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April 17, 2024
Forced to hide her true self, Joe Horras’ transgender daughter struggled with depression and anxiety until three years ago, when she began to take medication to block the onset of puberty. The gender-affirming treatment helped the now-16-year-old find happiness again, her father said. A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court late Monday allowing Idaho to
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By Louis Fernandez, WRAL Sports Teams normally exchange lineup cards before a softball game, but this evening North Johnston High School and Spring Creek High School are taking the time to trade something else, something different. A sticker. It’s in honor of a player, a part of the softball family in eastern North Carolina. “It’s
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Sports betting is off to a big start in North Carolina. Bettors in North Carolina wagered more than $659 million on sports in March and were paid out more than $590 million. The North Carolina State Lottery Commission released the figures Tuesday. Bettors bet $456 million in paid wagers and another $202 million in promotional
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SOUTH CHARLESTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man who authorities say fatally shot an Uber driver who he thought was trying to rob him after scam phone calls deceived them both has been indicted on a murder charge. William Brock, 81, also faces counts of kidnapping and felonious assault in the indictment handed up Monday
READ MOREREDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft is investing $1.5 billion in a technology firm based in the United Arab Emirates and overseen by the country’s powerful national security adviser. Microsoft and the technology holding company G42 announced the deal Tuesday. As part of the agreement, Microsoft’s president, Brad Smith, will join G42’s board of directors. The
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics like the COVID-19 outbreak that suddenly halted normal life around the globe in 2020. U.S. government officials will offer support in the countries, most of them located in Africa and Asia, to
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Throughout the month of April, we’ll have some kind of football preview coverage released to HSOT Insiders each day. Today is a look at the top statistically returning rushers in the 1A classification. These players could be running backs, quarterbacks, or any other kind of offensive weapon. The only requirement is that they had 100
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By Clark Gerber, WRAL Sports contributor The internet is a big place. Unless you’re 100% plugged in all the time (and let’s be clear, that is NOT recommended), you’re going to miss some stuff. Let us do that work. You can be a well-adjusted human being and still catch all the best sports moments of
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LONDON (AP) — The British government’s plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking cleared its first hurdle in Parliament on Tuesday despite vocal opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party. The bill, a key policy announced by Sunak last year, would make it illegal to
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Stung by paying billions of dollars for settlements and trials, chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers in three states to pass bills providing it a legal shield from lawsuits that claim its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. Nearly identical bills introduced in Iowa, Missouri and Idaho this year —
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