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January 10, 2025
These are the latest HighSchoolOT Top 15 rankings for each of North Carolina’s six area codes. HSOT also has statewide Top 25 rankings, which can be found each Monday: *PRESEASON TOP 25 COMING SOON* Links to the most up-to-date rankings for the six area codes are below. They will be updated each Sunday this fall.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 300 video game performers and Hollywood actors picketed in front of the Warner Bros. Studios building on Thursday to protest against what they call an unwillingness from top gaming companies to protect union voice actors and motion capture workers equally against the unregulated use of artificial intelligence. Standing before
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BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Maura Healey said Thursday she is pressing Steward Health Care to adhere to a state Department of Public Health regulation that hospital owners must give 120 days notice before any medical facility can close in Massachusetts. Healey made the comment a day after a bankruptcy judge allowed Steward’s decision to close
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Sea lions are stranding themselves on a long stretch of the California coast and showing signs that they may have been poisoned by a bloom of harmful algae, experts said Thursday. The Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute said that since July 26, it has been inundated by daily reports
READ MOREMOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Two couples who sued a hospital and in-vitro fertilization clinic over the accidental destruction of their frozen embryos have dropped their lawsuit, months after Alabama’s supreme court ruled they could pursue wrongful death claims because embryos could be considered children. Emily and James LePage and William and Caroline Fonde filed to
READ MORELONDON (AP) — The European Union’s world-first artificial intelligence law formally took effect on Thursday, marking the latest milestone in the bloc’s efforts to regulate the technology. Officials say the Artificial Intelligence Act will protect the “fundamental rights” of citizens in the 27-nation bloc while also encouraging investment and innovation in the booming AI industry.
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BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — African health officials said mpox cases have spiked by 160% so far this year, warning the risk of further spread is high given the lack of effective treatments or vaccines on the continent. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report released Wednesday that mpox,
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HighSchoolOT has released its preseason volleyball rankings for the 252 area code. HSOT has two sets of rankings: a statewide Top 25 and top 15s for each of North Carolina’s six area codes. Our 252 area code consists of these counties: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde,
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By Clark Gerber, WRAL Sports contributor Starting this Thursday night, you’ll be able to watch football on your TV every week until mid-February. I know, I know, the Hall of Fame Game and the rest of the NFL preseason barely count, but I’ve grown to appreciate the ramp up period until the real thing goes
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By NBC Olympics The games of the U.S. men’s basketball team at the 2024 Paris Olympics will air on NBC and USA Network and stream on Peacock and NBC Olympics platforms starting on Sunday, July 28. Dates: July 28 – August 10 Venue: Bercy Arena (knockout rounds and finals), Pierre Mauroy Stadium (group phase) TV
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