August 2017 Archives

College Football

Deacons knock the socks off Blue Hose in explosive 51-7 rout

August 31, 2017 Brett Friedlander

WINSTON-SALEM — Wake Forest put together a breakthrough seven-win season in 2016 largely on the strength of its defense. Thursday night, in the opening game of the 2017 season, the Deacons flexed some new offensive […]

Trump pledges $1 million of his personal money to Harvey relief

August 31, 2017 Mollie Young

WASHINGTON, Aug 31 — President Donald Trump will pledge $1 million of his own money to relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Thursday. “I am happy to tell you […]

Duke research shows cardiac arrest help from bystanders less common in black neighborhoods

August 31, 2017 Mollie Young

DURHAM (Reuters Health) — Neighborhoods with higher proportions of black residents might benefit from programs that teach people how to help others with cardiac arrest, Duke University researchers say. People whose heart stopped in predominately […]

Coastal state Sen. Bill Cook will not seek re-election under new legislative maps

August 31, 2017 Mollie Young

RALEIGH — Four-term state lawmaker Sen. Bill Cook (R-Beaufort) announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election in 2018, as remedial legislative maps have significantly reconfigured his home district. Lawmakers passed the new Senate redistricting plan earlier […]

Kevin Durant takes shot at Under Armour, stock falls

August 31, 2017 admin

NEW YORK — Shares of Under Armour sank more than 3 percent on Tuesday, a day after National Basketball Association star Kevin Durant said young players do not like the company’s shoes. “Nobody wants to […]

LaVar Ball and his family to star in Facebook reality-TV show

August 31, 2017 admin

LOS ANGELES — Can LaVar Ball’s boastful antics and familial dramas draw a TV-size audience for Facebook? The first two episodes of “Ball in the Family” — a docu-series about LaVar Ball, his basketball whiz-kid […]

Facebook launches new video service

August 31, 2017 admin

NEW YORK — Facebook launched its Watch video service to U.S. users today with plans to allow people to submit shows, as the No. 1 social media network vies with YouTube for advertising revenue. Advertisers […]

Fall TV Preview: What to Watch This Season

August 31, 2017 admin

BoJack Horseman Netflix; season four, Sept. 8 premiere Everyone’s favorite talking horse returns for another season of poor coping mechanisms and animal puns — and while “BoJack Horseman” is always a treat, this year finds […]

U.S. bombers drill over Korean peninsula after latest N.Korea launch

August 31, 2017 admin

SEOUL/TOKYO — South Korean and Japanese jets joined exercises with two supersonic U.S. B-1B bombers above and near the Korean peninsula on Thursday, two days after North Korea fired a missile over Japan, sharply raising […]

LG packs image, audio features into new flagship phone

August 31, 2017 admin

BERLIN — LG Electronics on Thursday introduced a slimmer version of its top-of-the-line phone, with advanced new camera and voice-activation features aimed at active video users, which it hopes can help it claw back market […]

Month: August 2017

Deacons knock the socks off Blue Hose in explosive 51-7 rout

Trump pledges $1 million of his personal money to Harvey relief

Duke research shows cardiac arrest help from bystanders less common in black neighborhoods

Coastal state Sen. Bill Cook will not seek re-election under new legislative maps

Kevin Durant takes shot at Under Armour, stock falls

LaVar Ball and his family to star in Facebook reality-TV show

Facebook launches new video service

Fall TV Preview: What to Watch This Season

U.S. bombers drill over Korean peninsula after latest N.Korea launch

LG packs image, audio features into new flagship phone

The bill follows a state audit of Rocky Mount
Senate moves to bar Rocky Mount from shifting revenue to address budget

The bill follows a state audit of Rocky Mount