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April 26, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people were dying from COVID-19 every day. Americans were still being ordered to stay-at-home or mask in public. Millions of people were eager to line up for jabs of the newly-released COVID-19 vaccines. That’s the scene the nation’s top health official, Xavier Becerra, wants Americans to remember as he readies
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By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NHL postponed the Los Angeles Kings’ home game against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday with several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los Angeles area. The Kings and Flames were scheduled to play Wednesday night at the Kings’ downtown arena. The
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Interior lighting aimed at reducing motion sickness. Shiny holographic dashboards displayed on windshields. And AI-powered voice assistants paired with infotainment systems to keep you company on long drives. Automakers pulled out all the stops to showcase their latest advances for in-vehicle experiences at CES, the Consumer Technology Association’s annual trade show
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It wasn’t just fact-checking that Meta scrapped from its platforms as it prepares for the second Trump administration. The social media giant has also loosened its rules around hate speech and abuse — again following the lead of Elon Musk’s X — specifically when it comes to sexual orientation and gender identity as well as
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration will continue protecting about 2,000 grizzly bears in four Rocky Mountain states despite objections from Republican-led states, U.S. wildlife officials said Wednesday. Federal officials also said they plan to reclassify the grizzly’s status so ranchers would be able to shoot bears that attack livestock. Protections will be withdrawn
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Advocates for limits on indiscriminate outdoor lighting that are obscuring night skies worldwide are recognizing efforts by an oil and natural gas developer to reduce scattered light in New Mexico. DarkSky International, an advocacy group for preserving views of starry skies, on Wednesday announced its first-ever certification of oil and
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HighSchoolOT’s fifth-annual All-State Football Team is arriving this week. Below, you’ll find our selections for the best two-way players and special teams players in North Carolina in 2024. The HSOT All-State team is divided into four areas: the specialists, who you can see below, two-way players, defensive players, and offensive players. Special teams selections were
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By WRAL staff reports Abraham Mitchell, known as “Mr. CIAA” and a member of the league’s Hall of Fame, has died, the league announced. He was 95. Mitchell attended the conference’s basketball tournament for more than 30 years dressed in fashionable suits, becoming a well-known presence at the event. The tournament was held in North
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick has spent the week visiting high schools across the state to meet with potential recruits, posting some of the interactions to his new social media account. But NFL teams, including the Las Vegas Raiders, are interested in talking to Belichick about a return to the
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When he was still a boy making long, tedious trips between his school and his woodsy home in the mountains during the 1980s, JoeBen Bevirt began fantasizing about flying cars that could whisk him to his destination in a matter of minutes. As CEO of Joby Aviation, Bevirt is getting closer
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