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October 18, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Lisa Walling’s first house call of the day was with a particularly fluffy hospice patient — a 13-year-old Newfoundland named Rugby. Rugby happily licked a plate of peanut butter as Walling inserted needles along her back; acupuncture and a ketamine injection to help with pain and mobility problems. As an
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East Carolina University’s football program picked up an in-state commitment from a tall tight end on Sunday night. Apex High School standout Kaleb Morrow took to his social media accounts to commit to the Pirates. Morrow is listed at 6-foot-6 and 240 pounds. As a junior in 2023, Morrow caught 30 passes for 382 yards
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The fourth-annual HighSchoolOT boys golf team features 16 athletes making an appearance on the team for the second or third time, led by three players who became three-time all-state honorees: Mitchell’s Connor Warren plus Terry Sanford’s Ethan Paschal and Thomas Horne. To help make the team, each player’s handicap index is calculated based on their
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The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. In a Monday opinion piece in the The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said that social media is a contributing factor in the mental health crisis among young people. “It
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — One is a wildly popular, seemingly happy-go-lucky YouTuber from Cyprus. The other is a brash, fringe figure of Spain’s far right who rails against unauthorized immigrants. They both are new members of the European Parliament thanks to their savvy use of video-based social media. YouTuber and TikToker Fidias Panayiotou is a
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By PAUL NEWBERRY, AP National Writer INDIANAPOLIS — INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gretchen Walsh followed up a world record in the 100-meter butterfly with something that felt just as good. Her first trip to the Olympics. Walsh didn’t go quite as fast as a night earlier in the semifinals, but she touched in 55.31 seconds to
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Adrian Perkins was running for reelection as the mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, when he was surprised by a harsh campaign hit piece. The satirical TV commercial, paid for by a rival political action committee, used artificial intelligence to depict Perkins as a high school student who had been called into the principal’s office. Instead of
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Our prediction for this Euro 2024 match: Denmark England All eyes will be on Deutsche Bank Park when Denmark and England lock horns in the Group C derby. Denmark failed to impress in a 1-1 draw with Slovenia and they face a difficult task against the star-studded Three Lions as well. Sporting CP midfielder Morten
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Our prediction for this Euro 2024 match: Slovenia Serbia Serbia will be aiming to recover from a 1-0 loss to England when they face Slovenia in their second group game. The Eagles produced a fine performance in their opener and, as a result, the bookies see them as favourites to beat Slovenia at Allianz Arena.
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL Pinehurst, N.C. — It took all 72 holes over four days — as well as a devastating missed putt and a remarkable bunker shot on the final hole — to identify the U.S. Open champion this week at Pinehurst No. 2. it didn’t take nearly as long to realize that Pinehurst
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