Flag lowering, for the most part, no longer fulfills that purpose. Stacy Otto, a professor at the Illinois State College of ...

RAVE to the kid playing bagpipes outside Lincoln High School as I walked past at lunchtime recently. The news has been grim lately, and this was a delightfully uplifting moment. He’s quite good! RANT ...

The bagpipes, most commonly seen in their Great Highland form from Scotland, are a loud and imposing musical instrument. Known for being difficult to practice quietly, they’re not the ideal thing to ...

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred Seacoast Shipping Services Limited (SSSL) and its key officials from raising funds from investors for five years, after finding the company ...

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A family reckons with the devastation left behind after a former N.F.L. player showed up on their property. A family reckons with the devastation left behind after a former N.F.L. player showed up on ...

The price hike will go into effect Oct. 5, 2025 and last through Jan. 18, 2026 Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty The USPS announced a temporary price change for shipping parcels during the holidays, ...

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Mazelike and mesmerizingly slow, the Polish experimental composer’s new album nods to the sturdy rhythms and echoing space of 1990s post-rock. Save this story Save this story Piotr Kurek plays it ...

TOKYO -- The freighter M.V. Liu Lin Hai eased into the Port of Seattle on a crisp, cloudy day in April 1979 as a cluster of politicians, diplomats and officials watched from shore. The ship, sailed by ...

A woman says she had thought an unusual bump on her chest had been caused by playing the bagpipes - but it turned out to be breast cancer. Julie Brinklow, of Ellon, Aberdeen, first noticed the odd ...