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NEWS

March 15, 2024
AP-Newswatch
AP- News March 15, 2024 The first ship to use a new sea route approaches Gaza with 200 tons of aid WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) — A ship carrying 200 tons of aid is approaching the coast of Gaza to inaugurate a sea route from Cyprus. The ship was expected to arrive later on Friday. The sea route is intended to bring more assistance to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the enclave five months into the war between Israel and Hamas. The food on the ship was sent by World Central Kitchen, the charity founded by celebrity chef José […]
March 15, 2024
Business News
AP-Summary Brief-Business   March 15, 2024 US consumer sentiment ticks down slightly, but most expect inflation to ease further WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers became slightly less optimistic about the economy this month, though they continue to expect inflation to cool further, a potential sign that price increases will keep slowing. The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index slipped to 76.5 in March, barely below February’s figure of 76.9. Americans’ outlook has essentially remained fixed since January, when it leapt higher. Sentiment is about halfway between its all-time low, reached in June 2022 when inflation peaked, and its pre-pandemic averages. Americans’ […]
March 14, 2024
AP-Newswatch
AP- News March 14, 2024 Judge to hear arguments on whether to dismiss Trump’s classified documents prosecution FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge is set to hear arguments on whether to dismiss the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump. His lawyers say the former president was entitled under the Presidential Records Act to keep the sensitive documents with him when he left the White House and headed to Florida. Special counsel Jack Smith’s team, by contrast, says the files Trump is charged with possessing are presidential records, not personal ones, and that the statute does not apply to […]
March 14, 2024
Business News
AP-Summary Brief-Business   March 14, 2024 US lawmakers see TikTok as China’s tool, even as it distances itself from Beijing WASHINGTON (AP) — Since its inception, TikTok has been intended only for non-Chinese markets, unavailable in mainland China. It pulled out of Hong Kong in 2020 when Beijing imposed a national security law on the territory to curtail speech. And as data security concerns rose in the U.S., TikTok sought to reassure American lawmakers that U.S. data stays in the country and is inaccessible to ByteDance employees in Beijing. TikTok is following the same playbook as many other companies founded […]
March 13, 2024
AP-Newswatch
AP- News March 13, 2024 Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case has dismissed some of the charges against ex-President Donald Trump, but others remain. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote Wednesday in an order that six of the charges in the indictment must be quashed, including three against Trump. The order leaves intact many other charges in the indictment. The judge wrote that prosecutors could seek a new indictment on the charges he dismissed. The six charges in question […]
March 13, 2024
Business News
AP-Summary Brief-Business   March 13, 2024 Europe’s world-first AI rules get final approval from lawmakers. Here’s what happens next LONDON (AP) — European Union lawmakers have given final approval to the 27-nation bloc’s artificial intelligence law. The move Wednesday put the world-leading set of rules on track to take effect later this year. Lawmakers in the European Parliament have voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Artificial Intelligence Act, five years after regulations were first proposed. The AI Act is expected to act as a global signpost for other governments grappling with how to regulate the fast-developing technology. Next year, the […]
March 12, 2024
AP-Newswatch
AP- News March 12, 2024 Biden says he never meant to keep classified documents. Hur stands by report on president’s memory WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican congressman Jim Jordan says at the start of a hearing with the special counsel who investigated Joe Biden that the Democratic president “failed to properly secure classified information.” Biden repeatedly told the special counsel he never meant to retain classified information after he left the vice presidency but was at times fuzzy about dates and the paper trail for sensitive documents. That’s from a transcript of Biden’s interviews with special counsel Robert Hur made public […]
March 12, 2024
Business News
