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Flutterwave boosts remittances reach with 20 new U.S. licenses
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 4, 2025
Africa’s leading payments technology company, Flutterwave, has relaunched its flagship remittance solution, the Send App, across US states following the acquisition of its Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs). This comes after Flutterwave secured 20...
New methods complement old in revealing diet of larval lobsters
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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June 30, 2025
ORONO — Researchers from the University of Maine and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences have demonstrated a new approach to understanding the diet of newly hatched American lobsters, opening doors for better understanding the role they play in...
Nichol Named 2024 USILA Scholar All-American
BVM Sports
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July 3, 2025
Via Maine Maritime Academy, 3h ago CASTINE, Maine – Sam Nichol (Concord, N.H.) has been named a 2025 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Scholar All-American. Nichol becomes just the fourth Maine Maritime Academy men’s...
‘A national movement’: 15 states consider laws on menopause care and training for doctors
WCVB Channel 5 Boston - Massachusetts
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July 12, 2025
There’s a new wave of interest in improving menopause care in the United States. It’s in books, on podcasts and dominating social media hashtags – and it’s even generating new legislation across more than a dozen states.From New York to...
Send App By Flutterwave Relaunches In The US With Expanded Money Transfer To Africa
Financial IT
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July 4, 2025
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, today announced the relaunch of its flagship remittance solution, Send App, across US states following its newly acquired Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs). This comes after Flutterwave...
The Pulse: NH leads the country in trade complexity
New Hampshire Business Review
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July 3, 2025
New Hampshire ranks first among all 50 states in the economic complexity of its international trade, a measure that points to economic sustainability and strong economic growth in the future, according to a research project launched by MIT...
What marine life will you find in the Jersey Shore surf? It's shocking
Asbury Park Press - New Jersey
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Coquina clams, also known as bean clams, are small, colorful bivalves found along the Jersey Shore. Horseshoe crabs, ancient arthropods related to spiders and scorpions, are commonly seen all along the Jersey Shore down to the Delaware Bay, where...
How ECC Developed Their Blueprint for Security and AV Tech Innovation
Security Sales & Integration
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July 3, 2025
For nearly seven decades, Electronic Contracting Company (ECC) has quietly built a reputation as one of the most trusted technology systems integrators. With headquarters in Lincoln, Neb., and five locations in the Midwest, ECC delivers AV,...
Trump’s Secret is Hidden in Plain Sight
The New Hampshire Gazette
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July 11, 2025
To the Editor: Why do people find Trump’s behavior puzzling? The reasons for it are remarkably clear. The “stooge” strategy has been a mainstay of mafias since before the Borgias: find a prominent but indebted businessman, bail him out, own him...
Northeast Firms to Pay $1.37M to Settle Claims of Shoddy Runway Construction
Insurance Journal
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July 3, 2025
Contractors from Maine, Connecticut and New York will pay $1.37 million to resolve allegations concerning false claims for payment related to the rehabilitation of a Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport runway in Westfield, Massachusetts. As part of...
FMCSA’s new motor carrier registration system is designed to prevent fraud and identity theft
The Trucker
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July 3, 2025
From identity theft to outright cargo heists, fraud is a growing concern in the freight industry. In an effort to stem the fraud epidemic, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA) is in the process of updating the Unified...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Revolutionary War ancestors
St. John Valley News - Maine
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July 11, 2025
This is the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution. The celebrations have begun, notably the Boston Tea Party and the battles at Lexington and Concord. Do you have an ancestor who fought in the Revolution or aided the Revolution...
A challenge to Sen. Bernie Sanders: The IDF is a terror group, not Hamas
The Free Press
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July 13, 2025
I always looked at Sen. Bernie Sanders as the voice of reason and held him in high regards when it comes to the plight of the Palestinians. However, I was shocked and saddened that he had recently referred to Hamas as a terrorist organization. In...