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July 21, 2024

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 […]

GINGRICH: Preserving the strength of our nation starts at home

July 21, 2024

Strong families are the cornerstone of strong communities that build a stronger nation. Unfortunately, our families are in peril. Widespread divorce rates, the erosion of traditional marriage, radical ideologies, attacks on faith and government interference […]

Cooper’s chief of staff, Kristi Jones, stepping down

July 20, 2024

RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s only chief of staff during his two terms is leaving her post in the final months of the administration for a move to the private sector. She’ll be […]

This Week in History: Man walks on the moon, Mormons arrive in Utah, women’s suffrage begins

July 20, 2024

“This Week” looks back at the key events from this week in history. July 18 1536: The English Parliament passed an act that declared the pope’s authority void in England. 1918: South African anti-apartheid leader […]

The Stream: ‘Cobra Kai ‘ final season” kicks on Netflix, Childish Gambino drops sixth record

July 20, 2024

This week, Natalie Portman stars in her first TV series, “Lady in the Lake,” for Apple TV+, Roland Emmerich’s gladiator series “Those About to Die” streams on Peacock, and rapper Childish Gambino drops his sixth […]

NC Fast Facts: Global cochlear implant firm headquartered in Durham announces partnership

July 20, 2024

MED-EL, a global medical technology company specializing in hearing implants with its American headquarters located in Durham, and Starkey, a hearing aid manufacturing company, announced a collaboration to bring Bluetooth technology to MED-EL cochlear implant [...]
During the thousand-year Muslim rule in India alone, at least a hundred million Hindus were killed PRAGER: Were more people killed in the name of God or in the name of equality?

July 20, 2024

Almost anyone who has graduated from college in the last 50 years has repeatedly heard the statement, “More people have been killed in the name of God than in the name of anything else.” And [...]
Engineers take inspiration from articles in defense magazines to produce cut-price platforms Ukrainian startups create low-cost robots to fight Russia

July 19, 2024

NORTHERN UKRAINE — Struggling with manpower shortages, overwhelming odds and uneven international assistance, Ukraine hopes to find a strategic edge against Russia in an abandoned warehouse or factory basement. An ecosystem of laboratories in hundreds [...]
KRAWIEC: Random thoughts

July 19, 2024

The assassination attempt of former President Trump should be a wake-up call for all of us. Trump Derangement Syndrome is very much alive. I don’t think there has ever been anyone so hated. His opponents [...]
Merge is among the country’s most influential independent music labels Merge Records turns 35, Durham indie label celebrates

July 19, 2024

It all began when Mac McCaughan, a young musician who had moved to Durham as a teenager and spent his college years between Colombia University and Chapel Hill, started a band called Chunk with his [...]

ESTRICH: Biden in the bunker

July 20, 2024

He just doesn’t get it. And neither do those closest to him. Asked by George Stephanopoulos how he would feel if he loses, he told the truth and it was the wrong answer. “I’ll feel […]

Delta’s profit down 29%; CEO sites low-cost carriers

July 20, 2024

Americans are traveling in record numbers this summer. Still, Delta Air Lines said Thursday that its second-quarter profit dropped 29% due to higher costs and discounting of base-level fares across the industry. The airline also […]

NC Fast Facts: Global cochlear implant firm headquartered in Durham announces partnership

July 20, 2024

MED-EL, a global medical technology company specializing in hearing implants with its American headquarters located in Durham, and Starkey, a hearing aid manufacturing company, announced a collaboration to bring Bluetooth technology to MED-EL cochlear implant […]

Local athletes compete for Olympic bids in track and field

July 12, 2024

North Carolina had its footprints all over the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon last week. From June 21 to Sunday, numerous athletes from the state of North […]

Local swimmers qualify for Olympics

July 12, 2024

With the 2024 Summer Olympics just one month away, North Carolina natives and local athletes from the state’s college programs have been giving their all to consider themselves an Olympian. The U.S. Olympic Team Trials […]

