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March 17, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. flu season is underway, with cases surging across much of the country, health officials said Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted sharp increases in several measures, including lab tests and emergency room visits. “It’s been increasing at a pretty steady pace now for the past several
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Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized employees or to meet demands for an inaugural labor contract. The strikes that started Thursday and Friday followed other recent standoffs between corporate America
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Grimsley quarterback Faizon Brandon went full Thanos in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A football championship game, at some point deciding enough was enough and he’d do it himself. Brandon threw for three touchdown passes and rushed for another in the 35-23 win over Rolesville at UNC’s Kenan Stadium on
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By This is a live blog that will have regular updates over the course of the night. Make sure to regularly refresh the page to see the latest updates. Read our Game Story by Jonas Pope IV Pregame Notes We’re seeing a wintery mix of precipitation as we prepare to kick off. It kind of
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The N.C. High School Athletic Association’s 4A state championship game between 4A West champion Grimsley and 4A East champion Rolesville kicks off at 7:06 p.m. It is being played at UNC’s Kenan Stadium. This is a live blog that will have regular updates over the course of the night. Make sure to regularly refresh the
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Here are my predicted winners of each state championship game. Feedback is welcome at my X account: @JoelBryantHSOT. I’d be happy to explain any of these picks there! I’ll keep a tally of my correct and incorrect picks for next week’s version of this article, and so on. Other Weeks’ Picks: Predicted Winners: State Championships
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It’s picture day at basketball practice for the Northern Nash High School Knights. Number 34, that’s Emily Clay, a four-sport athlete at the school She loves each team, but softball, that’s hers. “Softball was my first love,” Clay smiled Brandon Clay is her coach and her dad. “The softball player is competitive, super competitive,” Brandon
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Chapel Hill, N.C. — The head coach who won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots is coming to Chapel Hill. From the first rumors that Bill Belichick was interviewing with the University of North Carolina through the introductory press conference and celebratory appearance on campus, WRAL has been tracking the coach’s hiring process.
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Two of the best defenses in North Carolina are set to square off in the 2024 N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A football state championship game. Both teams have forced six shutouts — and they’ve allowed the least points-per-game of any of the eight state championship finalists. This preview is packed with aspects of this
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Fentanyl fueled a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, according to an annual county report released Friday that officials described as showing the peak of the fentanyl crisis in the area. The report found that 456 homeless people died in the county in
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