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HighSchoolOT statewide top 25 preseason rankings for the 2023-2024 girls basketball season

The top-ranked team in HighSchoolOT’s preseason girls basketball Statewide Top 25 rankings is Grace Christian School of Sanford. Their leading player is senior forward Sarah Strong, who is also ranked as the No. 1 recruit in the country. Following Grace Christian are the previous year’s contenders in the 4A state championship match: Panther Creek, the

Content creators on YouTube will soon be required to disclose their use of generative artificial intelligence in their videos, or else face the possibility of being suspended.

YouTube is implementing updated guidelines for AI-based content, which includes a mandate for creators to disclose the use of generative artificial intelligence in creating lifelike videos. In an article on Tuesday, YouTube announced several policy changes related to AI. Creators who fail to disclose their use of AI tools to create “altered or synthetic” videos

The top 25 teams in the state for basketball, according to preseason rankings, are led by Myers Park and Central Cabarrus.

Myers Park is at the forefront of HighSchoolOT’s preseason Statewide Top 25 poll for boys basketball. The team recently won the 4A state championship and has several top 100 recruits in the nation returning. The Vikings, who are currently ranked No. 2, have a winning streak of 32 games as they enter this season. They

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has decided to maintain a temporary hold on anti-abortion laws while a legal challenge is ongoing.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court once again affirmed its stance on Tuesday in a 5-4 decision that the state constitution upholds a woman’s right to have an abortion if it is necessary to protect her life. However, abortion is still prohibited in almost all other circumstances. In a legal case regarding five anti-abortion bills passed in

European legislators aim to find a middle ground between safeguarding and respecting privacy by creating legislation addressing the distribution of explicit images of minors.

BRUSSELS (AP) — Seeking to strike the right balance between protecting children and protecting privacy rights, European Union lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a series of amendments to a draft law that is intended to keep sexually explicit photos and videos of minors from circulating online. The European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home

Holliday: Tar Heels potentially saved by Maye’s magic once again on WRALSportsFan.com

By Bob Holliday, WRAL Sports contributor After scoring their third touchdown in the fourth quarter, Duke was now in the lead with a score of 36-33. With only 41 seconds left, Drake Maye encouraged Coach Mack Brown and confidently declared, “I’ve got this, Coach.” The sophomore from Charlotte then proceeded to enter the field. On

Carbon emissions around the world are increasing as a result of the implementation of the Paris climate accord.

A photograph displays an oil terminal located in the United Arab Emirates designed for use by supertankers. According to a report from the United Nations, the climate strategies of 195 countries are collectively ineffective in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. By Sara Schonhardt 11/14/2023 09:10 AM EST By 2030, carbon emissions need to decrease by 43%

A leaked memo reveals that finance may be excluded from EU climate legislation, sparking concerns that it may not be able to be effectively enforced.

A confidential document obtained by The Associated Press shows that a leading EU regulation designed to encourage European businesses to achieve net zero emissions may be significantly diluted by member states. This potentially means that companies will no longer be obligated to uphold the goals of the Paris Agreement. The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

British specialists now advise administering the chickenpox vaccine to children, marking the first instance of this recommendation in the UK, many years after it was adopted in other nations.

The British government’s expert scientific committee suggested, for the first time on Tuesday, that children should receive the chickenpox vaccine. This recommendation comes decades after the vaccine has been widely accessible in other countries such as the U.S., Canada, and Australia. In the United Kingdom, individuals wishing to receive immunization against the illness must pay

Has Hamas taken refuge in the primary hospital in Gaza? Israel’s accusation is currently a central issue in an ongoing impasse.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza’s Shifa Hospital has become the focus of a dayslong stalemate in Israel’s war against the Hamas militant group. Shifa is Gaza’s largest and best-equipped hospital. Israel, without providing visual evidence, claims the facility also is used by Hamas for military purposes. It says Hamas has built a vast underground command complex