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April 26, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — First-of-its-kind legislation that classifies two abortion-inducing drugs as controlled and dangerous substances was signed into law Friday by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry. The Republican governor announced his signing of the bill in Baton Rouge a day after it gained final legislative passage in the state Senate. The measure affects the drugs
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By Louis Fernandez, WRAL Sports Duke softball used a two-run fifth inning to get its first win of the Columbia super regional against the Missouri Tigers on Friday. The Blue Devils now lead the best-of-three series 1-0 and are a win away from the first Women’s College World Series in program history. The start was
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By Ryan Bisesi and Brian Murphy, WRAL Raleigh, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes president and general manager Don Waddell resigned from the organization Friday, ending a 10-year tenure that saw the franchise rise to a consistent playoff contender and secure Raleigh as a strong hockey market. Waddell, 65, had been granted permission by the team to
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The hardest part of Culix Wibonele’s first job in long-term care was not getting injured. Originally from Kenya, Wibonele worked as a certified nursing assistant in Atlanta in 2014. She went to the homes of mostly older clients, helping them with everything from bathing to cooking. Wibonele worked alone and sometimes had to lift clients
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Appalachian State University’s football program has landed a big in-state commitment for the class of 2025. Max Guest, from A.C. Reynolds High School in Asheville, announced his pledge to the Mountaineers in a post to his X account on Thursday night. The Mountaineers became the first program to offer Guest in September of 2022. He
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing is now aiming for its first astronaut launch at the beginning of June, after spending the past few weeks struggling with more problems on the space capsule. Officials for the company and NASA said Friday that intensive reviews indicate the Starliner capsule can safely fly two test pilots to
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South Brunswick High School has promoted baseball coach Christopher Sotriffer to its athletic director position. Assistant principal James Woods previously led the athletic department for the Cougars. The school announced the promotion on social media on Friday. Sotriffer has spent the past 19 years as a teacher and a coach. He started his coaching career
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GENEVA (AP) — A global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait: After more than two years of negotiations, rich and poor countries have failed — for now — to come up with a plan for how the world might respond to the next pandemic. After COVID-19 triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns,
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After a long search, South Brunswick High School has landed its next head football coach. Daniel Yow has been picked to lead the most southeastern high school football program in North Carolina. Yow is stepping in for Rocky Lewis, who departed Southport after eight seasons leading the program. Lewis is now at Fike High School
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HONG KONG (AP) — China’s latest artificial intelligence chatbot is trained on President Xi Jinping’s doctrine, in a stark reminder of the ideological parameters that Chinese AI models should abide by. China’s cyberspace academy earlier this week announced the chatbot trained on Xi Jinping Thought, a doctrine which promotes “socialism with Chinese characteristics.” The chatbot
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