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May 14, 2025
By RONALD BLUM, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Gregg Berhalter was fired as U.S. men’s soccer coach on Wednesday, nine days after his team’s first-round exit from the Copa America flamed doubts he was the right person to remain in charge for the 2026 World Cup. Berhalter’s second term as
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Colorado health officials have confirmed a human case of the plague, the rare bacterial infection infamously known for killing tens of millions in 14th century Europe. Today, it’s easily treated with antibiotics. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates there are seven human cases of plague per year in the U.S., and in February,
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Colt Langdon, a 4-star star boys basketball recruit at Millbrook High School, will forgo his senior season. In a ceremony at the school on Wednesday evening, Langdon announced that he is graduating a year early to join Butler University’s basketball program. This upcoming year was set to be his last with the Wildcats. As both
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two astronauts who should have been back on Earth weeks ago said Wednesday that they’re confident that Boeing’s space capsule can return them safely, despite a string of vexing breakdowns. NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched aboard Boeing’s new Starliner capsule early last month, the first people
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Dozens of salmonella illnesses have been linked to raw milk from a California farm, a far wider outbreak than previously known, according to newly released state records. As of February, at least 165 people were sickened with salmonella infections tied to products from Raw Farm, of Fresno, California, according to the records. It is the
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By Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton and edge rusher Kaimon Rucker are rated among the top 100 players in “EA Sports College Football 25.” Hampton is a 93 overall (22nd overall) and Rucker is a 91 overall (56th overall) in the forthcoming video game, which released the ratings
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A ballot measure to scale back the abortion ban in Arkansas won’t go before voters after the secretary of state on Wednesday found that organizers failed to submit required paperwork about the paid canvassers it used to help gather signatures that were submitted earlier this month. But the issue will be directly before voters in
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Air Force has picked up a 2025 commitment from Reidsville running back Jariel Cobb. Cobb, a 2023 2A state champion, announced the decision on Wednesday afternoon via social media. The 5-foot-10 senior’s recruiting process included offers from Appalachian State, Bucknell, Cornell, Dartmouth, Gardner-Webb, Georgetown, Maine, Marshall, Morgan State, Navy, and North Carolina Central. A year
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By Pat Welter Campbell baseball’s introductory press conference for new head coach Chris Marx was more of a “good to see you” than a “nice to meet you.” Marx is taking over for longtime head coach Justin Haire who left for the head coaching job at Ohio State. Marx was Haire’s lead assistant for Haire’s
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Samsung is dressing up its wearable devices in technology’s latest fashion — artificial intelligence. The South Korean electronics giant on Wednesday revealed that both its first-ever premium smartwatch and a smart ring heralding its entry into a niche market will include AI features that are supposed to help people monitor and
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