Sport

Millbrook pulls away from Clayton in second round.

Millbrook took the lead late in the first quarter after a 6-6 tie and maintained it for the rest of the game, ultimately defeating 13-seed Clayton 88-59 in a dominant performance. The Wildcats have qualified for the third round for the sixth year in a row. During the first period, Blake Bartney, Kyrie Heredia, and

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Sport

The North Pitt girls’ team defeated Southeast Alamance in the second round of the 2A basketball playoffs, advancing to the third round.

During the second round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2A girls basketball game on Friday, there were instances where it appeared that underdog Southeast Alamance had thoroughly researched the top-ranked North Pitt team. The Stallions executed their halfcourt offense flawlessly and gained opportunities for easy layups. The opposing team seemed to have openings.

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Technology News

California approves Waymo’s driverless car services to extend to Los Angeles and the San Francisco peninsula.

California regulators have given Waymo permission to extend the operations of its fleet of self-driving cars, known as “robotaxis,” to Los Angeles and cities on the southern peninsula of San Francisco. Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. (Google’s parent company), has received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission to extend its self-driving taxi services

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Health Care

A coalition of medical organizations is asking the Alabama Supreme Court to take another look at their decision regarding frozen embryos.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Groups representing Alabama doctors and hospitals urged the state Supreme Court on Friday to revisit a decision equating frozen embryos to children, saying the ruling is blocking fertility treatments and harming the medical community. The state of Alabama’s Medical Association and Hospital Association jointly filed a brief in support of a

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Technology News

DeSantis has rejected a proposed law that would have banned children under the age of 16 from using social media. Instead, lawmakers in Florida have proposed an alternative solution.

Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, rejected a proposed ban on social media use for minors on Friday. Lawmakers have now come up with new wording to prevent children under the age of 14 from using addictive platforms. The proposed legislation presented to the governor last week aimed to prohibit minors under the age of 16

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