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April 3, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, said any of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees seeking confirmation should “steer clear” of efforts to discredit the polio vaccine. “Efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed — they’re dangerous,” McConnell said in a Friday statement. “Anyone seeking the
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By STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer Dallas Cowboys Carolina Panthers FOX | Sunday, December 15th 1:00 PM EST CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers find themselves in an unfamiliar position entering Sunday’s home game against the Dallas Cowboys. For the first time in nearly two years, they’re favored to win. Yes, the 3-10 Panthers.
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Bill Belichick has his first win on the recruiting trail. East Forsyth High School quarterback Bryce Baker announced on Saturday that he will play college football for Belichick at North Carolina. Baker committed to the Tar Heels in 2023, but decided not to sign earlier this month after Mack Brown was fired. He had a
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After a 10-0 halftime deficit, Grimsley High School of Greensboro managed to pull out a 35-23 victory over Weddington in the 4A West regional championship. Grimsley, the 1-seed, will play Rolesville, the East’s 5-seed, in the 4A state championship game on Friday night at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill. It’s a return to the 4A
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Rolesville watched its quick-strike offense build a big lead, then watched that lead disappear before halftime. When the Rams built that same lead again in the second half, they made sure it didn’t slip away. Too much was on the line. Rolesville is back in the football state championship game for the
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Last year, when Lauren Haydel began her first sober holiday season, she wondered how difficult it would be to avoid alcohol at family parties and celebrations with friends. She owns a boutique, Fleurty Girl, in New Orleans’ French Quarter, a neighborhood synonymous with drinking. But few people questioned her choice. “Instead of them asking me
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The schedule and matchups are set for the 2024 N.C. High School Athletic Association football state championship games. The four state championship games will be split across two days on Dec. 20 and Dec. 21. Two games will be played at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill and two games will be played at Carter-Finley
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump hosted Apple CEO Tim Cook for a Friday evening dinner at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago resort, according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to comment publicly. Cook is the latest in a string of big tech leaders — including OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Meta’s
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A federal appeals court on Friday left in place a mid-January deadline in a federal law requiring TikTok to be sold or face a ban in the United States, rejecting a request made by the company to halt enforcement until the Supreme Court reviews its challenge of the statute. Attorneys for TikTok and its China-based
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Cleveland is Ram Country, and for senior Jackson Byrd it’s home. “It’s a hard working community, we come out here and put work in with everything we do, if it’s academics or athletics,” Byrd said. The senior grew up in Cleveland “His dad was the principal here and he always wanted to be the Cleveland
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