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College baseball enters the home stretch
Call it “come what May”. It may not have the same poetry as March Madness, but the start of May means crunch time for college baseball. We are two weeks out from the ACC baseball […]
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Golden Tempo takes the Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — After being asked all week about the possibility of becoming the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner, Cherie DeVaux was nearly speechless when Golden Tempo charged from the back of […]
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King and Co hires Guilford’s Tillman
RALEIGH — King and Co LLC, one of North Carolina’s fastest-growing government affairs and strategic consulting firms, announced Guilford County Commissioner Patrick Tillman has joined the company as vice president of government affairs. King and […]
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The Word: Secrets to a happy life
“As your days — so shall your strength be!” Deuteronomy 33:25 One of the secrets of happy and beautiful life, is to live one day at a time. Really, we never have anything to do […]
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Hearing pushed back in Zarutska murder case
RALEIGH — Decarlos Brown Jr., the man accused of murdering Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s light rail system in August 2025, has had his upcoming hearing pushed back. According to court records, Brown’s hearing was […]
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Netflix’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ offers harrowing descent into horror
NEW YORK — Put 40 boys alone on an island and what do you get? Harmony or chaos? British author William Golding predicted not good things in his harrowing 1954 classic novel “Lord of the […]
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Far from Philadelphia original, fans hunt for Liberty Bell replica in each state
RALEIGH — Want to see the Liberty Bell this semiquincentennial but don’t have the time or cheese for a pilgrimage to Philadelphia? Have no fear: Chances are, there’s one at a state Capitol, museum or […]
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Blake’s OT winner sends Hurricanes back to Eastern Conference final
PHILADELPHIA — The Hurricanes are perfect through eight games of the Stanley Cup playoffs. They’re also off to their third Eastern Conference final in four seasons. Jackson Blake’s overtime goal handed the Flyers a 3-2 […]
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Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden cheered for Authors Guild honor
NEW YORK — Nearly a year since she was abruptly fired by President Donald Trump as librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden stood before hundreds of cheering members of the literary community as she received a […]
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BLACKMON: California copied Europe’s insane energy playbook
Even as U.S. gasoline prices rise again amid ongoing Strait of Hormuz tensions, American drivers are still paying less than half what many Europeans and Asians endure at the pump. The reason is simple: America […]