1. Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for President on Thursday. Harris is the first Black woman and first person of South Asian descent to accept a major party’s presidential nomination, and if elected, she would be the first female U.S. president. A UNH poll released Wednesday gives Harris a 17 point lead across the whole state of Maine. More surprisingly, the poll shows Harris leading Trump by five points in Maine’s Second Congressional District. (WGME)
2. U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, shots designed to more closely target recent virus strains – and hopefully whatever variants cause trouble this winter, too. Pfizer and Moderna are set to begin shipping millions of doses. (PH)
3. The Sea Dogs hosted “Women In Sports” night yesterday. Athletes like Mackenzie Holmes, who threw out the first pitch, and Sea Dogs commentators, Emma Tiedemann and Rylee Pay, were honored at the game. The Portland Sea Dogs is only the second team in all of professional baseball to have a broadcasting team made up entirely of women. (NCM)
4. On Thursday, IG rolled out the ability to attach a song to your profile like you used to be able to do on MySpace. Go to “edit profile” and click “Add music to your profile.” Then, pick your music or search in the For You section. Highlight 30 seconds of the song. It will stay on your profile until you pick a new one. (EG)
5. Hot Radio Maine is teaming up with Crow’s Nest Barbershop in Auburn for our 4th annual CUTS FOR CLASS on Monday August 26th from 10am to 4pm. We’re giving away FREE back to school HAIRCUTS (students 18 and under) First Come, first serve. While time permits at 600 Turner Street in Auburn. (HRM)
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