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November 4, 2024
By Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter Cary, N.C. — Good fortune continues to pour in for those around NC State basketball this spring. Sunday, the men’s and women’s basketball teams secured spots in the Final Four, launching a success-starved fanbase into jubilation and rallying campus around the ‘why not us?’ mantra. On Monday, some of the
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Defense Department official who attended last year’s NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, had symptoms similar to those reported by U.S. officials who have experienced “Havana syndrome,” the Pentagon confirmed Monday. Havana syndrome is still under investigation but includes a string of health problems dating back to 2016, when officials working
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NEW YORK (AP) — Less than a week after a flashy stock market debut, Donald Trump’s social media company on Monday disclosed that it lost nearly $58.2 million last year, sending its stock tumbling more than 21%. Losses in 2023 for Trump Media & Technology Group — whose flagship product is Truth Social — mark
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ATLANTA (AP) — A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu, an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in dairy cows, health officials said Monday. The patient was being treated with an antiviral drug and their only reported symptom was eye redness, Texas health officials said. Health officials say the
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By AARON BEARD, AP Basketball Writer Connecticut and Purdue needed the right fit. Alabama needed more bodies. North Carolina State had big holes to fill in the backcourt. They all mined the transfer portal effectively enough that those pieces are key reasons that they’ve reached the Final Four, headed to the desert with a chance
READ MOREIt’s not quite as big of a change as a week ago, but there are still significant changes to this week’s HighSchoolOT statewide Top 25 baseball rankings. Out are Wayne Country Day, Hoggard, Weddington, Wakefield, Marvin Ridge, and North Lenoir. Replacing them are Wake Forest, East Rowan, Hough, Providence, South Mecklenburg, and North Stanly. There
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Hospitals must obtain written informed consent from patients before subjecting them to pelvic exams and exams of other sensitive areas — especially if an exam will be done while the patient is unconscious, the federal government said Monday. New guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services now requires consent for breast, pelvic,
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Some upsets have triggered big changes to the HighSchoolOT softball statewide rankings. Franklin, Oak Grove, and Weddington are now in the top 10, while six new teams joined the top 25. No. 17 Piedmont, by virtue of its win over West Stanly, is in as well as Nos. 20-25: Bunker Hill, Parkwood, North Stanly, North
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SEATTLE (AP) — Federal researchers indicate the gray whale population along the West Coast is showing signs of recovery five years after hundreds washed up dead on beaches from Alaska to Mexico. The increase in population numbers comes after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association determined in November that the “unusual mortality event” that began
READ MOREThere are a whopping six new teams in this week’s HighSchoolOT statewide 25 girls soccer rankings. After an upset loss by Cox Mill to Mooresville, there was a shake-up in the 704 area code top 15 which started a domino effect for the statewide top 25. Sun Valley, Pine Lake Prep, Topsail, Hibriten, Hickory, and
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