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Home-grown Panther joins NFL Hall
Julius Peppers became the first home-grown Carolina Panther to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame when he was inducted as part of the Class of 2024 over the weekend. While the term […]
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N.C.’s football futures betting trends
As NFL and college football teams get ready to line up for the upcoming season, North Carolina sports fans are lining their money up behind them. North Carolina will have legal online sports betting during […]
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Calif. lawmakers approve deep fake ban, AI regulation legislation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers approved several proposals this week to regulate the artificial intelligence industry, combat deep fakes and protect workers from exploitation by the rapidly evolving technology. The California Legislature, which Democrats control, […]
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North Carolina judge rejects RFK Jr.’s request to remove his name from state ballots
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge refused to take Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name off presidential ballots in the battleground state on Thursday, a day before the first batches of November absentee ballots are slated […]
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The Stream: George Strait’s drops 31st record, ‘Rebel Ridge,’ hits Netflix, Mormon influencers on Hulu
“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” a docuseries following young wives in Utah, and the suspenseful thriller “Rebel Ridge” are some of the new television films, music and games headed to a device near you. […]
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Box Office: ‘Deadpool’ remains on top, ‘Reagan’ beats expectations on sluggish Labor Day weekend
For the second weekend in a row, “Deadpool & Wolverine,” Marvel’s smash hit that has shattered records and become the best-selling R-rated movie of all time, topped the charts, with other holdovers from the summer […]
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MATTHEWS: NC press focus on Walz’s milkshake order during Raleigh visit
Until last Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, had not sat down for a formal interview nor any other type of interview since she named him her VP pick in […]
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Report addresses unaccounted-for migrant children
RALEIGH — A report from the Office of the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said the U.S. can’t account for approximately 291,000 detained migrant children. In its Aug. 19 report, the […]
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AG candidate Dan Bishop campaigns on crime, safety
RALEIGH — Republican Congressman Dan Bishop has been campaigning around the state, focusing on crime and safety in his attempt to become North Carolina’s next attorney general. Bishop’s has hit mainly larger urban areas in […]
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HILL: Call me Ishmael
“Call me Ishmael” is one of the most famous opening lines to any of the more than 150 million books ever published in recorded history. I just read it for the first time in the […]