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NEWS
January 7, 2025
AP- News January 7, 2025 Tibet earthquake kills at least 126 people and leaves many trapped BEIJING (AP) — A strong earthquake has shaken a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal. Tuesday’s quake damaged hundreds of houses, littered streets with rubble and killed at least 126 people in Tibet. Many others were trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the remote region. State media reported that at least 188 people have been injured in Tibet. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said more than 1,000 homes were damaged in the barren and sparsely populated region. Nepalese authorities said people in […]
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January 7, 2025
AP-Summary Brief-Business January 7, 2025 Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes Facebook and Instagram owner Meta says it’s scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with Community Notes written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk’s social media platform X. Starting in the U.S., Meta will end its fact-checking program with independent third parties. The company said it decided to end the program because expert fact checkers had their own biases and too much content ended up being fact checked. The social media company also said plans to allow “more speech” by lifting some restrictions […]
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January 3, 2025
AP- News January 3, 2025 Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to save his job as a new Congress convenes WASHINGTON (AP) — The new Congress has opened with one major task at hand and that is the election of the House speaker. As newly-elected lawmakers assembled at the U.S. Capitol, current Speaker Mike Johnson’s weak grip on the gavel threatens not only his own survival but President-elect Donald Trump’s ambitious agenda. Tax cuts and mass deportations are all at stake as Republicans sweep to power in Washington. With opposition from his own GOP colleagues, Johnson was confident as he arrived […]
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January 3, 2025
AP-Summary Brief-Business January 3, 2025 Biden blocks Nippon Steel’s proposed deal to acquire US Steel WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has blocked the nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel. This affirms his earlier vow to block the acquisition. In a Friday statement, Biden said, “We need major U.S. companies representing the major share of US steelmaking capacity to keep leading the fight on behalf of America’s national interests.” His decision comes after the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States didn’t reach consensus on the possible national security risks […]
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January 2, 2025
AP- News January 2, 2025 FBI says driver in New Orleans rampage acted alone, was ‘100%’ inspired by Islamic State group NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The FBI now says that the pickup truck driver responsible for a deadly rampage in New Orleans acted alone. Officials said Wednesday that they were seeking additional potential suspects in an attack being investigated as an act of terrorism. But Christopher Raia, deputy assistant director of the FBI’s counterterrorism division, said Thursday that the evidence now shows that Shamsud-Din Jabbar was solely responsible for the attack and professed allegiance to the Islamic State. The FBI […]
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January 2, 2025
AP-Summary Brief-Business January 2, 2025 Tesla sales dropped 1.1% in 2024, its first annual decline in a dozen years DETROIT (AP) — Tesla’s global annual sales fell for the first time in more than a dozen years, a blow to a stock that has soared since Donald Trump’s election and its CEO billionaire became a top policy adviser to the president elect. Sales rose 2.3% in the final quarter but that was not enough to overcome a sluggish start to 2024. The annual decline for the Austin, Texas, company came despite offers of discounts such as 0% financing, free charging […]
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December 30, 2024
AP- News December 30, 2024 How American presidents have planned their own funerals WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter’s funeral will feature an interstate choreography of grief, ceremony and logistics that is characteristic of state funerals. Ever since the nation’s founding, Americans have bid farewell to former presidents with an intricate series of events including longstanding traditions and personal touches. Presidents often help plan the memorials themselves, right down to the kind of casket, the seating arrangements or the route of the funeral procession. President Dwight Eisenhower wanted to be buried in a soldier’s casket. President Ronald Reagan wanted his casket […]
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December 30, 2024
