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August 4, 2024

Rooftop spirits, dining atop Raleigh hotel coming this fall

August 4, 2024

RALEIGH — A rooftop bar and restaurant is coming to a new hotel in Raleigh as the city moves toward having more high-end accommodations downtown. High Rail, which will be located atop a new Hyatt […]

Southwest to start assigning seats, breaking 50-year tradition

August 4, 2024

DALLAS —Southwest Airlines announced last Thursday that it plans to discontinue its more than 50-year-old open-boarding system and start assigning passengers seats like all the other big airlines. The airline has been studying seating options, […]

US-Japan security talks focus on bolstering military cooperation

August 3, 2024

TOKYO — Japanese and U.S. defense chiefs and top diplomats agreed to further bolster their military cooperation by upgrading the command and control of U.S. forces in the East Asian country and strengthening American-licensed missile […]

Aykroyd revisits ‘Blues Brothers’ in Audible original

August 3, 2024

NEW YORK — The shades are on, the skinny tie is knotted, and the fedora is perched. Dan Aykroyd is ready to look back. Aykroyd is revving up the Bluesmobile to reminisce about the years […]

Argentina’s farmers grow impatient, Milei renews export tax promise

August 3, 2024

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Addressing crowds of struggling farmers in flat caps and home-knit sweaters who helped vault him to power but have grown increasingly impatient with his progress, President Javier Milei on Sunday vowed […]

In this first parliament every man by natural right will have a seat PAINE: Of the origin and design of government

August 3, 2024

Some writers have so confounded society with government as to leave little or no distinction between them. They are not only different but have different origins. Society is produced by our wants, and government by [...]
NC produces over 50 MLB picks

August 2, 2024

Major League Baseball reached out to its next generation of players with the 20-round MLB Draft, last week in Texas. As we reported last week, Wake Forest took center stage in the first round, with [...]
Wake makes MLB Draft history

August 2, 2024

The Cowtown Coliseum is normally home to rodeo events as the premiere attraction of the Fort Worth Stockyards, but, as host of the 2024 MLB Draft, it became Winston-Salem West. Wake Forest was the consensus [...]
Isn’t it ironic that these woke people insult Christians and conservatives and then call us “intolerant” if we push back? KRAWIEC: Olympic addict

August 2, 2024

I admit it. I’m an addict. I cannot resist watching the Olympics. I’m glued to my television and love every minute of it. When I can’t watch, I stay tuned on my phone for updates. [...]
North Carolinians have the opportunity to win $1 million or can be granted three wishes worth $1.2 million Adventure, genie lamps await with Treasure Game$ in NC

August 2, 2024

Dirk Gibson was born to have adventures. As a wild-eyed, long-haired kid, his family and friends affectionately referred to him as Mowgli, the “jungle boy.” His teenage and college years were spent traversing the untamed [...]

US files plea deal in Boeing fraud, crash case

August 3, 2024

The Justice Department submitted an agreement with Boeing last week in which the aerospace giant will plead guilty to a fraud charge for misleading U.S. regulators who approved the 737 Max jetliner before two of […]

NC Fast Facts: U.S. job openings fall to 8.2 million amid high interest rates

August 3, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. job openings fell slightly last month, indicating that the American labor market continues to cool due to high interest rates. There were 8.18 million job vacancies in June, down from 8.23 […]

PAINE: Of the origin and design of government

August 3, 2024

Some writers have so confounded society with government as to leave little or no distinction between them. They are not only different but have different origins. Society is produced by our wants, and government by […]

Hornets re-sign Miles Bridges to three-year contract

August 2, 2024

CHARLOTTE — After a drawn-out, lengthy process with extensive talks between team executives and player agents, the Charlotte Hornets have retained a key component of their roster going forward. Per multiple reports over the weekend, […]

Hornets come away with two players in NBA Draft

August 2, 2024

CHARLOTTE — With head of basketball ops Jeff Peterson and coach Charles Lee now steering the ship of the revamped Charlotte Hornets, the team walked away with two new players from last week’s 2024 […]

Hurricanes re-sign Necas to 2-year extension

July 29, 2024

RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to a two-year contract worth $13 million with restricted free agent Martin Necas on Monday, re-signing the forward who had been the subject of offseason trade rumors. “Martin is […]

It’s back in the game: EA Sports College Football 25 is here

July 21, 2024

EA Sports College Football 25, among the most highly anticipated sports video games of all time, has flooded the market as gamers who waited more than a decade for the franchise’s next installment rush to […]

Berger’s chief of staff named CEO of NHL’s Hurricanes

July 19, 2024

RALEIGH — North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger’s chief of staff was named Thursday as CEO of the parent company of the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes. Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon announced the hiring of Brian Fork, […]

Rhett Lowder heads to Futures Game

July 12, 2024

The MLB All-Star Break will get started with the All-Star Futures Game on Saturday, in Arlington, Texas. The annual contest gives fans a look at tomorrow’s stars, bringing together the top minor league prospects in […]

The Stream: Zendaya hits aces, Orville Peck duets, Elizabeth Taylor sparkles

August 1, 2024

Streaming this week, director Luca Guadagnino’s sweaty, synthy “Challengers” makes its streaming debut on MGM, “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” lands on Hulu, and the new 30-minute talk show “Influenced” comes to Prime. […]

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ rakes in $205M, smashes R-rated record

August 1, 2024

Marvel is back on top with “Deadpool & Wolverine.” According to studio estimates, the comic-book movie made a staggering $205 million in its first weekend in North American theaters. It shattered the opening record for […]

The Word: Why I believe the old book

July 26, 2024

CAPTION: “Still Life with Bible” by Vincent van Gogh (1885) is a painting in the collection of the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. (Public Domain) By Charles Naylor Do I believe the old Book? Do […]

Grateful Dead, Francis Ford Coppola, among Kennedy Center Honors recipients

July 25, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — An iconoclastic filmmaking legend and one of the world’s most enduring musical acts headline this year’s crop of Kennedy Center Honors recipients. Director Francis Ford Coppola and the Grateful Dead will be […]

The Stream: ‘Ghostbusters’ is back, Bob Marley doc hits Prime, ‘Futurama’ returns

July 25, 2024

The long-awaited debut album from Ice Spice and the movie “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” with new and old franchise stars, are some new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among […]

‘Twisters’ whips up $80.5 million, ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ looms

July 24, 2024

Moviegoers ran toward the tornadoes this weekend, propelling “Twisters” to a blockbuster opening. The standalone sequel to the 1996 hit made $80.5 million in ticket sales from 4,151 theaters in North America, according to studio […]

MATTHEWS: Olympics opening ceremony a woke festival of fail

August 1, 2024

It’s not uncommon to see statements of political and social expression made at the Olympic Games. However, the performance during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics was a bridge too far for many […]

HILL: Marxist college professor dinner table talk

August 1, 2024

Kamala Harris’ father, Donald Harris, was a tenured self-professed Marxist economist at Stanford University. Joseph Anthony Buttigieg II, father of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, was an openly admitted tenured Marxist professor of literature at Notre […]

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