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May 9, 2025
NC State University’s football program has joined the race for Independence High School defensive back Nick Reddish. The class of 2026 prospect announced a verbal offer from the Wolfpack on Thursday. The offer comes after Reddish received the same opportunity from Duke on May 20 and UNC on May 21. Reddish is the younger brother
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At what age should kids be on social media? Should they be on it at all? If they aren’t, will they be social pariahs? Should parents monitor their conversations? Do parental controls work? Navigating social media as a parent — not to mention a child — is not easy. Using social media platforms is still
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Reidsville High School rising junior standout Kendre Harrison has received a huge honor from MaxPreps. The Viacom-owned outlet, which focuses on covering high school sports from a national perspective, named Harrison its 2023-24 Male National Athlete of the Year. Harrison is a HighSchoolOT All-State athlete in football and basketball. He was named the HighSchoolOT HonorsHighSchoolOT
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U.S. antitrust enforcers have decided to investigate the roles Microsoft, Nvidia and OpenAI have played in the artificial intelligence boom, according to people familiar with the pending actions. The Department of Justice will launch an investigation of chipmaker Nvidia, while the Federal Trade Commission will scrutinize close business partners Microsoft and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, according to
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The horse transformed human history – and now scientists have a clearer idea of when humans began to transform the horse. Around 4,200 years ago, one particular lineage of horse quickly became dominant across Eurasia, suggesting that’s when humans started to spread domesticated horses around the world, according to research published Thursday
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Proposed legislation that would require University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University to play each other and other in-state public universities in football and basketball will not advance any further, House Speaker Tim Moore said Thursday. “It’s had the hearing it will have,” Moore said. “It had a committee hearing. I told them
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By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs backup B.J. Thompson was taken to a hospital in stable condition Thursday after the defensive lineman experienced a cardiac event during a team meeting, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person, speaking
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On Wednesday, Northwest Cabarrus High School linebacker Jackson Forrest announced his commitment to attend and play at Old Dominion University. Forrest was a HighSchoolOT All-State selection for his performance as a junior last fall. He made the second team. Forrest was credited with 147 tackles (12.3/game), 40 tackles for a loss, 18 sacks, seven forced
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A HighSchoolOT All-State girls basketball selection will play for the Virginia Cavaliers. Kamryn Kitchen, a 5-foot-9 guard from Independence High School in Charlotte, committed to Virginia on Wednesday. Kitchen was originally a member of the class of 2025. She is now set to reclassify to 2024 and join the Cavaliers this summer. According to ESPN’s
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — At first, fossil-hunting diver Alex Lundberg thought the lengthy object on the sea floor off Florida’s Gulf Coast was a piece of wood. It turned out to be something far rarer, Lundberg said: a large section of tusk from a long-extinct mastodon. Lundberg and his diver companion had found fossils
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