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COLFAX COUNTY, Neb. (KOLN) – The state of Nebraska issued a health alert Thursday about a harmful algae bloom, also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake in Colfax County.Calamus Reservoir in Garfield County was on alert last week but has been removed from the health alert.According to the Department of Health and Human Services, samples taken earlier this week from the alert lakes showed total levels of microcystin, a toxin released by certain strains of blue-green algae, exceeding the standard limit of 8 parts per billion.When a health alert is issued, public caution signs are…
Manually stamping passports is “time-consuming and does not allow for the systematic detection of illegal immigrants,” the EU said. advertisementPassport stamps are a badge of honor for many travelers and provide a fond record of their adventures.However, once you enter the Schengen Area, that will soon become a thing of the past.The new Automated Entrance System (EES), due to be introduced on 10 November 2024, will digitally register non-EU visitors and eliminate the need for physical stamps.”The EES will replace the current system of manual stamping of passports, which is time-consuming, does not provide reliable data on border crossings and…
No. 10 Florida State will play its first game outside the United States on Saturday when it faces Georgia Tech in the 2024 Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland. The Seminoles were undefeated in the ACC last season but missed the College Football Playoff. The team has a 15-11-1 record against each other, including a 41-16 victory in their most recent meeting (2022). Georgia Tech exceeded expectations last year in head coach Brent Key's first season at the helm, earning its first win since 2018.Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET. The latest Florida State vs. Georgia Tech odds…
Get back in the fight as you defend Azeroth from the shadows below. Journey through never-before-seen subterranean worlds filled with hidden wonders and lurking perils, down to the dark depths of the nerubian empire, where the malicious Harbinger of the Void is gathering arachnid forces to bring Azeroth to its knees. World of Warcraft’s next expansion—The War Within—will launch in the Americas, Europe, Taiwan, Korea, and Australia/New Zealand at the same time globally. Wherever you live and whatever faction you represent, you can be part of one globally unified front as the way into the Khaz Algar…
Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot has been flooding the web with “deepfake” images of everyone from Donald Trump to Musk himself, with results that range from the downright bizarre to the downright disturbing. Since its release last week, Grok users have created a rash of fake images of Trump robbing a convenience store and flying a plane into the Twin Towers, as well as images of Harris pregnant with Trump's child, Musk as an overweight slob and former President George W. Bush snorting cocaine from his desk in the Oval Office. Some of the gruesome deepfakes looked like the work…
Amid growing concerns about the political impact of immigration, various countries on both sides of the Atlantic this week adopted new measures to crack down on asylum seekers.Panama has begun U.S.-funded deportation flights as part of an agreement with the U.S. to stem the flow of hundreds of thousands of people who pass through the country each year on their way to the U.S. border. Immigration is now the second most important issue for U.S. voters. Brazil has announced it will crack down on asylum-seekers after it found that many were simply using the country as a springboard to travel…
If you're feeling anxious about the recent rapid development of artificial intelligence, you should know that you're not alone: In fact, American companies are getting worried, too. By law, public companies must tell investors about material risks that could impair their profitability, usually things like a weakening economy or potential supply chain problems. And more than 56% of Fortune 500 companies list AI as one of the risk factors in their annual SEC filings, according to a new analysis from Arize AI. Now, what those risks are specifically, and which companies are concerned about them, may not be what you…
Here you’ll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to World of Warcraft: The War Within, Cataclysm Classic, Season of Discovery, WoW Classic Era, and Hardcore. Some of the hotfixes below take effect the moment they were implemented, while others may require scheduled realm restarts to go into effect. Please keep in mind that some issues cannot be addressed without a client-side patch update. This list will be updated as additional hotfixes are applied. Hotfixes August 23, 2024 Classes Priest Shadow Fixed an issue causing Void Tendrils from Idol of C’Thun to…
What's for breakfast? Mealworms may have been served at the Chicago hotel hosting the Democratic National Convention.CHICAGO (AP) — Mealworms may have been the culprit behind guests falling ill while dining at a Chicago hotel during the Democratic National Convention earlier this week, Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said Thursday when asked for an update on Wednesday's incident. Police said multiple suspects entered the Fairmont Chicago, which was hosting a breakfast for Democratic National Convention delegates, and began placing “unidentified objects” on food tables before leaving just before 7 a.m. Wednesday. One person who ingested the food was treated by…
Aug. 23 (Reuters) – Future outlook for Asian markets.Japanese inflation and monetary policy are in focus in Asian markets on Friday. Nervous anticipation is spreading in global markets ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole. U.S. stocks and bonds fell on Thursday, while the dollar rose. That was a reversal from this week, when the S&P 500 rallied toward its recent all-time high, the 10-year Treasury yield closed at its lowest in more than a year and the dollar hit a 2024 low.The S&P 500 came within 0.5% of last month's all-time high on Thursday but…