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February 23, 2025
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis while being treated for pneumonia and a complex lung infection, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old pope, who remains conscious, received “high flows” of oxygen to help him breathe. He also received blood transfusions after tests showed low
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No matter when it needed to meet the moment, Cannon School did just that in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 4A girls basketball championship on Saturday. The Cougars repeated their title from a year ago with a 71-55 victory over Wesleyan Christian. The clash at Charlotte Latin featured two teams met on Nov. 26
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CAIRO (AP) — A cholera outbreak in a southern Sudanese city killed nearly 60 people and sickened about 1,300 others over the last three days, health authorities said Saturday. The outbreak in the southern city of Kosti was blamed mainly on contaminated drinking water after the city’s water supply facility was knocked out during an
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The N.C. High School Athletic Association will release the official state playoff brackets on Sunday, a process that has been delayed due to the winter storm that hit North Carolina this week. Initially, the NCHSAA was scheduled to release the brackets on Saturday. However, the NCHSAA delayed the release by one day to allow schools
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PARIS (AP) — France is about to hold its largest-ever child sex abuse trial. While just one man is in the dock — a former surgeon accused of raping or sexual abusing 299 people, mostly child patients — activists hope the trial empowers other victims and helps expose other abusers long protected by societal taboos.
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SUSONO, Japan (AP) — Woven City near Mount Fuji is where Japanese automaker Toyota plans to test everyday living with robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous zero-emissions transportation. Daisuke Toyoda, an executive in charge of the project from the automaker’s founding family, stressed it’s not “a smart city.” “We’re making a test course for mobility so
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HAW RIVER, N.C. – Northwood’s boys basketball program has reached the part of its season where it has thrived the most over the past half-decade. The Chargers defeated Southeast Alamance 60-37 with a game-ending 34-11 run to sweep away the Mid-Carolina Conference’s regular season and tournament championships. Streaking shooting from the Stallions tied the score
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HAW RIVER, N.C. – When the lights were brightest, Seaforth’s experience in big games shined through. The Hawks jumped out to an early lead and buried Southeast Alamance with a late run to secure the Mid-Carolina Conference Tournament championship, 60-46. Gabby White scored 16 points to snap the Stallions’ 14-game win streak and break a
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Defense wins championships, even first championships. Rocky Mount Academy now has its first N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association girls basketball title with a 43-37 win over Caldwell Academy on Friday. It can thank one dominant quarter of defense for that. Rocky Mount Academy (22-0), the No. 1 seed in the 2A bracket, trailed 21-20 at
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SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday ordered the suspension of video-sharing platform Rumble in the South American nation for allegedly refusing to comply with court orders. Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Thursday had given Rumble 48 hours to name a legal representative in Brazil, but he received no answer so
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