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American legislators view TikTok as a means of China’s influence, despite the platform’s efforts to distance itself from Beijing.

According to certain members of the U.S. government, both the United States and China may share a similarity if their efforts are successful: the absence of TikTok in either nation. On Wednesday, the House passed a bill that mandates the sale of TikTok by its parent company, ByteDance, or else face a ban across the

4A regional basketball preview: storylines, player rankings, and key facts about each team

Greetings! It is now Day Four of the N.C. High School Athletic Association’s revised “final four” structure. Today marks the 4A regional finals taking place at Lawrence Joel Memorial Coliseum. The winners of the regional finals will move on to participate in the state championships on Saturday. The exact times for these championships have not

NC State starts strong in the second half and defeats Syracuse 83-65 in the second round of the ACC Tournament on WRALSportsFan.com.

The Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament saw a strong performance from Jayden Taylor of North Carolina State, who scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds en route to an 83-65 victory over Syracuse on Wednesday night. On Thursday, the tenth-ranked N.C. State (19-14) will compete against Duke (24-7), the second-seeded team, in a quarterfinal match. N.C.

East Burke beats Lincoln Charter to secure spot in 2A state championship game.

With only one game remaining until the championship, East Burke turned to their smallest player. Braelyn Stilwell, a junior guard, had a total of 27 points in the 2A West Regional final game. This helped the (3) Cavaliers secure their spot in the state championship for the first time, with a 48-39 victory over (12)

North Pitt gets revenge on Seaforth for last year’s defeat and moves on to the 2A state championship.

The previous year, North Pitt and Seaforth faced off in the state semifinals and the Hawks moved on to the 2A state championship game hosted by the N.C. High School Athletic Association. This year, the two teams faced each other once again in a game for the state championship, but the outcome was different. North

Farmville Central dominated Goldsboro, securing a spot in the state championship game.

One can always count on death, taxes, and Farmville Central basketball to end up in the state championship game. Certain things are always certain. The Jaguars have reached the NCHSAA basketball championship for the 11th time in their school’s history, with six of those appearances occurring since 2016. Farmville Central, the top 2A seed from

The Rams of Reidsville triumphed over Salisbury in a thrilling 2A showdown, securing their spot in the state championship game.

Reidsville is organizing a repeat match this year after last season’s defeat in the state championship game against Farmville Central. The Reidsville team emerged victorious over Salisbury with a score of 76-72 in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2A western regional championship game at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem on Wednesday evening.

The bill to ban TikTok is approved by the US House of Representatives.

The House approved a legislation on Wednesday that could potentially result in a complete prohibition of the highly popular video platform TikTok if its Chinese parent company refuses to divest its ownership, due to concerns that its current structure poses a threat to national security. The legislation was approved with a 352-65 vote and will

A man from Montana utilized tissues and reproductive organs from animals to produce large sheep for the purpose of selling them to hunting preserves.

According to court documents and federal prosecutors, a rancher in Montana has been accused of illegally using tissue and testicles from wild sheep in central Asia and the U.S. to breed “giant” hybrid sheep. These hybrid sheep were then sold to private hunting preserves in Texas. Jack Schubarth, 80, from Vaughn, Montana, admitted in court

Indigenous communities hold a valuable reserve of lithium. However, mining activities pose a threat to their water, heritage, and economic prosperity.

Irene Leonor Flores de Callata, aged 68, leads a herd of llamas and sheep through a parched riverbed in the desolate desert landscape of Tusaquillas, Argentina. The Kolla tribe of Flores de Callata has spent ages navigating the high peaks of northern Argentina in pursuit of one basic resource: Clean water to drink. In this