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March 10, 2025
The first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association dual-team girls tennis state playoffs is scheduled for Monday. First round action only involves the 2A, 3A, and 4A classification. All qualifiers in the 1A classification begin play on Oct. 23. First round matches will be played at the higher seed. Winners will advance to
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal rule banning fake online reviews is now in effect. The Federal Trade Commission issued the rule in August banning the sale or purchase of online reviews. The rule, which went into effect Monday, allows the agency to seek civil penalties against those who knowingly violate it. “Fake reviews not only
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — After a month of updating Floridians on hurricanes, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is now focusing his official office on fighting an abortion rights amendment, holding a campaign-like rally at state expense two weeks before the election. DeSantis’ event Monday, which was capped with a prayer from the archbishop of Miami and
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 2,400 Kaiser Permanente psychologists, therapists, social workers and other mental health workers in Southern California began an open-ended strike Monday over increased workloads and staffing shortages that their union said have created a “substandard” system of care. The National Union of Healthcare Workers, which represents the employees, is negotiating
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter methods like condoms, the “morning after” pill and birth control pills for free under a new rule the White House proposed on Monday. Right now, health insurers must cover the cost of prescribed contraception, including prescription birth control
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The first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association volleyball state playoffs is set for Tuesday night, Oct. 22. All first round games are played at the higher seed. Winners will advance to the second round on Oct. 24, which will also be played at the higher seed. HighSchoolOT will have coverage of each
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By Victor Mather, New York Times From the Bronx to Brooklyn to Los Angeles, the Yankees-Dodgers rivalry has produced some of baseball’s most memorable moments: spectacular catches, batting fireworks, even a perfect game. The franchises have met 11 times in the World Series, the most of any two teams. It remains to be seen if
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By Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer Duke freshman Cooper Flagg and North Carolina guard RJ Davis were named to the 2024-25 preseason Associated Press All-America first team. They were joined by Arizona guard and former UNC guard Caleb Love, Kansas Big man Hutner Dickinson, Auburn forward Johni Broome and Alabama guard Mark Sears. Love
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By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When coach Dave Canales benched 2023 No. 1 draft pick Bryce Young two weeks into the season, he said it was because veteran Andy Dalton gave the Carolina Panthers the best chance to win. He may have been right — and he may still be right.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Schools in Mexico have six months to implement a government-sponsored ban on junk food or face heavy fines, officials said Monday, as authorities confront what they call the worst childhood obesity problem in the world. The rules, published on Sept. 30, target products that have become staples for two or three
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