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Dr. Tim Mathew, Kidney Health Australia’s Medical Director, said research in the US had shown that one soft drink or sweet juice each day AT ANY AGE was associated with an 80% increase in the risk of acquiring diabetes in females. It’s really all about choices. ”The food you eat can be either the safest […]
2012 Graduation Schedule – Durham Friday, May 18 9:00 am — Early College High School 1:00 pm — City of Medicine Academy 5:00 pm – Middle College High School Tuesday, June 5 12:00 pm — Hillside New Tech 4:00 pm — Southern School of Engineering Wednesday, June 6 9:00 am — Performance Learning Center 1:00 […]
Grisham visited the Raleigh elementary school, where his daughter Shea Grisham teaches, to speak to students about his newest children’s book, Theodore Boone: The Accused. During the session, the author also answered students’ questions about his work. John Grisham, a former lawyer in Mississippi, has written “The Firm,” “The Pelican Brief” and “A Time to […]
A newly revised gay-friendly Bible is set to go on sale in the next few weeks. Reaction to the announcement has been met with venom from conservative Christian groups. Pink Cross Publishing, the same company that published a gay-friendly version of the Koran, stated that they were adding the finishing touches to the newly revised […]
Woodall said he made the request on Friday and will meet with the SBI today to discuss the investigation. “I told them I’d like them to look in to any academic or computer fraud that may have taken place, any forgery that may have taken place, any conspiracy that may have taken place to commit […]
Around 1 a.m., Magnolia Flores-Arellano was sitting in a line of slow moving traffic on Jones Sausage Road after leaving a nearby shopping center. A stranger rammed her vehicle from behind. When a passenger in her vehicle, Macario Bustos, 27, got out of the car and approached the other driver, the suspect driver asked him […]
My two-year cell phone contract will be expiring in a few months. From a savings perspective, is it better to renew my contract or use a pre-paid plan? Lynette – NY, NY If you’ve been reading the technology section of almost any national paper or any of the popular tech blogs, you’ve probably noticed a […]
Dr. LeRoy Walker, a historic leader in the U.S. Olympic movement and a hugely accomplished coach and educator in North Carolina, died Monday in Durham, his home for more than 60 years. He was 93. The grandson of slaves, Walker led the U.S. Olympic Committee from 1992 to 1996, shepherding the Summer Games staged in […]
“This is a wonderful opportunity to bring the buzz and excitement of ‘Men in Black 3’ to Baskin-Robbins guests,” said John Costello, Chief Global Marketing and Innovation Officer at Dunkin’ Brands, parent company of Baskin-Robbins, in a statement. Pink Surprise Cake is among the new menu items, as is the return of the Lunar Cheesecake […]
About 17,000 long-time unemployed people will lose their unemployment benefits on May 12, the state Division of Employment Security announced Wednesday. The agency had earlier warned that North Carolina was likely to no longer qualify for the federal extended benefits program because of declines in the state unemployment rate. The official notice from the U.S. […]
Obama arrived at RDU International Airport at approximately 11:40 a.m. on Air Force One. Gov. Bev Perdue and Congressmen David Price and Brad Miller were among those who greeeted him on the airstrip. Congressman G.K. Butterfield was on the plane with Obama. Obama will speak at around 1:05 p.m. at Carmichael Arena on campus to […]
