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Duke fights adversity in S-16 win
When Duke arrived at Newark’s Prudential Arena for its Sweet 16 game against Arizona, it saw a familiar face on the floor, and not a friendly one. Oh, and Caleb Love was there too. For […]
Month: March 2025
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BARONE: Experts have only themselves to blame for the distrust of institutions
Now they tell us. “We were badly misled about the event that changed our lives.” So reads the headline on Princeton professor Zeynep Tufekci’s March 16 article in The New York Times. The event was, […]
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Edwards reacts to confrontational town hall
RALEIGH — A recent town hall held in Asheville by North Carolina Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-Flat Rock) featured profanity, an ejection and plenty of confrontation. While Edwards (R-Flat Rock) attempted to give a set of […]
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WATKINS: The dangers of nationwide injunctions
Should one unelected and uncountable official be permitted to obstruct policy prerogatives of the elected president of the United States? This is, at base, the question behind President Donald Trump’s most recent feud with the […]
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This week in history: March 27-April 2
March 27 1939: The first NCAA men’s Division I basketball championship game was held, with the University of Oregon defeating Ohio State, 46-33. 1973: Marlon Brando refused to accept his Oscar for best actor in […]
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Another day, another hero for Duke
When a team has a star player, the game plan most opponents go with is to let the other guys beat you. It’s been a long time since a team had a star like Cooper […]
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Famous birthdays this week: March 27 – April 2
These celebrities have birthdays this week: March 27 Actor Julian Glover is 90. Actor Jerry Lacy is 89. Actor-director Austin Pendleton is 85. Actor Michael York is 83. Keyboardist Tony Banks of Genesis is 75. […]
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Schools notified of Title VI investigations
RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Education has notified 45 universities and colleges — including one in North Carolina — that they are the subject of civil rights investigations involving the “use of racial preferences […]
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Firefighters make progress on containing some Carolina wildfires, but others grow
RALEIGH — Firefighters announced progress Wednesday night on containing two of the largest wildfires burning in the North Carolina mountains, but they warned that fire danger remained from dry and windy conditions. The news was […]
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ACA tax credit expiring this year could impact over 900K North Carolinians
RALEIGH — Unless renewed by Congress, an Affordable Healthcare Act tax credit set to expire at the end of 2025 could impact hundreds of thousands in North Carolina. Enhanced Premium Tax Credits (EHPC) help subsidize […]