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April 26, 2024
By ARNIE STAPLETON, AP Pro Football Writer The unprecedented run on quarterbacks, wide receivers and pass protectors in the NFL draft ‘s opening round pushed plenty of studly defenders down the board and allowed some of the top teams to select players who normally wouldn’t fall to them. It also shoved plenty of first-round worthy
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By Clark Gerber, WRAL Sports Contributor The Panthers just couldn’t wait any longer. With time winding down on night one of the NFL Draft, Carolina snuck back into the first round, making a trade with the Buffalo Bills and drafting South Carolina wide receiver Xavier Legette at No. 32 overall. Legette has been telling anyone
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Just before midnight, the Carolina Panthers gave us a big surprise to end the first round of the NFL Draft. They traded up and added their newest player with the 32nd and final pick of the night. Show Transcript OR A REASON BEHIND THE SHOOTING. >> JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT, THE CAROLINA PANTHERS GAVE US A
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By Pat Welter Carolina Hurricanes 3 New York Islanders 2 Final Elmont, N.Y. — With no Brett Pesce the Hurricanes defenseman stepped up with two goals in a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders to take a 3-0 series lead. Carolina struck five minutes into the first period when defenseman Brent Burns cashed a
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Demetrio Jackson was desperate for medical help when the paramedics arrived. The 43-year-old was surrounded by police who arrested him after responding to a trespassing call in a Wisconsin parking lot. Officers had shocked him with a Taser and pinned him as he pleaded that he couldn’t breathe. Now he sat on the ground with
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police said Friday they searched the office of the hard-line incoming leader of an association of doctors and confiscated his mobile phone as he faces accusations that he incited the protracted walkouts by thousands of medical interns and residents. The development could further dim prospects for an early
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The practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found. At least 94 people died after they were given sedatives and restrained by police from 2012 through
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LONDON (AP) — TikTok is in the crosshairs of authorities in the U.S., where new legislation threatens a nationwide ban unless its China-based parent ByteDance divests. It would be the biggest blow yet to the popular video-sharing app, which has faced various restrictions around the world. TikTok is already banned in a handful of countries
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Poultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to help prevent food poisoning under a final rule issued Friday by U.S. agriculture officials. When the regulation takes effect in 2025, salmonella will be considered an adulterant — a contaminant that can cause foodborne illness — when
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency announced Friday a plan to launch a major upgrade to its satellite imaging system, as a new flagship rocket is put to the test for a third time. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency that an H3 rocket will be launched from the Tanegashima Space Center, on a southwestern Japanese
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