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CAMBRIDGE — A group of young artists whose average age is 24 moved to Cambridge without knowing what a marsh was. Today, they've written Dorchester County's official song, competed to create a new Maryland state song and are composing a national anthem for America's 250th birthday. Prior to 2025, Dorchester County didn't have an official song. Then the Barzini Family arrived.

(BPT) - Key takeaways The U.S. aerospace and defense industry needs a skilled workforce, supply chain resilience and continual innovation to remain competitive on the global stage. A new white paper from the Washington Post Creative Group and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) examined four key pillars of today's defense and aerospace sector: workforce development, infrastructure, advanced manufacturing and innovation.

ATLANTA (AP) — It was another game-changing moment at the World Cup that had more to do with television replays in a room far away than a moment of brilliance on the field. The sending off of Switzerland's Breel Embolo in Saturday's quarterfinal game against Argentina was the latest call that may have left fans scratching their heads, not least because of the confusing name of the newly implemented law that swung the match. It is called the “mistaken identity” rule.

ATLANTA (AP) — It's a World Cup semifinal lineup for the ages. Four previous champions and the four top-ranking teams in the world. Five of the six top scorers, one GOAT and one of the bitterest rivalries in soccer. Argentina, Spain, France and England went into the tournament as the top four in FIFA’s rankings and are two wins away from being crowned champion of the world again.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ashley Landis is an AP photographer based in Houston, Texas. She has been with The Associated Press the last six years of her 21-year career. Landis specializes in sports, news, and features. Why this photo After Argentina’s Lautaro Martinez scored in overtime against Switzerland, he jumped over the LED boards to celebrate with fans. That doesn’t happen every match, so I stayed on him.

SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Jordan Spieth was four days shy of turning 24 when he delivered pure magic in the final hour at Royal Birkdale to win the British Open for the third leg of the Grand Slam. It was among the most astonishing finishes in a major championship. Perhaps even more astonishing? He has only two PGA Tour victories since. He has played in the final group at a major only once.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor outlined a plan for surgery, rehabilitation and another fight following his knee injury in his shortened UFC 329 fight with Max Holloway. “Surgery. Prehab. Return to martial arts practice. Go again. Final fight of the contract. Please God!” McGregor wrote on Instagram on Monday. McGregor’s first fight in five years lasted only 1 minute, 9 seconds because of a knee injury sustained while attempting an opening roundhouse kick on Saturday.

Anthropic, the technology firm behind the Claude artificial intelligence (AI) application, has inked a $19 billion lease with Easton-based TeraWulf Inc. (Nasdaq: WULF) for a data center in Kentucky. On July 6, TeraWulf announced that Anthropic was entering into a 20-lease at the Maryland-based company’s Justified Data campus in Hawesville, Kentucky. “The lease is expected to generate approximately $19 billion of contracted revenue over the initial lease term,” TeraWulf said in an announcement.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres announced on Monday they signed forward Peyton Krebs to a four-year, $18 million contract. Krebs set career highs with 12 goals and 27 assists last season. For his career, Krebs has 42 goals and 91 assists with Buffalo and Vegas. Krebs, 25, has represented Canada at international competitions including the 2023 world championships. Krebs was a first-round pick by Vegas in the 2019 draft and was acquired by Buffalo in the deal that sent Jack Eichel to Vegas.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber of the host Philadelphia Phillies will lead off for the National League in Tuesday night's All-Star Game as the replacement for designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, who is skipping the showcase to have a knee procedure ahead of the season's second half. Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene and two New York Yankees, first baseman Ben Rice and outfielder Cody Bellinger, gained American League starting spots because of injuries.