AP-Summary Brief-Business December 30, 2024 Value-seekers drove 2024’s retail trends and dead ends Value was in vogue in 2024. Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money as they wrestled with high housing and food prices. Well-heeled shoppers traded down to Walmart and Aldi. Diners opted for fast food or home cooking instead of sit-down restaurants. Department stores struggled as people shopped online or at less-expensive chains like H&M. The behavior shifts changed the buying and eating landscape. Consumer research company Coresight Research tracked 48 retail bankruptcies as of Dec. 20 […]
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December 27, 2024
AP- News December 27, 2024 US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine, pushing to get aid out before Biden leaves office WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the United States is expected to announce it will send another $1.25 billion in military assistance to Ukraine. It’s part of a push by the Biden administration to get as much aid to Kyiv as possible before leaving office on Jan. 20. Officials say the large package of aid includes a significant amount of munitions, including for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems and the HAWK air defense system. It also […]
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December 27, 2024
AP-Summary Brief-Business December 27, 2024 Stock market today: Wall Street slips as technology stocks drag on the market NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks slipped as Wall Street closes out a holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 fell 1.3% Friday and the the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 418 points, or 1%. The Nasdaq composite is down 1.8%. Technology stocks were the biggest drag on the market. The S&P 500 is still headed for its second consecutive annual gain of more than 20%, the first time that has happened since 1997-1998. Energy was the best-performing sector as oil prices rose more than […]
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December 26, 2024
AP- News December 26, 2024 Israel strikes Houthi rebels in Yemen’s capital while the WHO chief says he was meters away JERUSALEM (AP) — A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen have targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital of Sanaa and multiple ports. The World Health Organization’s director-general said the bombardment on Thursday took place just “meters away” as he was about to board a flight in Sanaa. He says a crew member was hurt. The strikes followed several days of Houthi attacks and launches setting off sirens in Israel. Israel’s military says it attacked infrastructure used by the Houthis […]
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December 26, 2024
AP-Summary Brief-Business December 26, 2024 How the stock market defied expectations again this year, by the numbers NEW YORK (AP) — What a wonderful year 2024 has been for investors. U.S. stocks ripped higher and carried the S&P 500 to records as the economy kept growing and the Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates. The benchmark index posted its first back-to-back annual gains of more than 20% since 1998. The year featured many familiar winners, such as Big Tech, which got even bigger as their stock prices kept growing. But it wasn’t just Apple, Nvidia and the like. Bitcoin and […]
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December 24, 2024
AP- News December 24, 2024 Bethlehem marks a second subdued Christmas during the war in Gaza BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem is marking another somber Christmas Eve under the shadow of war in Gaza. Manger Square lacked its usual festive lights and crowds of tourists on Tuesday. Instead, the area outside the Nativity Church was quiet. The church was built atop the spot where Jesus is believed to have been born. The war, the violence in the occupied West Bank it has spurred and the lack of festivities has deeply hurt Bethlehem’s economy. The town relies heavily on Christmas […]
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December 24, 2024
AP-Summary Brief-Business December 24, 2024 Biden will decide on US Steel acquisition after influential panel fails to reach consensus WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful government panel has failed to reach consensus on the possible national security risks of a nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase U.S. Steel. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States on Monday sent its long-awaited report to President Joe Biden, a longtime opponent of the deal. Some federal agencies represented on the panel were skeptical that allowing a Japanese company to buy an American-owned steelmaker would create national […]
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December 23, 2024
AP- News December 23, 2024 Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row. He’s converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office. Biden says the commutations are consistent with a pause on executions put in place by his administration in cases other than terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder. Biden said he couldn’t allow a new administration to resume […]