AP-Summary Brief-Business   March 12, 2024 US inflation up again in February in latest sign that price pressures remain elevated WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer prices in the United States picked up last month, a sign that inflation remains a persistent challenge for the Federal Reserve and for President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign, both of which are counting on a steady easing of price pressures this year. Prices rose 0.4% from January to February, a pickup from the previous month’s figure of 0.3%. Compared with 12 months earlier, consumer prices rose 3.2% last month, faster than January’s 3.1% annual pace. Excluding […]
March 11, 2024
AP-Newswatch
AP- News March 11, 2024 Ramadan in Gaza begins with hunger worsening and no end to war in sight RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians have begun fasting for Ramadan. The Muslim holy month arrived with cease-fire talks at a standstill, hunger worsening across the Gaza Strip and no end in sight to the five-month-old Israel-Hamas war. Prayers were held late Sunday outside amid the rubble of demolished buildings, and some people hung fairy lights and decorations in packed tent camps. But there was little to celebrate after five months of war that has killed over 30,000 Palestinians and left […]
March 11, 2024
Business News
AP-Summary Brief-Business   March 11, 2024 North Carolina launches statewide sports wagering CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — People in North Carolina now have more chances to gamble as statewide sports wagering has begun. Several government-licensed gambling operators started taking bets through smartphones and computers at noon Monday from adults within the state’s borders. North Carolina officials enacted a law last year that directed the North Carolina State Lottery Commission to set rules and take licensee applications. Eight licenses have been issued and each of the companies associated with them were up and running Monday. Sports gambling operators have been anxious to […]
March 8, 2024
AP-Newswatch
AP- News March 8, 2024 It’s not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in Gaza. Now some are dying of hunger too RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — It’s not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in war-ravaged Gaza. Now some are dying of hunger too. Officials have for months warned over the risk of famine in Gaza under Israel’s bombardment, offensives and siege. Hunger is most acute in the north, where at least 20 people — almost all children — have died from malnutrition and dehydration. That’s according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. But also in the south, where […]
March 8, 2024
Business News
AP-Summary Brief-Business   March 8, 2024 Another burst of hiring shows off the resilience of the US job market WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers delivered another healthy month of hiring in February, adding a surprising 275,000 jobs and again showcasing the U.S. economy’s resilience in the face of high interest rates. Last month’s job growth marked an increase from a revised gain of 229,000 jobs in January. At the same time, the unemployment rate ticked up two-tenths of a point in February to 3.9%. Yet despite sharply lower inflation, a healthy job market and a record-high stock market, many Americans […]
March 7, 2024
AP-Newswatch
AP- News March 7, 2024 Biden will announce a plan for a temporary port for aid on Gaza’s coast as cease-fire talks stall WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce to establish a temporary port on the Gaza coast to boost humanitarian aid for the beleaguered territory. That’s according to senior administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview the announcement that’s expected later Thursday during his State of the Union speech. The officials said the project won’t require American troops on the ground to build a pier that’s intended to help facilitate a significant increase […]
March 7, 2024
Business News
AP-Summary Brief-Business   March 7, 2024 Federal Reserve’s Powell: Regulatory proposal criticized by banks will be revised by end of year WASHINGTON (AP) — A sweeping bank regulatory proposal will be significantly revised by year’s end, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday, a potential victory for the large banks that have aggressively opposed the likely changes. The proposed rule, issued last summer by the Fed and other regulatory agencies, is intended to implement changes that were negotiated internationally after the 2008 global financial crisis. Among other things, the rule would require the largest banks — those with more than […]
March 5, 2024
AP-Newswatch
AP- News March 5, 2024 Coast-to-coast Super Tuesday contests poised to move Biden and Trump closer to November rematch WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump are poised to have the biggest day of the primary campaign move them to the brink of winning their party’s presidential nominations and set up a historic rematch that many voters would rather not endure. Super Tuesday elections are being held in 16 states and one territory. Hundreds of delegates are at stake, the biggest haul for either party on a single day. In a dramatic departure from competitive Super Tuesdays […]

