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April 3, 2025
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration largely sidestepped questions Thursday from senators about how he would handle numerous pressing issues before the agency, including recent layoffs, a canceled vaccine meeting and the continued availability of the abortion pill. Dr. Marty Makary — a surgeon, author and researcher — lauded the
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Siemens plans to invest $285 million in manufacturing in the United States, the tech company said Thursday, including two new facilities in California and Texas. The U.S. is the largest market for the company. The recent investments in the Siemens’ U.S. manufacturing footprint and the planned acquisition of Altair, a Michigan-based
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An adult who was infected with measles has died in New Mexico, state health officials announced Thursday, though the virus has not been confirmed as the cause. The person who died was unvaccinated and did not seek medical care, a state health department spokesperson said in a statement. The person’s exact age and other details
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of monarch butterflies wintering in the mountains west of Mexico City rebounded this year, doubling the area they covered in 2024 despite the stresses of climate change and habitat loss, experts said Thursday. The annual butterfly count doesn’t calculate the individual number of butterflies, but rather the number of
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By Ryan Bisesi, WRAL multiplatform producer The most talked-about Carolina Hurricanes storyline as the trade deadline nears is speculation that they could swap a multi-time all-star they acquired just weeks ago. Weeks after he highlighted a blockbuster trade between the Hurricanes and the Colorado Avalanche, Mikko Rantanen has two goals and four assists in 12
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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s Ebola caseload increased to 14 in the last week, Africa’s top public health agency said Thursday, with a new cluster emerging from a 4-year-old child who recently died of the infectious disease. Three of five new cases have been confirmed as Ebola, with two cited as probably Ebola, Dr. Ngashi
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N.C. High School Athletic Association Commissioner Que Tucker and President Dr. Stephen Gainey are taking questions from the media about the conference realignment process. The board approved the 2025-2029 realignment plan on Monday, which will double the number of classifications from four to eight this fall. Posted 2025-03-05T21:49:00-0500 – Updated 2025-03-06T15:21:11-0500 Source: highschoolot.com
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The political action committee that Elon Musk funded to the tune of more than $200 million on behalf of President Donald Trump launched a television advertisement this week lauding the first weeks of the administration in which the Tesla CEO is serving. America PAC began airing an ad nationally and in Washington, D.C., declaring that
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As Granville County Schools prepares to consolidate middle and high schools next year, coaches and athletic directors will be required to reapply for their positions. The school distrcit will go from six middle and high schools down to four in the 2025-2026 school year, which includes closing Granville Central High School. The decision was made
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A yearslong legal battle over the right to an emergency abortion in Idaho has been abruptly upended now that President Donald Trump has moved to drop the high-profile case. Under the Biden administration, the Justice Department had argued that emergency-room doctors treating pregnant women had to provide terminations if it was needed to save their
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