May 2021 Archives

Aho’s hat trick leads Hurricanes past Blackhawks

May 4, 2021 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Sebastian Aho had a hat trick and the Hurricanes dominated the Blackhawks for a 5-2 win Monday at PNC Arena. Dougie Hamilton and Martin Necas also scored for Carolina, which ran its point […]

McAuliffe has fundraising lead in Virginia governor’s race

May 3, 2021 Sarah Rankin, Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. — Democratic former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has a commanding lead in fundraising as he seeks another term in the governor’s mansion, according to campaign finance reports filed this week. McAuliffe reported raising […]

Judges hear arguments over Census’ contentious privacy tool

May 3, 2021 Kim Chandler and Mike Schneider, Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The fight over whether the U.S. Census Bureau can use a controversial statistical technique to keep people’s information private in the numbers used for drawing political districts on Monday went before a […]

NY Times, Washington Post, NBC correct articles on Giuliani

May 3, 2021 David Bauder, Associated Press

NEW YORK — The Washington Post, New York Times and NBC News all issued similar corrections to stories regarding Rudolph Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, and his dealings in Ukraine. The corrections, to […]

Facebook oversight board to rule on suspended Trump account

May 3, 2021 The Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump will find out this week whether he gets to return to Facebook. The social network’s quasi-independent Oversight Board says it will announce its decision Wednesday on a case concerning the former […]

Verizon sells internet trailblazers Yahoo and AOL for $5B

May 3, 2021 Michelle Chapman and Tali Arbel, Associated Press

AOL and Yahoo are being sold again, this time to a private equity firm. Wireless company Verizon will sell Verizon Media, which consists of the once-pioneering tech platforms, to Apollo Global Management in a $5 […]

Senate bill seeks to balance political discussions in K-12 classrooms

May 3, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A bill to combat biased political lessons and require balanced political discussions in North Carolina K-12 classrooms has been filed in the N.C. Senate. Senate Bill 700, titled Balanced Political Discussion in Classrooms, […]

Group urges UN to probe China for crimes against humanity

May 3, 2021 Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

KASHGAR, China — A human rights group appealed to the United Nations on Monday to investigate allegations China’s government is committing crimes against humanity in the Xinjiang region. Human Rights Watch cited reports of the […]

Hornets lose ground with home loss to Heat

May 3, 2021 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — The NBA playoffs are approaching and the defending Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat are starting to play like it. Bam Adebayo had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Jimmy Butler added 18 points, eight […]

PRAGER: Affluence + Secularism = Boredom = Leftism

May 3, 2021 Dennis Prager

Just as physicists look for equations to explain the natural world, I have always thought it useful to look for equations to explain human nature. For example, in my book on happiness, I offer this […]

Month: May 2021