SPORTS

March 18, 2024
MBB: Mountaineers Selected For NIT Postseason Tournament
  March 17, 2024   Contact: Jacob Plecker (pl*******@ap******.edu)   Online: https://appstatesports.com/news/2024/3/17/mens-basketball-mountaineers-selected-for-nit-postseason-tournament.aspx   NIT Bracket: Attached   INDIANAPOLIS – After a record-breaking season that included the program’s first outright conference regular-season championship in 45 years, the App State men’s basketball team has been selected to participate in the National Invitation Tournament, the selection committee announced Sunday.   App State will travel to Winston-Salem to take on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Tipoff is set for Wednesday at 8 p.m. and can be streamed on ESPN+.    “Playing in the postseason is a huge deal,” head coach Dustin Kerns said. “This is another stair taken in […]
March 18, 2024
BSB: App State Overcomes Weather Delay for First Win at Texas State
  March 17, 2024   Contact: Matt Present (pr******@ap******.edu)   Online: https://appstatesports.com/news/2024/3/17/baseball-app-state-overcomes-weather-delay-for-first-win-at-texas-state.aspx   Box Score: PDF Attached   SAN MARCOS, TEXAS – Following a weather delay of over an hour and a half, App State emerged locked in at the plate, scoring a pair of runs in the top of the seventh inning on its way to a 3-2 win over Texas State on Sunday, marking the program’s first road win over the Bobcats.   Xavier Moronta worked a walk to lead off the seventh inning, and after swapping places with Braxton Church on a fielder’s choice, Drew Holderbach launched a go-ahead two-run home […]
March 15, 2024
AP Scorecard
AP-Scorecard March 15, 2024 Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ INTERLEAGUE   Chi Cubs at Chi White Sox 4:05 p.m.     Kansas City at Cincinnati 4:05 p.m.     San Francisco at Oakland 4:05 p.m.     Texas at Colorado 4:10 p.m.     Philadelphia at Houston 6:05 p.m.     Pittsburgh at N-Y Yankees 6:35 p.m.     Detroit 6 Atlanta 1 (Top 9th) ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE   Cleveland at Kansas City 4:05 p.m.     Seattle at L-A Angels 4:10 p.m.     Minnesota at Boston 6:05 p.m.     Tampa Bay 7 […]
March 15, 2024
AP Sports
Update on the latest sports   AP-Summary Brief-Sports March 15, 2024 Aaron Donald announces his retirement after a standout 10-year career with the Rams LOS ANGELES (AP) — Defensive lineman Aaron Donald has announced his retirement after a standout 10-year career with the Los Angeles Rams. The three-time AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year made his surprising announcement on social media. Donald spent his entire career with the Rams, who drafted him in the first round in 2014. He was selected for 10 Pro Bowls and eight All-Pro first teams, and he won the award as the league’s top […]
March 15, 2024
Husky Sports Schedule Week of 3-18-24
  Monday 3/18/24 Tennis Home vs Freedom (4:00) Soccer Home vs Mt Airy (6:00) Middle School Track @ Ashe County High School (4:00)   Tuesday 3/19/24 Softball @ Alexander Central (4:30) Switched sites from original schedule Baseball @ Alexander Central (4:00) Switched sites form original schedule Soccer @ Forbush (6:00)   Wednesday 3/20/24 Tennis @ South Caldwell (4:00) Softball Home vs North Surry (4:30) Track @ Alexander Central (4:00)   Thursday 3/21/24 Baseball Home vs West Wilkes (4:00) Track @ McDowell   Friday 3/22/24 Softball @ Hibriten (4:30) Baseball @ Hibriten (4:00)           Brian Hampton Athletic […]
March 15, 2024
Winter All-Conference Lists
Northwestern 3A/4A Athletic Conference 2024 Wrestling COY – Brandon Dillard – Ashe Co. LWOY – Luke Osborne – Ashe Co. UWOY – Lucas Spencer – Ashe Co. Regular Season Champions-Ashe County Tournament Champions- Ashe Co. Tournament MVP – Palmer Smith – Watauga 106 Isaiah Galgano (Ashe) Xander Vue (Freedom) 113 Landen Wilson (Ashe) Brayden Reid (Hibriten) 120 Bryan Reid (Hibriten) Creed Casner (Watauga) 126 Bridger Fairchild (Ashe) Kaleb Pearson (Freedom) 132 Kaleb Martin Flores (South) Gabe Smith (Ashe) 138 Ryder Sullivan (Watauga) Ryder Phipps (Ashe) 144 Luke Osborne (Ashe) Drew Martin (Hibriten) 150 Camden Brock (Watauga) Coan Suttles (South) 157 […]
March 14, 2024
AP Scorecard
AP-Scorecard March 14, 2024 Here are the scores from yesterday’s sports events: ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Philadelphia 4 Detroit 1   Final Toronto 10 Pittsburgh 3   Final Seattle 8 L.A. Dodgers 1   Final Chicago Cubs 8 Cleveland 3   Final Chicago White Sox 15 Milwaukee 4   Final San Diego 12 Oakland 11   Final Atlanta 7 Baltimore 5   Final N.Y. Mets 6 Houston 5   Final St. Louis 1 Minnesota 1   ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Tampa Bay 4 Minnesota 3   Final Boston 9 N.Y. Yankees 4   Final Kansas City 3 L.A. Angels 2   […]
March 14, 2024
AP Sports
