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April 26, 2025
HICKORY, N.C. – Another accolade in the already impressive high school career of Bunker Hill sophomore Serena Thurman came on Wednesday evening. The lefty was named Most Valuable Player of the 2025 Stanford Park Easter Tournament after guiding the Bears to a perfect 3-0 performance. This year’s field included area teams Bunker Hill, Fred T.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk has been called a Moonshot Master, the Edison of Our Age and the Architect of the Future, but he’s got a big problem at his car company and it’s not clear he can fix it: damage to its brand. Sales have plunged for Tesla amid protests and boycotts over
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NEW YORK (AP) — Uncertainty over tariffs and an unpredictable trade war is weighing heavily on companies as they report their latest financial results and try to give investors financial forecasts. Some tariffs remain in place against key U.S. trading partners, but others have been postponed to give nations time to negotiate. The tariff and
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NEW YORK (AP) — Adelynn Campbell’s last plane trip ended with a panic attack that she got through largely with the help of a kind flight attendant. That was last year — before 67 people died in January when an American Airlines jet collided with a helicopter over Washington, D.C., in the deadliest U.S. air
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL A couple with championship pedigrees are joining the NC Courage ownership group. Former NWSL MVP and U.S. Women’s National Team member Lauren Holiday and husband Jrue Holiday, a two-time NBA champion, are the team’s newest investors. “This club represents the future of women’s soccer — not just in how we play
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick participated in 12 Super Bowls during his NFL career, all highlights for him. But Belichick, hired in December to lead the Tar Heels’ program, said the four international games that he coached also rank among the most memorable experiences of his career. North Carolina will
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Novavax’s closely watched COVID-19 vaccine is on track for full approval after additional discussions with the Food and Drug Administration, the company said Wednesday. The news sent company shares soaring more than 21% in morning trading and appeared to resolve concerns that Trump administration officials might be holding up a decision on
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PENN YAN, N.Y. (AP) — A decade ago, Scott Osborn would have eagerly told prospective vineyard owners looking to join the wine industry to “jump into it.” Now, his message is different. “You’re crazy,” said Osborn, who owns Fox Run Vineyards, a sprawling 50-acre (20-hectare) farm on Seneca Lake, the largest of New York’s Finger
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LONDON (AP) — European Union watchdogs fined Apple and Meta hundreds of millions of euros Wednesday as they stepped up enforcement of the 27-nation bloc’s digital competition rules. The European Commission imposed a 500 million euro ($571 million) fine on Apple for preventing app makers from pointing users to cheaper options outside its App Store.
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ISTANBUL (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul and other areas on Wednesday, Turkey’s disaster and emergency management agency said. There were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries in the metropolis of 16 million. The earthquake had a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (about 6 miles), according to
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