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April 2, 2025
MILLS RIVER, N.C. — West Henderson had already locked up the Mountain 7 Conference title, so a Senior Night win against Tuscola on Thursday was icing on the celebratory cake. The Falcons held off the Mountaineers by a 5-3 score. West Henderson (18-2, 11-1) took its first lead in the first on a Lashea Morlu
READ MOREASHEVILLE, N.C. — There was never a doubt for Franklin softball on Thursday. The Panthers closed out the regular season with a 17-7 road nonconference victory at T.C. Roberson. Franklin (15-3, 9-3) jumped out to a 9-0 lead after the first inning, punctuated the bottom half of the inning as Avery Moffit threw out T.C.
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HONOLULU (AP) — Had emergency responders known about widespread cellphone outages during the height of last summer’s deadly Maui wildfires, they would have used other methods to warn about the disaster, county officials said in a lawsuit. Alerts the county sent to cellphones warning people to immediately evacuate were never received, unbeknownst to the county,
READ MOREPARIS (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled an international framework for regulation and use of generative AI on Thursday, adding to global efforts on governance for the rapidly advancing technology. Kishida made the announcement in a speech at the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. “Generative AI has the potential to be
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North Carolina lawmakers want to require the state’s two biggest and richest athletic programs – UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State – to regularly play football and basketball games against other in-state public schools. Under a bill filed by prominent Republican House members, UNC and NC State would be required to play at least one of
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Jordan High School running back Amareon Blue now has his first in-state FBS offer. The rising senior announced on Thursday that the University of North Carolina at Charlotte verbally gave him the opportunity. The class of 2025 rusher is a 5-foot-8, 195-pound prospect. He is the son of former University of North Carolina at Chapel
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The Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday signed a three-year affiliation agreement with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. Chicago previously served as Carolina’s AHL affiliate from 2020-23, winning the Calder Cup in 2022. Current Hurricanes players Jalen Chatfield, Jack Drury, Pyotr Kochetkov and Stefan Noesen were on that championship roster. As part of the
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By Clark Gerber, WRAL Sports Contributor The NFL Draft is popular because it sells hope to every fan base. Maybe that quarterback you traded up for in the 1st round is going to be the next Patrick Mahomes. Maybe that obscure 7th round tight end turns into Shannon Sharpe. Or maybe Mr. Irrelevant quickly rises
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The rate of businesses in the U.S. using AI is still relatively small but growing rapidly, with firms in information technology, and in locations like Colorado and the District of Columbia, leading the way, according to a new paper from U.S. Census Bureau researchers. Overall use of AI tools by firms in the production of
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Pedestrians who are not white ended up in the emergency room for traffic-related injuries at higher rates than white people, according to a new federal report published Thursday. There were more than 137,000 emergency room visits involving a pedestrian injury between January 2021 and December 2023. Asian pedestrians went to the ER 2.23 times more
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