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The HBCU has become the first historically black university in the nation to offer group licensing for their student athletes, say NCCU athletic officials.
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Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesAt a hearing in Florida, U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart said he's inclined to release parts of the affidavit used to search Trump's Mar-a-Lago home. -
Marcio Jose Sanchez/APWorkers are asking Google to protect user location data and search history from law enforcement agencies that might attempt to prosecute abortion seekers.
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The National Association of Black Journalists recognized WUNC with four awards, the most won by any single radio broadcast outlet or network in the country. WUNC was also recently honored with eight Green Eyeshade Awards by the Society of Professional Journalists. -
A day after a pair of fights resulted in five players being kicked out of the first joint practice between the Panthers and Patriots, two more incidents — including one in which a female fan was struck after a scrum spilled into the spectator area — nearly brought an end to Wednesday’s practice session.
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The expansion Major League Soccer team says the site, where the team has practiced this season, will be renovated to include a privately-financed 52,000-plus square foot facility with four fields.
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Transportation director Bob Snidemiller told the school board this week that the district has lost over 169 bus drivers since 2019.
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American Airlines has agreed to buy up to 20 supersonic jets and put down a non-refundable deposit on the planes that are still on the drawing board and years away from flying. Manufacturer Boom Supersonic plans to build the jets in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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NextGen America will register students on 17 college campuses across the state — and at hundreds of other schools in battleground states like Arizona, Pennsylvania and Michgan — as they return for the fall semester
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Cooper signed an executive order Monday terminating the emergency at the end of the day. He already announced last month it would end now because the state budget law contained health care provisions that would allow his administration to keep responding robustly to the virus.
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Not just for the super fit, gravel bike racing has exploded into one of the most popular forms of biking in the U.S. Organizers have worked so that everyone feels included and welcome.
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An interview with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper.
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Teachers are leaving in large numbers in some North Carolina school districts. They say they’ve been working with low pay and high expectations for years. But when the pandemic put their routines on pause, they had time to think about their priorities.
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Patricia and Joe are one of the most memorable couples in Dating While Gray history. We first met them in Season 2 just after they developed romantic feelings for each other through virtual communications. (You may recall Patricia initially was reluctant to get involved with Joe.) They join Laura again to share the magical coincidence that was the foundation for Patricia deciding to give Joe another chance. | Thanks to our sponsor SilverSingles. More at silversingles.com/datingwhilegray.
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Iris Gottlieb/Beyond the hype about Pablo Escobar’s cocaine hippos, the real story of what’s happening in Colombia’s Rio Magdalena is surprising and complex. Some look on these hungry herbivores with affection and admiration, others fear their aggressive attitude and huge ecological footprint. Follow these unlikely invaders from Africa to Colombia with a possible layover in…Louisiana?
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