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April 8, 2025
HighSchoolOT’s girls lacrosse statewide rankings have three new teams this week, while the top 10 stays the same. No. 4 Charlotte Catholic has two losses — to No. 1 Cardinal Gibbons and No. 2 Weddington. The three new teams this week are Broughton, Saint Mary’s, and Apex. They replace Laney, Green Hope, and West Forsyth.
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The HighSchoolOT statewide top 25 rankings have major changes this week, despite having just one new team. That’s because that one new team, Durham Academy, jumps in at No. 14 after taking down previously top-10 Providence Day. Falling out this week was Topsail. Middle Creek and Lake Norman Charter also fell from the top 10
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and Medicaid under the auspices of the Health and Human Services Department were emailed an offer to leave their job for as much as a $25,000 payment as part of President Donald Trump’s government cuts. Workers cannot
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL The ACC men’s basketball tournament begins Tuesday at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte. Duke cliched the No. 1 seed in the 15-team event with its victory against North Carolina on Saturday night. NC State, Boston College and Miami failed to qualify for the tournament. It’s the first time the league has
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MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world squat in rows, packed shoulder to shoulder, surgical masks covering their mouths and eyes. Their nightmare was supposed to be over. Last month, a dramatic and highly publicized operation by Thai, Chinese and Myanmar
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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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