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Republican candidate for the North Carolina Supreme Court suffers legal setbacks in close race
4 days, 10 hours ago

Republican candidate for the North Carolina Supreme Court suffers legal setbacks in close race

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The trailing Republican in a tight North Carolina Supreme Court race suffered legal setbacks Friday as a federal judge refused to halt any upcoming official declaration that his Democratic rival won their November election. As for the federal court action, Griffin’s attorneys had told Myers the temporary restraining order was needed because the board was poised “in …

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Trailing North Carolina Supreme Court candidate asks that court to get involved in his race
1 week ago

Trailing North Carolina Supreme Court candidate asks that court to get involved in his race

Politico  

But Griffin went to the Supreme Court instead and asked the justices to rule by this coming Monday on his request to prevent a certificate from being issued to Riggs and to suspend the 10-day deadline to file an appeal in Wake County court. Five Republicans are on the seven-member Supreme Court, which has been a partisan flash point in …

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The North Carolina GOP’s Latest Ploy to Steal a State Supreme Court Seat
1 week, 1 day ago

The North Carolina GOP’s Latest Ploy to Steal a State Supreme Court Seat

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The federal court process must play out to ensure that North Carolina’s voters are not disenfranchised in one of the most important state races of the 2024 election season. The North Carolina Democratic Party has filed a federal lawsuit …

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UK women pose nude for calendar to raise funds for friend’s medical treatment
1 week, 5 days ago

UK women pose nude for calendar to raise funds for friend’s medical treatment

Hindustan Times  

A 32-year-old woman from Saltash, Cornwall, UK, has drawn inspiration from the comedy-drama film Calendar Girls to create her own daring version of a fundraising calendar. With the help of 16 friends, Jessica Riggs posed nude to raise £25,000 for life-saving surgery to treat a rare disease that threatens to leave her paralysed. A UK woman and her friends shot …

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Republican protests in close North Carolina races dismissed by elections board
1 week, 6 days ago

Republican protests in close North Carolina races dismissed by elections board

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s elections board dismissed formal protests Wednesday by several Republican candidates who trailed narrowly in their races last month and had questioned well over 60,000 ballots cast this fall. The board voted in favor of denying the protests of GOP Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin, who after a recent statewide machine recount trailed Associate Justice Allison …

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Joel Dahmen’s biggest win was keeping his PGA Tour card: Analysis
4 weeks ago

Joel Dahmen’s biggest win was keeping his PGA Tour card: Analysis

Associated Press  

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Getting a PGA Tour card is difficult enough. “I probably made it longer than I ever thought.” And that’s what can make keeping a PGA Tour card even more stressful. Dahmen was a 5-foot par putt away from missing the cut at Sea Island and making it virtually certain he would fall out of the …

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North Carolina Republicans Are At It Again
54 years, 11 months ago

North Carolina Republicans Are At It Again

Slate  

This week, North Carolina Republicans continued making moves in the halls of power to both seize authority over future elections and steal a victory for an apparently defeated Republican high-court candidate. As the votes were tallied and Democratic Justice Allison Riggs secured victory by just 722 votes this week, Republicans in the North Carolina Legislature rolled out a massive, wide-ranging …

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North Carolina elections chief wants senator to take back comment about vote manipulation
1 month ago

North Carolina elections chief wants senator to take back comment about vote manipulation

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina State Board of Elections’ top administrator asked a powerful legislator on Thursday to retract a comment that he made suggesting this month’s results were being manipulated, saying it could lead to threats against local election workers. What you say matters,” Karen Brinson Bell, the board’s executive director, wrote state Senate leader Phil Berger in …

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Expensive Campaigns Loom as Abortion Rights Battle Intensifies
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Expensive Campaigns Loom as Abortion Rights Battle Intensifies

