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April 28, 2025
Now it’s the Cardinals’ turn. Jacksonville’s girls soccer team has its elusive state title. Jacksonville defeated South Point 0-0 (3-2 in PKs) on Saturday in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A girls soccer state championship, hosted for the first time at the Mecklenburg County SportsPlex in Matthews. In a county known for soccer —
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GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said member countries on Saturday approved new steps to improve global preparedness for and response to pandemics like COVID-19 and mpox, and set a new deadline for agreeing on a broader treaty. Countries agreed by consensus to amend the International Health Regulations, which were last changed in 2005,
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If you’re Uwharrie Charter Academy, it’s just a matter of making it to the championship series. Once there, history repeats itself. The Eagles won a third baseball title, defeating Northside-Pinetown, 6-1, in the 1A title game at Ting Stadium in Holly Springs. Uwharrie Charter remains undefeated (6-0) in the baseball championship series. It was the
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Live Nation is investigating a data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary, which dominates ticketing for live events in the United States. Live Nation, based in Beverly Hills, California, said in a regulatory filing Friday that on May 27 “a criminal threat actor” offered to sell Ticketmaster data on the dark web. Other media reports say
READ MOREHELSINKI (AP) — Estonia’s government has ratified the country’s full membership in the European Organization for Nuclear Research, a move that will give companies, scientists and teachers in the Baltic nation complete access to one of Europe’s main research and scientific organizations. Estonia, a nation of 1.3 million, has been an associate member of the
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Mexican voters are poised to elect their first female president, a cause of celebration for many that has also touched off a flurry of false and misogynist online claims, blurring the lines behind fact and fiction. The two leading candidates, both women, have had to respond to demeaning attacks about their appearance, their credentials and
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TOKYO (AP) — Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Saturday canceled his planned flight around the moon on a SpaceX vehicle because of uncertainty about when it may be possible. The tycoon in 2018 launched plans for the lunar flyby voyage. He bought seats for eight traveling companions in 2022 for what would be his second
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As weight-loss plans go, it’s easy to see the allure of intermittent fasting: Eat what you want, but only during certain windows of time — often just eight hours a day. Instead of counting calories or measuring portions, dieters just have to pay attention to the clock, said Courtney Peterson, a nutrition researcher at the
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MATTHEWS, N.C. — It didn’t matter whether or not anyone outside of the Village of Marvin believed Marvin Ridge could win on Friday. The Mavericks believed. And the Mavericks are state champions. Marvin Ridge defeated previously undefeated Ashley for the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A girls soccer state championship, hosted for the first time
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Southwestern Randolph continued its dominance in the 2A ranks in the opening game of the N.C. High School Athletic Association state softball championship series Friday night, dropping Midway 13-0 in five innings before a sell out crowd. The Cougars (22-7) need one win on Saturday to capture the state title in the Best-of-3 series. Game
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