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NC State snaps skid against North Carolina
RALEIGH — The NC State Wolfpack beat the North Carolina Tar Heels at home for the first time since 2013, 79-76, on Tuesday at PNC Arena. State snapped a five-game losing streak to UNC […]
Month: December 2020
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Iowa Democrat asks House to review 6-vote race, cites errors
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Democrat Rita Hart is asking the U.S. House to investigate and overturn the race that Iowa says she lost by six votes, arguing that 22 ballots were wrongly excluded and others […]
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Another postponement for Wake Forest men’s basketball
The Wake Forest basketball team hasn’t played in nearly a month because of issues related to the coronavirus pandemic. Tuesday, the ACC announced that the Deacons will have to wait even longer to get back […]
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Regan nominated to lead EPA under Biden
RALEIGH — Presumptive President-elect Joe Biden has picked Michael S. Regan, currently the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality secretary, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Biden announced the pick as part of his “climate team,” […]
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French court convicts IS operative over foiled train attack
PARIS — A French court on Thursday convicted an Islamic State operative over a train attack five years ago that was foiled with the dramatic intervention of three American passengers. The special terrorism court sentenced […]
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Will social distancing weaken my immune system?
Will social distancing weaken my immune system? In short, no. Some worry a lack of contact with others will weaken their immune system by reducing its active contact with germs. But even when we’re staying […]
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Former Panthers pass rusher, HOFer Kevin Greene dead at 58
Kevin Greene will be remembered for his long blond hair, his charisma, and the havoc he created for opposing quarterbacks. The Hall of Fame linebacker, considered one of the fiercest pass rushers in NFL history, […]
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Senator: Treasury Dept. email accounts compromised in hack
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dozens of email accounts at the Treasury Department were compromised in a massive breach of U.S. government agencies being blamed on Russia, with hackers breaking into systems used by the department’s highest-ranking […]
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Peoples sets bowl rushing mark in App State win over North Texas
CONWAY, S.C. — Camerun Peoples and Appalachian State began college football’s virus-impacted bowl season with a record-breaking show at the Myrtle Beach Bowl on Monday. Peoples ran for a bowl-record 317 yards and tied another […]
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$900B COVID relief bill passed by Congress, sent to Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and […]