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1. Maine reported another 572 cases of COVID-19 Thursday and 6 additional deaths. Hospitalizations remain high, with 206 people hospitalized with COVID-19. (PRESS HERALD)
2. The University of Maine System announced all employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 8. More than 88-percent of the University of Maine System’s full- and part-time employees already meet the requirements. (WGME)
3. Rock Row owners have announced that they plan to build the state’s largest conference and meeting center at a cost of around $600 million. The owners say the center will put Maine on the map as a destination for world-class performances and events. (WGME)
4. Maine’s second Chick-fil-A opened Thursday morning at Rock Row in Westbrook. The Chick-fil-A will be open Monday through Saturday from 6:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. (WMTW)
5. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company is rebranding itself as Meta in an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future, what Zuckerberg calls the “metaverse.” (NEWS CENTER)
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