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A high school junior pipe band could lose its world title after a “clerical error” led to the announcement of the wrong winner in one of its categories at the World Pipe Band Championships.The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBA), which runs the competition, said Lochgelly High School's victory in the Novice Junior B category was the result of an “administrative error”.The RSPBA said it had sent letters to each band that played in Glasgow on Saturday, inviting them to a meeting to explain how the error would affect their final rankings.Exact results will be announced after “in-depth discussions” with…

LINCOLN, N.H. (WCAX) – New Hampshire health officials announced Wednesday that efforts to remove Legionella bacteria from a cooling tower in Lincoln have been successful and there is no ongoing risk to the public.The New Hampshire Department of Health announced last week that five people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease after being exposed to contaminated water from a cooling tower behind the Riverwalk Resort. That number has since risen to seven.Health officials warned last week that there could be a continuing risk of infection to the public while repairs are carried out. Officials said Wednesday that after thorough cleaning…

International criminal networks based in the anarchic regions of Southeast Asia prowl the Internet, seeking to defraud victims around the world with sophisticated and psychologically devastating scams. Operating from Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, gangs rely on forced labor to spread their tentacles across Asia, Africa and Latin America, including within the United States, extracting at least $64 billion annually from gullible victims. Clearly, eradicating such a global threat will require a coordinated international response. Even so, the United States is not powerless domestically to confront this striking example of how conflict and corrupt governance in distant parts of the world…

Latino and Black-led Democratic and progressive groups are working to come up with novel ways to use AI to reach voters of color.On Discord, a social messaging app that connects gamers, it takes the form of a smiling, artificially intelligent chatbot reminiscent of Pixar's animated robot “Wall-E,” which, when clicked, starts a conversation that reads, “This is the start of a legendary conversation with Vote-E.”You can ask election questions like “How do I register to vote?” or “When is the deadline to register to vote in North Carolina?” and get answers almost instantly.Vote-E is an experiment in solving one of…

Screenshot: Lance Whitney/ZDNETYour iPhone Pro and iPad Pro may have a useful and powerful feature you may not know about. Built directly into the last few generations of devices, Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) scanners emit lasers to measure the distance to objects around you. This feature offers several key benefits:Also, iOS 18 public beta is now available for iPhone. How to download itFirstly, LiDAR helps the camera take clearer photos, especially in low light conditions, and secondly, the scanner leverages AR (Augmented Reality) to combine the real and virtual worlds, acting as an AR virtual tape measure, showing you…

Jennifer Lopez files for divorce from Ben Affleck after two years of marriageLOS ANGELES (AP) — After a 20-year relationship, two engagements, two marriages and countless headlines, Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck. The filing, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, marks an apparent end to a celebrity couple that has shone from the heights of pop culture and graced countless tabloid covers (at least for the second time). They were known as “Bennifer” before the term was coined to describe such a power couple. After meeting, falling in love and getting engaged in the early…

In the reactor of one recent MTU demonstration, shown here, parts of the decomposed plastics are subjected to high heat and oxygen-free conditions, a process called pyrolysis.Caden Staley/Michigan Tech University That uncertainty was key. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) supports high-risk, high-reward projects, which means there's a good chance that any individual effort will fail. But if the project succeeds, it could represent a true scientific breakthrough. “Our goal is to move from disbelief: 'You've got to be kidding me. What do you want to do?' to 'Actually, that might be possible,'” says Leonard Tender, a DARPA program…

Global trade is changing. It is at the mercy of international and domestic pressures, from security tensions to climate loads to technological change. Security competition is intensifying trade between “blocs” and rebalancing long-standing trade dynamics. Conflicts in Europe and the Middle East are disrupting supply chains already disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Countries are using environmental measures to restructure production and trade. And technological change is accelerating trade facilitation while creating new challenges for countries that have not effectively regulated the digital economy. These challenges create obligations, burdens and expectations for a country like Canada that is highly dependent on…

Supermarkets have seen strong bakery figures so far in 2024. In fact, according to the International Dairy, Deli & Bakery Association's latest “What's In Store” update, bakeries on the periphery of stores are seeing slightly stronger sales than central stores, with breads and rolls performing particularly well. According to the report, bakery sales in June were just over $2 billion, with desserts and sweet snacks generating $1.1 billion, breakfast bakery sales generating just over $499 million and bread and rolls generating $400 million. Michael Dougherty, senior vice president of marketing and strategy for IDDBA member company Rise Bakery, said economic…

Jeff Schwartz FOX Sports Betting Analyst If you’re thinking, “That guy Schwartz is crazy to find preseason bets for Week 1 and Week 2,” you might be right, because I’m back with even more bets for Week 3.There are 16 games remaining on the NFL preseason schedule, meaning each team has one more chance to take the field before the regular season begins on Sept. 5 in Kansas City. Week 3 is the hardest week because most starters won't be playing, so we'll handicap the games based on backups and motivation. With that in mind, get motivated to win some…