Update on the latest sports   AP-Summary Brief-Sports March 14, 2024 Majority of U.S. adults are against college athletes joining unions, according to AP-NORC survey More than half of Americans say they are against college athletes unionizing, though younger respondents were more supportive than older, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The survey found that 55% of adults believe NCAA athletes should not be permitted to form unions that would led to collective bargaining with schools. The survey found breaks in support along three lines: political party identification, race and age. Six […]
March 13, 2024
AP Scorecard
AP-Scorecard March 13, 2024 Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ INTERLEAGUE   Atlanta at Baltimore 6:05 p.m.     Houston at N-Y Mets 6:10 p.m.     Chicago Cubs 0 Cleveland 0 (Top 1st)   Seattle 0 L.A. Dodgers 0 (Bot 1st)   Chicago White Sox 0 Milwaukee 0 (Top 1st)   Oakland 0 San Diego 0 (Top 1st) Final Philadelphia 4 Detroit 1   Final Toronto 10 Pittsburgh 3   Final St. Louis 1 Minnesota 1   ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE   L.A. Angels 0 Kansas City 0 (Bot 1st) Final Tampa Bay 4 Minnesota 3 […]
March 13, 2024
AP Sports
Update on the latest sports   AP-Summary Brief-Sports March 13, 2024 The Chiefs restructure Patrick Mahomes’ contract for salary cap relief, AP source says KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have restructured quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ contract, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the financial details were not public. The restructuring frees up more than $21 million in salary cap space that the Chiefs can use elsewhere. That could include a much-publicized pursuit of help at wide receiver, their need for […]
March 12, 2024
AP Scorecard
AP-Scorecard March 12, 2024 Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ INTERLEAGUE   St. Louis at Boston 1:05 p.m.     Houston at Miami 1:10 p.m.     Kansas City at Colorado 4:10 p.m.     Chi White Sox at Cincinnati 9:05 p.m.   ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE   Tampa Bay at Baltimore 1:05 p.m.     Minnesota at Detroit 1:05 p.m.     N-Y Yankees at Toronto 1:07 p.m.     Seattle at Oakland 4:05 p.m.     Cleveland at Texas 4:05 p.m.   ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE   Atlanta at Pittsburgh 1:05 p.m.     San Francisco […]
March 12, 2024
AP Sports
Update on the latest sports   AP-Summary Brief-Sports March 12, 2024 Vikings agree to deals with ex-rival RB Jones and QB Darnold as sub for Cousins, AP sources say MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings stayed aggressive in free agency by adding former Green Bay running back Aaron Jones and 2018 third overall draft pick Sam Darnold as a temporary replacement for quarterback. Jones was released by the Packers and agreed to a one-year, $7 million contract with their biggest rival. Darnold played last season for San Francisco and gets a one-year, $10 million deal. Kicker John Parker Romo also […]
March 11, 2024
AP Scorecard
AP-Scorecard March 11, 2024 Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ INTERLEAGUE   Colorado at Chi White Sox 4:05 p.m.     L-A Dodgers at Cleveland 4:05 p.m.     San Francisco at Kansas City 4:05 p.m.     Oakland at Arizona 4:10 p.m.     San Diego at Seattle 4:10 p.m.     Atlanta 3 Minnesota 0 (Bot 8th)   Boston 1 Pittsburgh 0 (Top 9th)   N.Y. Yankees 2 Philadelphia 0 (Bot 8th) ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE   Texas at L-A Angels 4:10 p.m.     Detroit 5 Houston 2 (Top 8th)   N.Y. Yankees 5 […]
March 11, 2024
AP Sports
Update on the latest sports   AP-Summary Brief-Sports March 11, 2024 Cousins agrees to 4-year contract with Falcons, leaving Vikings to look for new QB Kirk Cousins is leaving Minnesota for Atlanta, landing another big contract with a well-timed foray into free agency. Cousins’ agent Mike McCartney announced on social media that his client has agreed to a four-year deal with the Falcons. Cousins is working his way back from a torn Achilles tendon in his right foot that sidelined him because of an injury for the first time in his career. He had a 103.8 passer rating in eight […]
March 11, 2024
App State Athletics Announces TIGMA NIL Collective
  March 11, 2024   Media Contact: Joey Jones (jo*****@ap******.edu)   ONLINE: https://appstatesports.com/news/2024/3/11/app-state-athletics-announces-tigma.aspx   BOONE, N.C. – App State Athletics announced Monday the launch of TIGMA, powered by Student Athlete NIL (SANIL), the official Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) Collective for Mountaineer student-athletes.   While not officially affiliated with App State Athletics, TIGMA is acknowledged by the university’s athletics department, and will operate within NCAA, Sun Belt Conference and State of North Carolina parameters to market and manage NIL opportunities for App State student-athletes.   “App State Athletics is excited to announce the launch of TIGMA in partnership with SANIL,” said Director of Athletics Doug Gillin. […]

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