Researchers said the total sea-level rise from ice losses may not sound like a huge number, but it puts 6 to 9 million people at risk of flooding and erosion.
- Lee wire services
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- Marc Ramirez USA Today
Blood centers long relied on high school and university blood drives to introduce young people to the importance of donating. The COVID-19 pandemic brought it all to a halt.
- Aditya Soni Reuters
Warnings about AI's risks are not new. But they took on added urgency this month after researchers in leading AI labs attached both a timeline and a probability to those concerns.
- Joey Garrison and Waylon Cunningham USA Today / Reuters
MSNOW, CNN and Politico confirmed their reporters were denied access and their passes were confiscated.
- Stine Jacobsen, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Tom Little Reuters
They expressed hope that it would end months of uncertainty triggered by Trump’s threats to seize control of Greenland.
- Madeline Heim Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A few weeks ago, Emily Plumb sat with her daughter Cleo on her lap at their home in northeast Wisconsin, swaying and humming a song. That wasn't unusual. What happened next was.
Denmark’s government has sounded a note of cautious optimism about Donald Trump’s announcement of a deal on Greenland to bolster the US military presence there – but keep the island under Danish control. The move follows months of threats by the US president to seize the semi-autonomous terr…
Trump says United States and Denmark reach deal to bolster U.S. military in Greenland | Chapman-0900
Donald Trump says the United States and Denmark have reached a deal over increasing the U.S. military presence on Greenland. It comes after months of the U-S president threatening to take the Danish territory by force. Greenland, Denmark, and the United States are expected to sign the agreem…
He again said the center should append his name to the building in exchange for his work to raise money to renovate it.
After advances that allow Chinese humanoids to sprint and do backflips, robot firms are focusing on software that determines robots' intelligence and enables them to perform more economically productive tasks.
Of the almost 700,000 Native Hawaiians in the U.S., about 47% live in Hawaii. They are not among the 575 federally recognized tribes.
It will allow the U.S. to develop a significant military presence on the island and prohibit U.S. adversaries from building bases there, he said.
The move is likely to be challenged under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment guarantees of free speech and a free press.
Read through the obituaries published today in Independent Tribune.
Becky Tolle was the first-ever program coordinator in the department and will now retire as the assistant parks and recreation director for Kannapolis.
Read through the obituaries published today in Independent Tribune.
Read through the obituaries published today in Independent Tribune.
"The higher payout rate from the online slot machine games leaves fewer cents of each sales dollar available for transfer to the Education Fund," according to the audit.
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“The murder didn't just take Camden from this world; it took birthdays, anniversaries," the victim's girlfriend said.
A North Carolina woman said she was shocked when a gas station clerk revealed her big lottery win on a $5 ticket, NC lottery officials said Friday.
Researchers said the total sea-level rise from ice losses may not sound like a huge number, but it puts 6 to 9 million people at risk of flooding and erosion.
Here are stories that made headlines this past week. Or skip to the end to test your news savvy with a quiz.
Blood centers long relied on high school and university blood drives to introduce young people to the importance of donating. The COVID-19 pandemic brought it all to a halt.
Warnings about AI's risks are not new. But they took on added urgency this month after researchers in leading AI labs attached both a timeline and a probability to those concerns.
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A routine appointment at the sheriff’s office became a felony when a 47-year-old woman stopped to do heroin in the ladies' room, according to investigators in North Carolina.
The reported crimes happened between June and August.
“A person may be guilty of a crime, although he or she personally does not do any of the acts necessary to constitute the crime.”
Corey Cook's parents and brother were shot and their throats were slit before the family's home was set on fire.
Deputy City Manager Eddie Smith has announced his retirement from the city of Kannapolis effective Dec. 31.
“We are seeing unprecedented need, and it’s continuing to rise each month.”
"The higher payout rate from the online slot machine games leaves fewer cents of each sales dollar available for transfer to the Education Fund," according to the audit.
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