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January 15, 2025
WILTON, Iowa (AP) — Every year the U.S. egg industry kills about 350 million male chicks because, while the fuzzy little animals are incredibly cute, they will never lay eggs, so have little monetary value. That longtime practice is changing, thanks to new technology that enables hatcheries to quickly peer into millions of fertilized eggs
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By Aaron Beard, AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Toby Fournier scored 16 of her 23 points points before halftime as No. 9 Duke beat Wofford 93-58 on Wednesday night. Oluchi Okananwa added a season-high 20 points for the Blue Devils (10-2), who jumped to a huge early lead and cruised. Duke shot
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Commerce Department’s efforts to curb China’s and Russia’s access to American-made advanced computer chips have been “inadequate” and will need more funding to stymie their ability to manufacture advanced weapons, according to a report published Wednesday by the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. The Biden administration imposed export controls to limit
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Here are the key team defensive numbers from all eight of the 2024 N.C. High School Athletic Association state finalists. All of these numbers are dependent on teams posting accurate game stats to MaxPreps or sending accurate stats to us directly. We need stats to be posted or shared by opponents to do the yards
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a landmark climate ruling that said the state was violating residents’ constitutional right to a clean environment by permitting oil, gas and coal projects without regard for global warming. The justices, in a 6-1 ruling, rejected the state’s argument that greenhouse gases released from Montana
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Health officials on Wednesday confirmed the first known severe illness in the U.S. caused by bird flu, and California’s governor declared a state of emergency as the virus rampages through dairy cattle in that state. A person in Louisiana is hospitalized in critical condition with severe respiratory symptoms caused by a bird flu infection, state
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Detroit (AP) — China will soon see a massive expansion of electric vehicle battery swapping, as global battery maker CATL said Wednesday it is investing heavily in stations there next year. Battery swapping is not new — but it’s had a challenging journey. Adoption of electric vehicles has varied in regions across the globe over
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL The stadium home of the NC Courage will have a new name next season: First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park. First Horizon Bank purchased the naming rights to the Cary facility, which is also home to North Carolina FC and hosted the men’s and women’s NCAA College Cup earlier this
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People across the state have been anxiously awaiting their first look at proposed new conferences for the 2025-2029 N.C. High School Athletic Association realignment. There’s a lot of intrigue and we’ve been talking about it for years now. The NCHSAA will expand to eight classifications for the first time. There was discussion about whether or
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For each week of the 2024 high school football season, HighSchoolOT will release the Starting 22. It lists the best performances from every position across North Carolina. Coaches should send in performance nominations to [email protected] for consideration each week. Now that we are in the playoffs, players can receive a repeat selection if they made
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