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October 22, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic National Committee was watching earlier this year as campaigns nationwide were experimenting with artificial intelligence. So the organization approached a handful of influential party campaign committees with a request: Sign onto guidelines that would commit them to use the technology in a “responsible” way. The draft agreement, a copy of
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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Early last year, Caroline Ikendi was in distress after undergoing an emergency Caesarean section to remove a stillborn baby and save two others. Doctors said one of the preterm babies had a 2% chance of living. If the babies didn’t get breast milk — which she didn’t have — Ikendi could
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By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. — SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Prince of Wales Trophy was carried onto the ice when time expired, as an arena filled with Florida Panthers fans roared in delight and dozens of players and staffers rushed over to pose with the prize. Last year, the Panthers defied
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In a year of firsts, Seaforth’s first senior class added another on Saturday. The girls soccer team has its first state title — and they did it in dramatic fashion. The Hawks defeated Pine Lake Prep 0-0 (6-5 in PKs) on Saturday in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2A girls soccer state championship, hosted
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Last-minute computer trouble nixed Saturday’s launch attempt for Boeing’s first astronaut flight, the latest in a string of delays over the years. Two NASA astronauts were strapped in the company’s Starliner capsule when the countdown automatically was halted at 3 minutes and 50 seconds by the computer system that controls
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With one thunderous inning, the East Wilkes Cardinals put an emphatic exclamation point on their storybook season — and earned the school’s first state softball crown in the process. Trailing by two runs heading into the bottom of the fourth, the Cardinals erupted for seven runs and never looked back on their way to defeating
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The NCHSAA 4A Baseball State Championship is headed back to T.C. Roberson (28-4) and Asheville after the Rams completed their back-to-back state championship bid by defeating the Ashley Screaming Eagles (25-6) Saturday afternoon at Burlington Athletic Stadium. The Rams got hot early and rolled to an 8-1 win. The Screaming Eagles championship run ends at
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities have closed the state’s entire coastline to mussel harvesting due to an “unprecedented” outbreak of shellfish poisoning that has sickened at least 20 people. They’ve also closed parts of the Oregon coast to harvesting razor clams, bay clams and oysters. “We’ve had a paralytic shellfish poisoning event in Oregon
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East Rowan used two big innings to secure a third baseball state championship in school history. The Mustangs scored four runs in the first and fourth innings, plus some bonus runs in the sixth to defeat South Central 11-3, winning the series two games to one. It was the fourth title game appearance for East
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East Wilkes’ sprint toward a potential first state softball title in school history turned into a marathon following a loss to Northside-Pinetown on Friday in the initial contest of the best-of-three series. Undeterred, the Cardinals bounced back in strong fashion less than 18 hours later in Game Two as their bats broke through in a
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