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April 4, 2025
LONDON (AP) — A British doctor who was disgruntled about his inheritance and tried to kill his mother’s boyfriend by injecting him with a fake COVID-19 vaccine that was poison was sentenced Wednesday to 31 years in prison. Dr. Thomas Kwan disguised himself as a nurse making home virus booster visits to infect Patrick O’Hara
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Could flag football become the next sanctioned high school sport in North Carolina? It’s possible. The N.C. High School Athletic Association Board of Directors will discuss a proposal to sanction girls flag football during its winter board meeting in December. Durham, Johnston, and Wake County schools, including the Cap 6, NAC 6, SWAC, and Greater
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LONDON (AP) — British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged in Congo, marking the first time the variant has caused a cluster of illness outside of Africa. Scientists said the risk to the public remains low. Authorities announced the first case of
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NEW YORK (AP) — The parent company of Donald Trump’s social networking site Truth Social lost $19.2 million in the last quarter, according to an earnings report released on the same day he won back the presidency. Trump Media and Technology Group reported late Tuesday that much of that loss stemmed from more than $12
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LONDON (AP) — Corning is facing European Union antitrust scrutiny after the bloc’s watchdog said Wednesday it’s investigating the speciality glass maker’s exclusive deals for its Gorilla Glass used in cellphones. The European Commission, the 27-nation EU’s top antitrust enforcer, said it opened a formal investigation to determine whether Corning Inc. abused its dominant worldwide
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LONDON (AP) — The price of bitcoin hit a new high Wednesday and crypto-related shares rallied as investors bet that former President Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election will be a boon for cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin jumped nearly 8% in early trading, climbing above $75,000 and smashing its previous record set in March. Other
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Wednesday announced a package of steps to curb a surge in deepfake porn, saying it will toughen punishment for offenders, expand the use of undercover officers and impose greater regulations on social media platforms. Concerns about nonconsensual explicit video contents that were digitally manipulated deepened in South
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Voters in Washington state on Tuesday upheld a groundbreaking law that is forcing companies to cut carbon emissions while raising billions of dollars for programs that include habitat restoration and preparing for climate change. Just two years after it was passed, the Climate Commitment Act, one of the most progressive climate
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The N.C. High School Athletic Association dual-team girls tennis state playoffs have reached the regional final round. The winners will meet Saturday in the state championships at the Burlington Tennis Center. The 4A and 2A championships are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. and the 1A and 3A matches are at 11:30 a.m. To report final scores
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By The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Martin Necas scored a go-ahead goal with 29 seconds left and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-4 on Tuesday night. It was the seventh straight win for the Hurricanes, who also got goals from Jack Roslovic, Jordan Martinook, Eric Robinson and Jackson
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