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November 16, 2024
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Many Yanomami, the Amazon’s largest Indigenous tribe in relative isolation, have been contaminated with mercury coming from widespread illegal gold mining, according to a report released on Thursday by Brazil’s top public health institute. The research was conducted in nine villages along the Mucajai River, a remote region where illegal mining
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By Brett Knese, WRAL reporter Cleveland — On Friday night, the NC State Wolfpack women’s basketball team tips off in their national semifinal game against unbeaten South Carolina. A primary storyline revolves around Saniya Rivers, played for South Carolina and head coach Dawn Staley in 2022 when the Gamecocks won the national championship. Rivers has
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By Eduardo Medina, New York Times Raleigh, N.C. — For decades, Sammy’s Tap & Grill, a sports bar for fans of North Carolina State University, had a glaring problem: The school’s basketball teams did not win all that much. David Harris, one of the owners, would concoct creative specials in hopes of drawing customers on
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By The Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — North Carolina State big man DJ Burns sees himself as a center on the basketball court, not a pulling guard on the football field. His interest in playing football when the season is over: “Zero,” he said Thursday. The 6-foot-9, 275-pounder’s road to the Final Four included reports
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By Gerald Owens, WRAL anchor/reporter Raleigh, N.C. — Historically, NC State men’s basketball team is no stranger to mystique, drama and intrigue. No one has a better idea of that than Wolfpack legend Dereck Whittenburg. Whittenburg appreciates a good story as much as anyone. But even he is having trouble believing what’s unfolded for Wolfpack
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys defending Tennessee’s sweeping abortion ban alleged Thursday that doctors challenging the law do not want any oversight when deciding to terminate a pregnancy and instead are improperly withholding care to women facing serious medical emergencies. The Tennessee Attorney General’s office laid out its arguments while attempting to persuade a three-judge
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A stretch of Hillsborough Street will be closed near NC State University on Saturday during the men’s basketball team’s Final Four game. A special event permit indicated the street will be closed between Brooks Avenue and Oberlin Road for a block party between 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 a.m. on Sunday. The celebration will happen
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There’s a race underway to build artificial general intelligence, a futuristic vision of machines that are as broadly smart as humans or at least can do many things as well as people can. Achieving such a concept — commonly referred to as AGI — is the driving mission of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and a priority for
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DALLAS (AP) — Some who hope to witness Monday’s total solar eclipse may see the sun obscured by clouds instead of by the moon. There’s still plenty of time for forecasts to change, but meteorologists predict that eclipse day storms could blanket parts of the path, which stretches from Mexico and Texas through Maine and
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NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk’s X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has begun restoring complimentary blue checks for some of its users, the latest unexpected shift to cause a lot of confusion on the platform. For years, Twitter’s blue checks mirrored verification badges that are common on social media, largely reserved for celebrities,
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