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Home sweet home
On Saturday, Stanford’s Jaylen Blakes hit a short jumper with just over a second left to lead visiting Stanford to a one-point win at UNC. Later in the day and a short drive on I-40 […]
Month: January 2025
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Trump proposes ‘getting rid of FEMA’ while visiting North Carolina
FLETCHER — President Donald Trump said Friday that he was considering “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency, offering the latest sign of how he is weighing sweeping changes to the nation’s central organization […]
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The stream: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Morris Chestnut, ‘The Wild Robot’ and ‘The Night Agent’
A medical procedural that is mixed with tales of Sherlock Holmes on CBS’ “Watson” and Zoë Kravitz’s stylish directorial debut “Blink Twice” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a […]
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Queens basketball shows promise in conference play
CHARLOTTE — Led by third-year coach Grant Leonard, the Queens University of Charlotte men’s basketball team has taken a step forward in its third season in NCAA Division I athletics. The Royals (12-7, 5-1 ASUN) […]
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Elon basketball off to historic start
The Elon Phoenix men’s basketball team is certainly one to keep an eye on this season. Coach Billy Taylor, who’s in his third season at the helm at Elon, has led the Phoenix to its […]
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Gargoyle takes pretty form for new Greensboro team
GREENSBORO – Even before Andy Kaufmann got around to revealing the name of the newest hockey team in Greensboro, he was fired up by what he witnessed last week. “What ended up being more special […]
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BLAHOUS: Corrective action is needed to preserve Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid
With a new Congress and president taking office this month and a high-profile government streamlining commission being convened, there is wide speculation about fresh approaches to tackling the federal government’s daunting fiscal imbalance. However, the […]
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Robinson’s former chief of staff shot on New Year’s Eve
RALEIGH — The chief of staff for former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was struck in the neck by stray gunfire as she was leaving a New Year’s Eve church service in Winston-Salem. Krishana […]
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BARONE: Trump is succeeding while his opponents fail
“It is not enough in life that one succeed,” the droll economist John Kenneth Galbraith is supposed to have said. “Others must fail.” We’re at a moment when the 45th and 47th president is succeeding […]
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Hurricanes use 5-goal second period to win 4th straight
RALEIGH — Sometimes you need to outscore your mistakes, and the Carolina Hurricanes did just that Thursday night, scoring five second period goals to beat the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 7-4 at Lenovo Center. Columbus […]