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November 28, 2024
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Some health officials say mpox cases in Congo appear to be “stabilizing” — a possible sign that the main epidemic for which the World Health Organization made a global emergency declaration in August might be on the decline. In recent weeks, Congo has reported about 200 to 300 lab-confirmed mpox cases
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Two sister meteor showers are already flashing across night skies — and will peak a week apart. The Southern Taurids will reach their zenith early Tuesday morning and the Northern Taurids on Nov. 12. While the two showers only produce around five visible meteors per hour under ideal viewing conditions, they are
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NEW YORK (AP) — For some television viewers, size apparently does matter. Forget the 65-inch TVs that were considered bigger than average a decade ago. In time for the holidays, manufacturers and retailers are rolling out more XXL screens measuring more than 8 feet across. That’s wider than a standard three-seat sofa or a king-size
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JERUSALEM (AP) — They were built to be places of healing. But once again, three hospitals in northern Gaza are encircled by Israeli troops and under fire. Bombardment is pounding around them as Israel wages a new offensive against Hamas fighters that it says have regrouped nearby. As staff scramble to treat waves of wounded,
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Asheville senior Michael Haskin will go out with a state championship. After winning the 4A West regional championship last week, Haskin won the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A state title by less than 1.5 seconds on Saturday at the Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville. Haskin crossed the finish line with a time
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For the first time ever, an Asheville High School athlete has won a girls cross country state championship. Sofi Alexander finished the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A state championship race in 18:01.23 at the Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville on Saturday. Alexander nearly cracked the 18-minute mark and finished about 1.5 seconds
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N.C. Science & Math of Durham athletes took the top three spots in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2A girls cross country state championship at the Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville on Saturday as the Unicorns won their fourth straight team title. Catherine Parker led the way for the NCSSM and the
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The individual race in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A boys cross country state championship wasn’t exactly close on Saturday afternoon at the Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville. With the only sub-16-minute time, Northside-Pinetown’s Andrew Harding claimed the 1A state championship, posting a time of 15:28.84. Harding set a new 1A record
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For the second time in her high school career, Arizona Blankenship is a cross country state champion. The senior from Swain County finished the race in 18:11.69 at the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A girls cross country state championship at the Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville. The last cross country state championship
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First Flight’s Morgan Miller is a cross country state champion again. Miller successfully defender her title from last season at the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A girls cross country state championship at the Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville on Saturday. With a time of 18:04.99, Miller’s time was about one second faster
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