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October 26, 2024
The broiling summer of 2023 was the hottest in the Northern Hemisphere in more than 2,000 years, a new study found. When the temperatures spiked last year, numerous weather agencies said it was the hottest month, summer and year on record. But those records only go back to 1850 at best because it’s based on
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered what they believe is the biggest known batch of planet-making ingredients swirling around a young star. The diameter of this colossal disk is roughly 3,300 times the distance between Earth and the sun, with enough gas and dust to form super-sized planets in far-flung orbits, the U.S.
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Sales of raw milk appear to be on the rise, despite years of warnings about the health risks of drinking the unpasteurized products — and an outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows. Since March 25, when the bird flu virus was confirmed in U.S. cattle for the first time, weekly sales of raw cow’s
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DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has opened another investigation of automated driving systems, this time into crashes involving Waymo’s self-driving vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration posted documents detailing the probe on its website early Tuesday after getting 22 reports of Waymo vehicles either crashing or doing something that may
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In hundreds of deaths where police used force meant to stop someone without killing them, officers violated well-known guidelines for safely restraining and subduing people — not simply once or twice, but multiple times. Most violations involved pinning people facedown in ways that could restrict their breathing or stunning them repeatedly with Tasers, an Associated
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ISTANBUL (AP) — A curator at the American Museum of Natural History was detained in Istanbul while allegedly attempting to smuggle spider and scorpion samples, Turkish media reported. The curator said he had permits from the government to conduct his research. Lorenzo Prendini, an expert on arachnids at the New York-based museum, was held by
READ MOREA program built to pursue championships will get to host one this weekend. Grace Christian of Sanford earned another weekend at Crusader Park after coming back from an early deficit to defeat Gaston Christian 6-4 in the NCISAA 3A state semi-final. Caleb Ellis reached back and blew a fastball by Xander Sutton to send the
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CALYPSO, N.C. — Last year North Duplin enjoyed being out of the limelight in its run to a runner-up finish in the 1A softball playoffs. This year, the team knows it has a target on its back. There’s a different feel about this year’s run in the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs, but the
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Twice, in back-to-back seasons, the Orange boys lacrosse team has gotten close. So painfully close. Last year, the Panthers lost to Northwood in the state semifinals by two goals. The year before that, it was a 13-7 loss to First Flight. But this year, things ended differently. In fact, they haven’t ended at all. On
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Green Hope senior Jake Lewis holds a two-stroke lead over the field after the first day of competition at the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A boys golf state championship at Pinehurst No. 9. Lewis shot a 66 in the first round, putting him at 6-under on the day. His two-stroke lead is ahead of
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