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Mar 16 2026SPORTS

Student Athletes Shine in Fayetteville’s Spring Sports Surge

The spring season in Fayetteville is heating up after the winter basketball championships wrapped up. Local high schools have seen standout performances that now set the stage for this week’s “Athlete of the Week” nominees. In baseball, a dramatic 11‑strikeout no‑hitter drew attention and several

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Mar 16 2026SPORTS

High‑School Stars Shine in Western North Carolina

Western North Carolina high schools are buzzing after a week of exciting sports. Students and fans alike can now vote for the top female athlete who delivered an outstanding performance last week. The voting deadline is Thursday noon. The winner of last week’s spot was Lilly Lossiah from Cherokee,

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Mar 16 2026SPORTS

A Coach Who Gives Belief

The writer began his basketball career at fourteen, feeling shy and unsure. He used the sport to find friends and confidence. In the next fifteen years, he met many great people but also faced criticism because of his age and lack of playing experience. He joked that gray hair or a divorce mig

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Mar 16 2026POLITICS

Pennsylvania’s Card Swipe Crisis: Why the New Bills Hurt Everyone

The state is drafting two laws that would change how credit and debit cards work. The bills say the fee paid to card issuers should not cover taxes on purchases and that businesses would lose the ability to accept cards without negotiating new deals with banks. The result is a mess for shoppers and

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Mar 16 2026OPINION

A Teen’s Unplanned Irish Journey

I was fifteen and alone in Dublin, a city that felt more like the 1950s than the modern world. A last‑minute change sent me from a planned trip to Greece straight into an Irish airport, where I was clueless about how to use the local phones. A friendly couple, Sheelagh and Eddie McDonnell, had left

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Mar 16 2026HEALTH

Heart Care Starts at 30, Not 40

New rules from top health groups say that people as young as thirty should think about ways to keep their heart safe. They suggest checking cholesterol levels early, changing diets, and even taking medicine called statins if needed. The change cuts the usual start age from forty to thirty, making

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Mar 16 2026LIFESTYLE

NYC Scores High in the Active‑Lifestyle Race

New York City earned a spot as the second best U. S. city for staying fit, according to a recent ranking that examined 35 different health‑related factors across the country’s largest urban centers. The study looked at everything from monthly gym fees to how many basketball hoops a city has per resi

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Mar 16 2026CELEBRITIES

The Big Spend, The Big Debt: What’s Really Happening with Mayweather?

People keep saying Floyd Mayweather is broke. That rumor got louder after a journalist met a jeweler who said the champ had no money left. The story was shared on YouTube, and a former soldier who knows Mayweather talked about his huge daily spending. He said the fighter could spend around one milli

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Mar 16 2026CRYPTO

Bitcoin Guide Steps Back Due to Health Issues

A well‑known Bitcoin teacher has decided to pause his live teaching sessions. He will keep his existing library of books and videos on Patreon, but he will not create new content or answer questions online. The reason is his severe migraine condition, which has proved hard to treat. He first learne

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Mar 16 2026HEALTH

Nurses on the Front Lines: Preventing Trauma When Disaster Strikes

In Indonesia, floods, earthquakes and landslides are common, and the people living there must learn how these events affect their health. Nurses play a crucial role in stopping injuries and emotional distress before they grow worse. The idea of “trauma prevention care” has been part of nursing

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