after 60
The Guardian
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July 2, 2025
There is a stereotype that sex is just a young person’s game. But the numbers don’t back that up. “That is not what we’ve found in our studies,” says Dr Cynthia Graham, senior scientist at the Kinsey Institute and distinguished professor in gender...
Too Soon? 7 Exciting SFF Books Coming in Early 2026
Book Riot
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June 24, 2025
Science Fiction/Fantasy 2025 is already half over, which means we're beginning to think about next year's TBR. Here are 7 exciting new SFF books out in early 2026! Liberty Hardy Jun 24, 2025 This content contains affiliate links. When you buy...
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Why Farmed Salmon Isn't as Bad as You Think
Food & Wine
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In the U.S., 97% of salmon produced is wild-caught, thanks to the abundance of Alaska’s wild sockeye. But when it comes to consumption, Americans mostly buy farmed Atlantic salmon — two-thirds of which is imported. It’s no wonder: most of the...
Nichol Named NAC Man of the Year
BVM Sports
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July 2, 2025
Via Maine Maritime Academy, 3h ago CASTINE, Maine – Maine Maritime Academy’s Sam Nichol (Concord, N.H.) has been named the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Man of the Year. Modeled after the NCAA Woman of the Year program, the NAC Man of the Year...
Trump’s California Lawsuit Will Not Lower Egg Prices
Food & Water Watch
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July 10, 2025
Lowering food prices must begin with addressing food monopoly power — not gutting critical animal welfare regulations The Trump Administration’s Department of Justice has sued the State of California over Propositions 12 and 2, alleging that the...
The nine best spots to satisfy your seafood cravings
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Finding good seafood here can be like shooting fish in a barrel, but some restaurants rise above the rest. Whether you’re celebrating a special occasion or hankering for something deep-fried to a perfect golden brown, our list has just the place...