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Benchmark raises $225M in special funds to double down on Cerebras

Savannah Guthrie’s mother may have been kidnapped. How does law enforcement handle negotiations?

This Maine guide taught a pop star to fish

Aroostook’s Acadian Village aims to raise big money as it turns 50

Madica, a program by Flourish Ventures, steps up pre-seed investing in Africa

Madica, an investment program launched by US-based investor Flourish Ventures to back pre-seed startups in Africa, plans to invest in...

Labour veteran Frank Field dies

Frank Field, the former Labour MP and minister, has died at the age of 81.

Nato target for defence spending should rise due to ‘more dangerous world’ , Grant Shapps says

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has said he wants the new Nato target for defence spending to be 2.5% of gross...

French startup FlexAI exits stealth with $30M to ease access to AI compute

With the current iteration of its product going through its paces with a handful of beta customers, FlexAI will launch...

Suspect was ‘targeting’ Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in home break-in, district attorney says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 29-year-old suspect in a break-in at the home of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass last...

Senate passes bill forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signature

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media...

Maine lawmakers fell short in Lewiston shooting response, families and survivors say

One said lawmakers took a few, but not enough, positive steps. Another criticized legislators for pushing “an agenda” that wouldn't...

Brewer schools propose budget with nearly 8 percent hike

The proposed budget is about $2.1 million — or 7.7 percent — more than last year’s $26.1 million spending plan.

Maine’s homeless advocates are closely following this key Supreme Court case

The Court will soon decide whether the city of Grants Pass, Oregon, enacted a “cruel and unusual” punishment when it fined...

Spring trolling can be a blast, even for ‘snobby’ fly fishers