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SPORTS
January 7, 2025
AP-Scorecard January 7, 2025 Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Houston at Washington 7 p.m. Phoenix at Charlotte 7 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Dallas 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at New Orleans 8 p.m. Atlanta at Utah 9 p.m. Boston at Denver 10 p.m. Miami at Golden State 10 p.m. ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Carolina at Tampa Bay 7 p.m. Columbus at Pittsburgh 7 p.m. Dallas at N-Y Rangers 7 p.m. Edmonton at Boston […]
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January 7, 2025
Update on the latest sports AP-Summary Brief-Sports January 7, 2025 Titans fire GM Ran Carthon after two seasons despite big spending spree NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans fired general manager Ran Carthon after just two seasons on the job and a 9-25 record. The Titans introduced Carthon as the franchise’s first Black general manager in January 2023, and he helped the franchise hire a new coach in Brian Callahan a year later. Tennessee controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk will have yet another new GM helping the franchise decide what to do with its fourth overall No. […]
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January 7, 2025
AP-Entertainment January 7, 2025 Oprah Winfrey opens 2025 with an encore. ‘A New Earth’ is her book club pick for a second time NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey is beginning 2025 with an old favorite. She has selected Eckhart Tolle’s “A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life Purpose” for her book club, marking the first time she has chosen the same publication twice. Winfrey, who launched her club in 1996, also picked “A New Earth” in 2008 and featured it in a series of webinars she hosted with Tolle. “A New Earth” was originally released in 2005 and has […]
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January 6, 2025
Jan. 4, 2025 Contact: Jacob Plecker (pl*******@ap******.edu) Online: https://appstatesports.com/news/2025/1/4/mens-basketball-app-state-snaps-four-game-skid-in-convincing-fashion.aspx Box Score: Attached BOONE, N.C. – On a snowy Saturday afternoon in the High Country, a hot shooting night from App State (7-7, 1-2) helped guide it to its first Sun Belt Conference win in 2024-25 as it took down the Texas State Bobcats (8-7, 1-2 SBC) 72-61 at the Holmes Center. The Mountaineers shot 53 percent from the field and 54 percent from behind the arc, which was the team’s highest 3-point percentage in a game this season. Along with the Mountaineers’ hot shooting, defense played […]
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January 3, 2025
AP-Scorecard January 3, 2025 Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Charlotte at Detroit 7 p.m. Orlando at Toronto 7:30 p.m. Boston at Houston 8 p.m. New York at Oklahoma City 8 p.m. Washington at New Orleans 8 p.m. Cleveland at Dallas 8:30 p.m. San Antonio at Denver 9 p.m. Memphis at Sacramento 10 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Lakers 10:30 p.m. ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Pittsburgh at Florida 7 p.m. Montreal at Chicago […]
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January 3, 2025
Update on the latest sports AP-Summary Brief-Sports January 3, 2025 College football turns upside down, but this final four is a collection of the sport’s big programs In the first round of the College Football Playoff, the teams seeded 5-8 all won. In the second round, they all won again. The moral of this story: Who knows, other than something doesn’t totally add up when not a single one of the top four teams, all of which received byes, advances into college football’s final four. The semifinals are set: Next Thursday in the Orange Bowl, it will be […]
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January 3, 2025
Jan. 2, 2025 Contact: Katherine Jamtgaard (ja*********@ap******.edu) Online: https://appstatesports.com/news/2025/1/2/womens-basketball-mountaineers-tame-jaguars-in-thursday-afternoon-matchup.aspx Box Score: Attached MOBILE, Ala. – The App State women’s basketball team defeated South Alabama, 82-67, on Thursday in a road matinee matchup. The victory marked the fourth consecutive win for the Mountaineers in the series against South Alabama and third consecutive win for App State since Dec. 21. The Mountaineers are 2-0 in Sun Belt action and improve to 6-6 on the season. “I’m really proud of our team for fighting back in the first half,” said head coach Alaura Sharp. “We dug a big hole and showed great […]
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January 3, 2025
