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May 9, 2025
By Jenny Vrentas and Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times WASHINGTON — Faced with demands from two of the United States’ most decorated Olympic swimmers, members of Congress expressed an openness on Tuesday to withholding funding from the global regulator assigned to ensure an even playing field at the Olympics over its refusal to hold
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Federal food safety regulators said Tuesday that they have warned a top U.S. bakery to stop using labels that say its products contain potentially dangerous allergens when they don’t. U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspectors found that Bimbo Bakeries USA — which includes brands such as Sara Lee, Oroweat, Thomas’, Entenmann’s and Ball Park buns
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday voted to decriminalize possession of marijuana for personal use, making the nation one of Latin America’s last to do so, in a move that could reduce its massive prison population. With final votes cast on Tuesday, a majority of the justices on the 11-person court
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The South Carolina Gamecocks have landed another recruit from the state to their north. On Tuesday night, Vance County High School rising senior edge rusher Taeshawn Alston announced his pledge to the SEC school. Alston is a consensus a 3-star prospect according to On3, 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals. He is ranked as high as the
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By Clark Gerber, WRAL Sports contributor The internet is a big place. Unless you’re 100% plugged in all the time (and let’s be clear, that is NOT recommended), you’re going to miss some stuff. Let us do that work. You can be a well-adjusted human being and still catch all the best sports moments of
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By Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer The 2024 NBA Draft starts Wednesday in New York. The Atlanta Hawks have the No. 1 overall pick. There will be 58 selections over two rounds with round one on Wednesday night and round two on Thursday. Where, when and how to watch the 2024 NBA Draft Round
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. surgeon general on Tuesday declared gun violence a public health crisis, driven by the fast-growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country. The advisory issued by Dr. Vivek Murthy, the nation’s top doctor, came as the U.S. grappled with another summer weekend marked by mass shootings that
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL The Florida Panthers hoisted the Stanley Cup on Monday night, In three months, the Panthers will be skating at PNC Arena in a preseason game. The NHL season waits for no one, not even a franchise winning the Cup for the first time. The Hurricanes, who have an eventful off-season ahead
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Rolesville High School senior Joslyn Hamilton has been named the top girls track & field athlete in North Carolina. Hamilton was selected as the Gatorade North Carolina Player of the Year in track & field on Tuesday morning. Hamilton is a 5-foot-9 senior hurdler and sprinter for Rolesville. At the N.C. High School Athletic Association
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Residents of an eastern Ohio village are learning more about the fiery wreck of a Norfolk Southern freight train last year that derailed their lives as another hearing gets underway, with the National Transportation Safety Board set to discuss the ongoing investigation and issue recommendations for averting future disasters. “On
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