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Nationwide - Meet Cynthia Cureton-Robles and her daughter Santia Deck, the owners of TRONUS, the first ever Black woman-owned sneaker brand to be launched by a female athlete. The brand continues to break glass ceilings after its latest announcement that it has expanded its footwear product line to include sports-focused Active Recovery Slides. After years of passionately researching, planning, and developing the ultimate recovery slides, TRONUS has won the endorsement

(AP News) A high school athletic director in Maryland has been accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments, authorities said Thursday. Authorities said the case appears to be among the first of its kind in the country and called for new laws to guard against the technology. Experts also warned that artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly powerful, while

(AP News) - Indigenous representatives from 35 countries issued a declaration Thursday criticizing the fact that they are too rarely consulted about mining that takes place on or near their lands, an issue that has become more acute with increased demand for minerals needed in the transition to a cleaner energy system. "We recognize and support the need to end fossil fuel reliance and shift to renewable energy as critical

CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS-A biotech manufacturer that's expanding its facility under construction in Holly Springs in southern Wake County, want to take advantage of the workforce in the area. Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Fujifilm Corporation. The company, whose new expansion plans were announced by the governor's office last week, helps develop and manufacture products including vaccines, cell and gene therapies and oncolytic viruses, according to the company's

  By Alicia Adcock, Special To The Carolinian In the 1950s students were enrolling and graduating in numbers larger than what Washington School could handle; and as an extension of Washington School came the birth of John W. Ligon Jr./Sr. High School, a beautiful state-of-the-art facility in the "colored" community for "colored students. It was obvious that the Legacy of being Excellent and Legendary was at the forefront, because of

By Rodney Ross | Special To The Carolinian Spring is in full bloom and for many people who are first time homeowners will now have the opportunity to buy into their first lawn care toolset.  Today, there are just as many, if not more, cordless electric varieties as there are gas powered options to choose from. The question is, which is right for you. The answer is as always, it

WASHINGTON (AP) - TikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a U.S. law that would force the social media platform to break ties with its China-based parent company, a move almost certainly backed by Chinese authorities as the bitter U.S.-China rivalry threatens the future of a wildly popular way for young people in America to connect online. Beijing has signaled TikTok should fight what it has called a "robbers" act by

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Zeita Merchant has made history as the first Black female admiral in the service's 233-year history. Admiral Merchant, previously the commander of Sector New York, will now lead the Coast Guard Personnel Service Center in Washington, D.C., where she will oversee recruitment and scholarships. Merchant said she initially joined the Coast Guard with the intention of financing her medical school education.

RALEIGH - Innovative Construction Group, LLC, an off-site construction services company serving developers, general contractors, and professional builders, expects to establish a new manufacturing facility in Chatham County and the Town of Siler City. The company plans to make a capital investment of approximately $39.8 million which will create, they believe, as many as 157 jobs over the next five years. "North Carolina's growth and reputation as an excellent place to

  By: Grace Vitaglione  - Carolina Public Press More than a third of North Carolina hospitals are noncompliant with a federal price transparency rule, alleged a February report from the nonprofit Patient Rights Advocate. But some in the industry space disagree with the finding. Starting Jan. 1, 2021, federal regulations required hospitals to provide pricing information online in two ways: a machine-readable file with standard charges, and a consumer-friendly display