Associated Press  

Abortion rights are a major issue in North Carolina's upcoming Supreme Court election, with both major parties focusing heavily on the issue in their campaigns. Democratic candidate Allison Riggs has been highlighting her support for reproductive rights, while Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin has expressed concerns about the issue and the potential impact on the state's judicial system. The race is …

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North Carolina GOP Files Ethics Complaint Over Description of Its Abortion Views
1 month, 4 weeks ago

North Carolina GOP Files Ethics Complaint Over Description of Its Abortion Views

Slate  

Three Republicans in the North Carolina Legislature have filed an ethics complaint against state Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs, a former civil rights lawyer who is running for reelection. Yet Riggs’ opponent, Judge Jefferson Griffin of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, had an attack ad ready to go referencing the “investigation” almost as soon as the ethics complaint was …

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Billie Jean King nets another legacy honor: the Congressional Gold Medal
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Billie Jean King nets another legacy honor: the Congressional Gold Medal

The Independent  

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Today in Sports - Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in straight sets to win the Battle of the Sexes
3 months ago

Today in Sports - Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in straight sets to win the Battle of the Sexes

Associated Press  

Sept. 20 1913 — Twenty-year-old amateur Francis Ouimet beats Britain’s Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in an 18-hole playoff to win the U.S. Open. 1973 — Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in straight sets to win the Battle of the Sexes and the $100,000 winner-take-all purse at Houston’s Astrodome. 2003 — Rashaun Woods of Oklahoma State, catches seven touchdown …

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Today in Sports - Andy Roddick wins his first Grand Slam tournament title
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Today in Sports - Andy Roddick wins his first Grand Slam tournament title

Associated Press  

Sept. 7 1892 — Jim Corbett knocks out John L. Sullivan in the 21st round in New Orleans to win the first world heavyweight title fought with gloves under the Marquis of Queensberry rules. 1953 — Maureen Connolly becomes the first woman to complete the Grand Slam when she beats Doris Hart, 6-2, 6-4, in the U.S. Open women’s singles …

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Larson, Bell, Reddick top NASCAR Cup playoff field; Palou takes 33-point lead into IndyCar finale
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Larson, Bell, Reddick top NASCAR Cup playoff field; Palou takes 33-point lead into IndyCar finale

Associated Press  

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Quaker State 400 available at Walmart Site: Hampton, Georgia. Turns feature 28-degree banking and are tighter than its larger, longer counterparts, and lap speeds under 30 seconds are common.. Atlanta starts the Cup playoffs this year because of the Olympic break and was moved from July after several years.. Larson tops the 16-driver playoff …

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A West Virginia boy died after a collision during football practice. It’s the third student football player death this month
3 months, 3 weeks ago

A West Virginia boy died after a collision during football practice. It’s the third student football player death this month

CNN  

CNN — Cohen Craddock was the baby of his family, a gregarious 13-year-old who “cared more about others than he did himself,” his father Ryan Craddock said. “We continue to pray for those whose lives will be forever changed by his gifts.” And another Alabama teen, Semaj Wilkins, died August 13 after suffering a medical emergency during football practice at …

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REVEALED - How gang of Arizona teens calling themselves the Gilbert Goons ran amok in small town, terrorizing schoolmates and steamrolling teachers and parents, before beating boy dead outside Hallowe
8 months, 2 weeks ago

REVEALED - How gang of Arizona teens calling themselves the Gilbert Goons ran amok in small town, terrorizing schoolmates and steamrolling teachers and parents, before beating boy dead outside Hallowe

Daily Mail  

A gang of Arizona teens who call themselves the 'Gilbert Goons' was allowed to run amok Phoenix suburbs before several of its members were charged with the murder of 16-year-old Preston Lord. After Preston Lord's brutal beating, authorities reopened multiple cases believed to have been conducted by a larger group of assailants Last month seven teens and young men were …

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50 years of Battle of the Sexes: It was a catalyst for social change, says Billie Jean King
1 year, 3 months ago

