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January 27, 2025
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. — With each passing week, you could argue Union Pines’ girls lacrosse program continues to top its previous “biggest win in school history” with another. At the rate they’re going, they might have a few more still left. The Vikings took down the reigning 1A/2A/3A state champs on Saturday, defeating Croatan 15-5
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Throughout the month of April, we’ll have some kind of football preview coverage released to HSOT Insiders each day. Today is a look at the top statistically returning rushers in the 4A classification. These players could be running backs, quarterbacks, or any other kind of offensive weapon. The only requirement is that they had 100
READ MOREAshley aced the ultimate non-conference test. Two of the state’s top girls soccer programs, yet to drop a game this season, took a sun-kissed stage on a beautiful afternoon in Wilmington. Thanks to Savannah Manset’s 43rd minute tally, the No. 1 ranked Screaming Eagles survived No. 2 Providence Day 1-0. Chances were aplenty for the
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — For decades, only three people knew Gloria Johnson had had an abortion. But a year of watching women and doctors agonize under Tennessee’s strict abortion ban kicked up a fire in the longtime Democrat. She watched in dismay as her Republican colleagues in the General Assembly dismissed concerns that the law
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READING, Pa. (AP) — Conjoined twins Lori and George Schappell, who pursued separate careers, interests and relationships during lives that defied medical expectations, died this month in Pennsylvania, according to funeral home officials. They were 62. The twins, listed by Guinness World Records as the oldest living conjoined twins, died April 7 at the Hospital
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The first drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s disease hit the U.S. market over a year ago, but sales have lagged, major hospital systems have taken months to start using it and some insurers have rejected coverage. Doctors also expect some patients will hesitate to take Leqembi due to its limited impact and potential side effects.
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A bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows has grown to affect more than two dozen herds in eight states, just weeks after the nation’s largest egg producer found the virus in its chickens. Health officials stress that the risk to the public is low and that the U.S. food supply remains safe and stable.
READ MOREA year ago, Weddington girls lacrosse fought back in the fourth quarter to escape Holly Springs with a narrow victory. The script was flipped in the return game as the Golden Hawks ventured down to Union County and used a fourth quarter comeback of their own to win the tightly-contested battle between two of the
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By WARREN MAYES, Associated Press ST. LOUIS — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jaccob Slavin scored the winning goal 7:53 into the third period and Jake Guentzel added a pair of empty-netters, lifting the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night. “It was four on four and Sebastian (Aho)
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Google on Friday began removing California news websites from some people’s search results, a test that acted as a threat should the state Legislature pass a law requiring the search giant to pay media companies for linking to their content. Google announced the move in a blog post on Friday, calling
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