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Whale ‘Timmy’ released in North Sea

May 11, 2026 The Associated Press

BERLIN — A rescue team last week released from a barge in the North Sea a humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March, witnesses said. Nicknamed Timmy by German […]

Danes halt virus restrictions; rest of Europe a patchwork

February 3, 2022 Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark took the European Union lead Tuesday by scrapping most pandemic restrictions as the Scandinavian country no longer considers COVID-19 “a socially critical disease.” European nations elsewhere had a patchwork of different […]

Athletes with NC ties competing in Tokyo Olympics

July 23, 2021 Brett Friedlander

North Carolina will be well represented at the Tokyo Olympics, which officially began with opening ceremonies on Friday. So as you watch the Games unfold over the next three weeks, keep an eye out for […]

HARSANYI: AOC’s terrible minimum wage argument

March 20, 2021 David Harsanyi

“It is utterly embarrassing that “pay people enough to live” is a stance that’s even up for debate,” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently tweeted. “Override the parliamentarian and raise the wage. McD’s workers in Denmark are paid […]

Germany, others stick with AstraZeneca vaccine as some pause

March 12, 2021 Frank Jordans, Associated Press

BERLIN — Officials in several European countries pushed back Friday against decisions by others to pause use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine following sporadic reports of blood clots, despite a lack of evidence the shot was […]

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Whale ‘Timmy’ released in North Sea

Danes halt virus restrictions; rest of Europe a patchwork

Athletes with NC ties competing in Tokyo Olympics

Germany, others stick with AstraZeneca vaccine as some pause

Student behavior was cited as the top problem in both teacher and principal surveys
Survey: Teachers say schools good place to work, learn

Student behavior was cited as the top problem in both teacher and principal surveys