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HILL: What is different this time?
No one knows what the extent of COVID-19 will be domestically or worldwide in terms of cases, deaths or economic impact over the next 30 days, 60 days, six months or year. When this is […]
Month: March 2020
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The comfy and quiet Toyota Avalon is a Lexus-Lite
BOSTON — As I write this, the country is beginning to shut down. Folks are being urged to stay home and only go out when immediately necessary. And I think about my mother, who is […]
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Straight-talking Fauci explains outbreak to a worried nation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — If Dr. Anthony Fauci says it, you’d be smart to listen. As the coronavirus has upended daily life across the globe, Fauci has become the trusted voice in separating fact and fiction. […]
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COVID-19 cases populate the state
As of Tuesday afternoon, the number of cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, stands at 51. Wake County leads with 15 cases, many of which are tied to a Biogen conference in Boston that has […]
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Panthers parting ways with Cam Newton
It appears that the Cam Newton era with the Carolina Panthers is over. The team announced Tuesday that it was giving Newton, a former NFL MVP, Rookie of the Year and the franchise’s all-time leader […]
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ACC officially cancels all sports activities for 2019-20 academic year
It’s official. There will be no more athletic events in the ACC for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year. Whatever hope there was that spring sports schedules might eventually be resumed ended Tuesday when […]
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Gov. Roy Cooper to issue executive order closing restaurants, bars to dine-in customers
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper announced today that a new executive order in response to COVID-19 will close restaurants and bars for dine-in customers. The order will allow them to continue takeout and delivery orders. […]
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Six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady leaving Patriots
Tom Brady is an NFL free agent for the first time in his career. The 42-year-old quarterback with six Super Bowl rings said Tuesday morning that he is leaving the New England Patriots. He officially […]
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Idris Elba says he has coronavirus: ‘no symptoms so far’
LOS ANGELES — Idris Elba says he has tested positive for the coronavirus. The actor tweeted Monday that he has no symptoms so far and has been isolated since Friday when he found out about […]
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Distilleries using high-proof alcohol to make hand sanitizer
NEW TRIPOLI, Pa. — A Pennsylvania distillery owner who grew increasingly angry as he saw the skyrocketing price of hand sanitizer has decided to do something about it: He’s temporarily converting his operation into a […]