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Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the US election, Microsoft says

NEW YORK (AP) — Iran is accelerating online activity that appears intended to influence the U.S. election, in one case targeting a presidential campaign with an email phishing attack, Microsoft said Friday. Iranian actors also have spent recent months creating fake news sites and impersonating activists, laying the groundwork to stoke division and potentially sway

Breanna Stewart, US women’s basketball team advance to gold medal game at Paris Olympics :: WRALSportsFan.com

By DOUG FEINBERG, AP Basketball Writer PARIS — PARIS (AP) — Breanna Stewart and the U.S. women’s basketball team cruised to a familiar place — the Olympic gold medal game. Stewart led a balanced offense as the Americans beat Australia 85-64 on Friday in the semifinals to extend their Olympic winning streak to 60 consecutive

Harvard rebuffs protests and won’t remove Sackler name from two buildings

BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University has decided against removing from campus buildings the name of a family whose company makes the powerful painkiller OxyContin, despite protests from parents whose children fatally overdosed. The decision last month by the Harvard Corporation to retain Arthur M. Sackler’s name on a museum building and second building runs counter

Watch List: The 65 names to know in NC boys cross country

HighSchoolOT is previewing the upcoming boys cross country season with its annual watch list. This year’s watch list features 65 names broken up by classification and association. The 1A, 2A, and 3A classes each have 10 names. Those who finished in the top 10 a year ago are listed with their respective finishes. The 4A

FDA rejects psychedelic MDMA as treatment for PTSD, calling for additional study

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators on Friday declined to approve the psychedelic drug MDMA as a therapy for PTSD, a major setback for groups seeking a breakthrough decision in favor of using mind-altering substances to treat serious mental health conditions. Drugmaker Lykos Therapeutics said the FDA notified the company that its drug “could not

Sha’Carri Richardson rallies US women in Olympic 4x100 while men shut out again :: WRALSportsFan.com

Sha’Carri Richardson rallies US women in Olympic 4×100 while men shut out again :: WRALSportsFan.com

By EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer SAINT-DENIS, France — SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson made her first Olympic gold-medal moment memorable — giving the sprinters behind her the side-eye, then stomping her foot to the track on her final step across the finish line. Afterward, she moved aside to watch the U.S. men do

Watch List: The 40 girls golfers to know entering the 2024 season

HighSchoolOT is previewing the upcoming girls golf season with its annual watch list. This year’s watch list features 40 names across the state. To get ready for the season, also visit the links below from our ongoing girls golf coverage. To get ready for the season, also visit the links below from our ongoing girls

Are you a Cash App user? You may be eligible for a piece of this $15 million settlement

NEW YORK (AP) — Current and former Cash App users could be eligible for a hefty piece of a proposed class-action settlement from the popular online payment service. Earlier this year, Cash App Investing and its parent company Block Inc. agreed to pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged a “failure to exercise

Watch List: The 50 girls tennis players to know in NC this year

HighSchoolOT is previewing the upcoming girls tennis season with its annual watch list. This year’s watch list features 50 names across the state. To get ready for the season, also visit the links below from our ongoing girls tennis coverage The players are listed by their team’s alphabetical order with last year’s individual finish (if

Maduro goes after X and WhatsApp as pressure mounts to back up his claim to victory in Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro is trying to accomplish something that seems impossible in the South American country: steer people away from WhatsApp and X. Maduro’s announcement this week that he had ordered a 10-day block on access to X in Venezuela is the latest in a series of efforts by his