Duke grad competes for PGA Tour exemption

July 6, 2024

RALEIGH — Now two years into his professional career, Duke graduate and Raleigh-based golfer Quinn Riley is on the hunt to land his fourth PGA Tour start. The 24-year-old competed at the Detroit Golf Club […]

Hurricanes reshape defense, extend Jaccob Slavin

July 2, 2024

RALEIGH — Free agency opened for the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday at noon. It seems like it opened for the rest of the NHL days earlier. Rumored interest from other teams for two of Carolina’s […]

Hurricanes take 6 Russians among 10 second-day picks at NHL Draft

June 29, 2024

LAS VEGAS — It was a weekend of trades for the Carolina Hurricanes — just not the big, splashy ones many expected. The Hurricanes and new GM Eric Tulsky jumped around the draft board throughout […]

Hurricanes trade 1st round pick, prepare for busy Day 2 at NHL Draft

June 28, 2024

LAS VEGAS — Rumors swirled of the Hurricanes trading Martin Necas before Friday’s first round of the NHL Draft inside Sphere in Las Vegas, perhaps even landing a lottery pick as part of a return. […]

‘Despicable Me 4’ stays on top, moviegoers flock to “indie” horror flick

July 18, 2024

Gru and the minions celebrated a second week in first place at the North American box office this weekend, while a small horror movie called “Longlegs” upset the starry $100 million “Fly Me to the […]

THE WORD: Meeting the lions

July 17, 2024

The Bible recounts some interesting stories of lions. We all remember the story of Daniel — how he was cast into the den of lions, and how during the long watches of the night he […]

This week in history: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ ‘Catcher in the Rye’ published; Bastille prison stormed

July 13, 2024

“This Week” looks back at the key events from this week in history July 11 1798: The U.S. Marine Corps was formally reestablished by a congressional act that created the U.S. Marine Band. 1804: Vice […]

The Word: The cost of being a blessing

July 13, 2024

Preachers sometimes tell us, in urging us to live a useful life, that it costs but little to do good. In a sense this is true. Without large outlay of money, and without great expenditure […]

Story of Paul Green told in ‘The Playmaker’

July 12, 2024

Prolific playwright, novelist, educator, activist and native son of North Carolina Paul Green left an enduring legacy and body of work that continues to resonate with audiences and scholars alike. On Thursday at 10 p.m., […]

‘Despicable Me 4’ debut makes $122.6M, box office boom returns

July 11, 2024

NEW YORK —According to studio estimates Sunday, “Despicable Me 4,” the Illumination Animation sequel, led the way over the holiday weekend with $75 million in ticket sales Friday through Sunday and $122.6 million since opening […]

MOORE: The case for draining the swamp is stronger than ever

July 19, 2024

The latest official employment report finds, once again, that the federal government and state-local hiring spree is still in full gear. Over the past year, health care and government hiring has outpaced every private sector […]

BRUCE: Voting by noncitizens is a real problem

July 19, 2024

Since 2003, according to the Government Accountability Office, federal programs have made at least $2.7 trillion in “improper payments,” meaning money paid out to scammers and cheaters. The GAO says a full accounting would show […]

MATTHEWS: Trump assassination attempt both shocking and predictable

July 18, 2024

The attempted assassination Saturday of Donald Trump, the presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee, sent shockwaves across America in part due to the brazen nature of the act and also considering the level of security detail […]

HILL: Words matter

July 18, 2024

If there ever was the right time to talk about civil discourse and peaceful free speech, now is the time. Politicians, consultants, pollsters and political hacks have made a career ― and a lot of […]

ESTRICH: Blind loyalty

July 13, 2024

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he has President Joe Biden’s back. It’s almost enough for me to take him off my list of possible successors to the incumbent president. Having Biden’s back is not a […]

LANCASTER: PBMs drive progress in health care affordability

July 13, 2024

The rising cost of health care ranks among the most pressing issues nationwide, and North Carolina is no exception. A recent Forbes study labeled our state as the worst in the entire country for health […]

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