Michael Straight walked more than a half-million steps using an exoskeleton, until the manufacturer said it would not maintain machines older than 5 years.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport kicks off self-serve fuel option for pilots
The Buzz: Better Living Center open a second store in Lisbon; Riverside Children’s Academy child care ready to open downtown Lewiston.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine Turnpike Authority warns of ‘smishing’ scam to collect phony toll charges
The scam involves text messages that appear to be from the Maine Turnpike Authority claiming there is an unpaid E-ZPass toll and threatening an additional fee if not paid immediately.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
States sue TikTok, claim platform is addictive and harms kids’ mental health
More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against the video platform.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Wall Street slides after Treasury yields climb back above 4% and oil rises
Monday’s sharpest losses hit stocks of utility companies.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine Crime, News
Livermore Falls medical marijuana shop burglarized; products and lighters stolen
A front door was broken to gain entry into The Pharm just after 12 a.m. on Sunday at 72 Main St. in Central Plaza.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
NSA investigating potential Chinese hacking of American telecom firms
The NSA has warned since 2022 that telecommunications infrastructure was vulnerable to Chinese hacking.
Posted inBusiness, Election 2024, Nation / World, News, Politics
New analysis suggests national debt could increase under Harris – but it would surge under Trump
Neither candidate has meaningfully stressed budget deficit reduction in their pitch to voters.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
U.S. court to review civil rights lawsuit alleging environmental racism in a Louisiana parish
The issue is whether a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies that placed polluting industries in majority-Black communities.
Posted inBusiness, Schools & Education
Working: Matt Bramlett and Marg Levesque change careers to ease bus driver crunch at RSU 4
Wales-based school district embraces new drivers for taking action to help resolve challenge of finding, retaining critical drivers.