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April 4, 2025
By JENNA FRYER, AP Auto Racing Writer Ryan Blaney celebrated his victory at Martinsville Speedway, a win that launched NASCAR’s defending champion into the title-deciding season finale. Meanwhile, Christopher Bell and William Byron waited awkwardly alongside their parked cars for a ruling from NASCAR on who would be the fourth and final driver in the
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Hey, wins. The wins, man. I ain’t gonna turn it back. I ain’t gonna give it back. Wins or wins. You know what, I’m gonna take it like the Saints literally gave it away and look, I’m not trying to have anything like no shade against the Panthers. Nothing like that. Wins and wins. Saints
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By STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — For the first time in 20 career NFL starts, Bryce Young lined up in the victory formation to take a snap to close out a Carolina Panthers win. “In the moment of it, you don’t think about, but looking back on it
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists and an advocacy group for Native Americans are suing the U.S. to try to block a Nevada lithium mine they say will drive an endangered desert wildflower to extinction, disrupt groundwater flows and threaten cultural resources. The Center for Biological Diversity promised the court battle a week ago when the
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By Pat Welter, WRAL Sports Okay let’s try this again. Week 1 the Panthers got absolutely obliterated by the New Orleans Saints. 47-10. Bryce Young was intercepted on his first pass, thus beginning a vexing season if I’m putting it lightly. Since then, Young has been benched and the Saints have been severely injured, but
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Classifications are changing in next year’s N.C. High School Athletic Association, going from four to eight, so in essence this was the last go-round of 4A volleyball as it’s been defined for decades — the class with the state’s largest schools. The 4A East went out with a bang. Cardinal Gibbons fended
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PHOENIX (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent proponent of debunked public health claims whom Donald Trump has promised to put in charge of health initiatives, said Saturday that Trump would push to remove fluoride from drinking water on his first day in office if elected president. Fluoride strengthens teeth and reduces cavities by
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GOMA, Congo (AP) — Some health officials say mpox cases in Congo appear to be “stabilizing” — a possible sign that the main epidemic for which the World Health Organization made a global emergency declaration in August might be on the decline. In recent weeks, Congo has reported about 200 to 300 lab-confirmed mpox cases
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Two sister meteor showers are already flashing across night skies — and will peak a week apart. The Southern Taurids will reach their zenith early Tuesday morning and the Northern Taurids on Nov. 12. While the two showers only produce around five visible meteors per hour under ideal viewing conditions, they are
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NEW YORK (AP) — For some television viewers, size apparently does matter. Forget the 65-inch TVs that were considered bigger than average a decade ago. In time for the holidays, manufacturers and retailers are rolling out more XXL screens measuring more than 8 feet across. That’s wider than a standard three-seat sofa or a king-size
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