Jan. 2, 2025 Contact: Jacob Plecker (pl*******@ap******.edu) Online: https://appstatesports.com/news/2025/1/2/mens-basketball-mountaineers-fall-to-trojans-in-first-home-game-in-30-days.aspx Box Score: Attached Postgame Press Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32eP015xD0s BOONE, N.C. – In a back-and-forth contest that saw the lead change hands eight times, a late 12-4 run from the Troy Trojans (9-4, 2-0 SBC) helped them separate from App State (6-7, 0-2 SBC) and claim a 69-61 win in Boone on Thursday. The Mountaineers saw their offense go cold in the final minutes, while Troy found its footing to pull away. It was an evenly matched contest throughout as both teams led for at least 15 minutes in the […]
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January 2, 2025
AP-Scorecard January 2, 2025 Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Boston at Minnesota 7:30 p.m. Indiana at Miami 7:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Milwaukee 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Golden State 10 p.m. Portland at L.A. Lakers 10:30 p.m. ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Boston at N-Y Rangers 7 p.m. Carolina at Florida 7 p.m. Detroit at Columbus 7 p.m. Minnesota at Washington 7 p.m. Toronto at N-Y […]
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January 2, 2025
Update on the latest sports AP-Summary Brief-Sports January 2, 2025 Superdome re-opens from lockdown for the Sugar Bowl CFP quarterfinal between Georgia and Notre Dame NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Flags are at half-staff outside the Superdome and at nearby state buildings as fans arrive a day later than scheduled for a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game between Notre Dame and Georgia at the Sugar Bowl. The game was delayed by an attack in the nearby French Quarter that killed 14 and injured dozens more. Numerous security officers around the stadium were handling dogs trained to sniff for explosive […]
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January 2, 2025
Jan. 1, 2025 Contact: Joey Jones (jo*****@ap******.edu) Secondary contact: Bret Strelow (st******@ap******.edu) ONLINE: https://appstatesports.com/news/2025/1/1/football-dailey-joins-app-state-as-assistant-coach.aspx BOONE, N.C. — App State and head coach Dowell Loggains rang in the new year Wednesday with the addition of Joe Dailey as an offensive assistant coach. Dailey, who has coached in the NFL, ACC and Big 12 and also served as an offensive coordinator at Liberty and New Mexico, was most recently the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator at Hampton in 2024. “We’re excited to welcome Joe and his family to the App Family,” Loggains said. “Joe has a […]
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January 2, 2025
Monday 1/6/25 No Events Tuesday 1/7/2025 Indoor Track @ JDL Wrestling Home vs Freedom (6:00 Middle School will Wrestle Watauga @ 4:00) Wednesday 1/8/2025 Swimming @ South Caldwell (5:00) Basketball Home vs North Surry (4:00) Wrestling @ Watauga (6:00) Thursday 1/9/2025 No Events Friday 1/10/2025 Wrestling Home vs South Caldwell (6:00) Basketball @ Alexander Central (4:00)
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December 30, 2024
Dec. 30, 2024 Contact: Joey Jones (jo*****@ap******.edu) Secondary contact: Bret Strelow (st******@ap******.edu) ONLINE: https://appstatesports.com/news/2024/12/30/football-loggains-adds-fuller-as-assistant-coach.aspx BOONE, N.C. — App State Football head coach Dowell Loggains announced Monday the hiring of Curtis Fuller as a defensive assistant coach. A former NFL player and coach, the 46-year-old Fuller has spent the past two seasons in the Sun Belt Conference as the cornerbacks coach at Coastal Carolina, which totaled 25 interceptions and four pick-six touchdown returns in that time. “We’re excited to welcome Curtis and his family to the App Family,” said Loggains, who worked alongside Fuller with the […]
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December 30, 2024
AP-Scorecard December 30, 2024 Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Chicago at Charlotte 7 p.m. New York at Washington 7 p.m. L.A. Clippers at New Orleans 8 p.m. Denver at Utah 9 p.m. Cleveland at Golden State 10 p.m. Dallas at Sacramento 10 p.m. Philadelphia at Portland 10 p.m. ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE N-Y Rangers at Florida 7 p.m. Nashville at Winnipeg 7:30 p.m. Utah at Seattle 8 p.m. ___ NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE […]
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December 30, 2024
Update on the latest sports AP-Summary Brief-Sports December 30, 2024 Giants beat the Colts but lost the coveted No. 1 draft pick The New York Giants lost by winning. A rare victory — 45-33 over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday — knocked the Giants out of control for the coveted No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL draft. So much for Shedeur Sanders’ Giants-themed cleats unless New York trades up to get the Colorado quarterback. The Giants dropped from first to fourth in the draft order, with the Patriots moving up to No. 1. Sanders and Miami’s Cam […]
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