50 years of Battle of the Sexes: It was a catalyst for social change, says Billie Jean King

The Hindu  

On the 50th anniversary of her win over Bobby Riggs in the famous ‘Battle of the Sexes’, Billie Jean King referred to the event as one of the most important days of her life. On September 20, 1973, the 29-year-old King defeated a retired Riggs, six-time Major winner and 26 years elder to her, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in a match …

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Fifty years on – sport’s ‘Battle of the Sexes’ still rages
1 year, 3 months ago

Fifty years on – sport’s ‘Battle of the Sexes’ still rages

The Independent  

You’ve got to hand it to 1973. But King had drawn the battle lines in 1970, setting up the all-women’s tennis tour with a group of fellow rebels – something one panicked male journalist of the time described as “bubonic”. You’ve probably seen the footage or a movie version of it: Riggs entering the Houston Aerodrome atop a ridiculous carriage …

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On 50th anniversary of Billie Jean King’s ‘Battle of the Sexes’ win, a push to honor her in Congress
1 year, 3 months ago

On 50th anniversary of Billie Jean King’s ‘Battle of the Sexes’ win, a push to honor her in Congress

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Billie Jean King’s victory in the “Battle of the Sexes” was a milestone moment as women pushed for equality on the playing field and beyond. On the 50th anniversary of that match against Bobby Riggs — still the most-watched in tennis history — King moved toward becoming the first female individual athlete to be awarded the Congressional …

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1 year, 3 months ago

battle of the sexes tennis match billie jean king bobby riggs

CNN  

CNN — It’s been 50 years since the most-watched tennis match in history took place between female sports icon Billie Jean King and former men’s world No. “I said, ‘Margaret it’s not a tennis match, it’s about social change, it’s about social justice, it’s about all the things we’re working for,’” King recalled. “I thought it would set us back …

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North Carolina governor appoints Democrat to fill Supreme Court vacancy
1 year, 3 months ago

North Carolina governor appoints Democrat to fill Supreme Court vacancy

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper appointed an appellate judge and longtime voting rights attorney to fill a vacancy on the North Carolina Supreme Court created when one of two Democratic justices stepped down early. Riggs currently serves on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, a position Cooper appointed her to last December to fill another vacancy. He also …

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Today in Sports - Andy Roddick wins his first Grand Slam tournament title
1 year, 3 months ago

Today in Sports - Andy Roddick wins his first Grand Slam tournament title

Associated Press  

Sept. 7 1892 — Jim Corbett knocks out John L. Sullivan in the 21st round in New Orleans to win the first world heavyweight title fought with gloves under the Marquis of Queensberry rules. 1953 — Maureen Connolly becomes the first woman to complete the Grand Slam when she beats Doris Hart, 6-2, 6-4, in the U.S. Open women’s singles …

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Kalen DeBoer Q&A: On the Washington coach’s roots, keys to his success and more
1 year, 5 months ago

Kalen DeBoer Q&A: On the Washington coach’s roots, keys to his success and more

New York Times  

SEATTLE — In his debut season at Washington, Kalen DeBoer took over a program that had gone 4-8 the previous season and he turned the Huskies into a team that went 11-2 and earned a No. It’s a combination of my coach at Sioux Falls who I coached for, Bob Young, and then I would say every step that I …

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Today in Sports - Venus Williams beats Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 7-6 (3) for her first Grand Slam title
1 year, 5 months ago

Today in Sports - Venus Williams beats Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 7-6 (3) for her first Grand Slam title

Associated Press  

July 8 1889 — John L. Sullivan defeats Jake Kilrain in the 75th round in Richburg, Miss., for the U.S. heavyweight championship. 1984 — John McEnroe whips Jimmy Connors 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 in 100-degree temperatures to take the men’s singles title at Wimbledon. 1991 — Michael Stich upsets three-time champion Boris Becker to win the men’s singles title at Wimbledon, …

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