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April 3, 2025
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Malaria season begins this month in a large part of Africa. No disease is deadlier on the continent, especially for children. But the Trump administration’s decision to terminate 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts has local health officials warning of catastrophe in some of the world’s poorest communities. Dr. Jimmy Opigo,
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By AARON BEARD, AP Basketball Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Maliq Brown hadn’t played for the better part of three weeks for second-ranked Duke, a shoulder injury sidelining him just as the season made a hard turn into the stretch run. His return Saturday night was perfectly timed then, both
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL 2Duke Blue Devils 82 North Carolina Tar Heels 69 Final Chapel Hill, N.C. — No. 2 Duke took North Carolina’s best shot Saturday. And the Blue Devils barely flinched. Even with star freshman Cooper Flagg limited by three first-half fouls. Even when the Tar Heels grabbed the lead in the second
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Last spring, Cardinal Gibbons ended its girls lacrosse season with a win over Charlotte Catholic in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A state championship game. On Saturday, the Crusaders opened a new season the same way. Cardinal Gibbons never trailed as it scored the first four goals before going on to beat the Cougars,
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After falling behind 4-0, Athens Drive rallied to force extra innings against Rolesville on Saturday afternoon before winning in walk-off fashion in the 11th inning. With two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning, Paul Harrell hit a triple to get in scoring position. Then with an 0-2 count, Shota Sharman hit a ground
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We now know the regional final matchups for the 2024-25 N.C. High School Athletic Association basketball season. In Friday’s fourth round, 16 boys and girls teams punched their tickets to Winston-Salem, the location of championship week. Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum at Wake Forest University will serve as the host. Games begin on Monday, March
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish abortion rights activists opened a center across from the parliament building in Warsaw on Saturday where women can go to have abortions with pills, either alone or with other women. Opening the center on International Women’s Day across from the legislature was a symbolic challenge to authorities in the traditionally
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NEW YORK (AP) — A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere. The best views will be from North America and South America. Parts of Africa and Europe may catch a glimpse. Lunar eclipses happen when the moon, Earth and sun align just so. The
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If you listen to some self-proclaimed exercise experts on social media, they swear that working out on an empty stomach burns more fat. But it’s a common misconception that exercising in a fasted state improves performance or burns more calories, said Abby Langer, a dietitian in Toronto. “The research shows that in terms of gains,
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Chris The number is 3,057. 3,057. That’s how many rushing yards the Panthers gave up last season. Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God, yeah. You think we should draft defense? No, no, no, no. We, we need, uh, what’s what’s my man’s name? Tet from uh Arizona. No, no, no, we need
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