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NFL world reacts with excitement, surprise, questions after Bill Belichick is hired to coach UNC

Minutes after the University of North Carolina announced it had hired Bill Belichick as its next head football coach, the Tar Heels’ Instagram account posted a photo of the legendary NFL coach — at no more than 3 years old — sitting in the UNC bleachers. “I think he’s going to do good,” said Patriots receiver Kendrick Bourne, who played …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

North Korea's Kim Jong Un says country will increase number of nuclear weapons, according to state media

ABC

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says the country is implementing a policy to "exponentially" increase its number of nuclear weapons, according to state media. In a speech on North Korea's founding anniversary on Monday, Mr Kim said the country must more thoroughly prepare its "nuclear capability and its readiness to use it properly at any given time in ensuring …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

It’s Texas 60 miles from the DMZ: The US military’s largest overseas base

CNN

Camp Humphreys, South Korea CNN — Rock stars get to see more of the world than most of us, but when members of the quintessential 2000s’ rock band Hoobastank jetted into the US military base of Camp Humphreys in South Korea, they were struck by the familiarity. Charlie Miller/CNN That mission, and that conglomeration of commands on Humphreys’ 3,600 acres, …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Shibumi Shade beach cover: How it has taken over the Carolinas and, soon, the world.

Slate

This article was originally published in the Assembly. Take one step onto one of the state’s coastlines, and you’re surrounded by free Shibumi “I wondered, in the beginning, would Shibumi be a fad?” co-founder Dane Barnes said. “It also negatively impacted beachgoers’ enjoyment of the beach.” Missing out on the Myrtle Beach area is a big hit on Shibumi’s business, …

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7 months, 1 week ago

UNC interim chancellor backs AD Bubba Cunningham after trustee criticism, audit push

Hindustan Times

North Carolina interim chancellor Lee Roberts publicly backed athletics director Bubba Cunningham on Thursday, three days after the school’s board of trustees approved an audit of the athletics department due to financial concerns growing amid the volatile landscape of college sports. UNC interim chancellor backs AD Bubba Cunningham after trustee criticism, audit push Roberts also said the athletics department has …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Jailed students, a canceled commencement, angry parents: USC’s Carol Folt takes on critics

LA Times

When USC trustees selected Carol Folt as their next president, they gave her one of the most challenging mandates in American higher education: Restore trust in a university diminished by scandals. Asked if she had any regrets, she said, “I believe that all along the way, we’ve made the right choice.” “For me, I have a very clear North Star: …

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1 year ago

North Carolina’s cathartic win over Tennessee shows the Tar Heels belong

New York Times

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — If it felt cathartic, that’s because it was. “So the fact that we went out there and lost,” freshman guard Elliot Cadeau said, “just made it really personal.” Armando Bacot, the team’s fifth-year center, even had trouble sleeping once the team got home. It was, as one upper-deck UNC fan put it, the “most enjoyable few …

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1 year, 3 months ago

PM Modi in Jakarta | At ASEAN-India summit, PM calls for building rules-based post-COVID world order

The Hindu

Calling for building a rules-based post-COVID world order, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 7 said the progress of a free and open Indo-Pacific and elevating the voice of the Global South is in the common interest of all. The Prime Minister said the ASEAN holds a prominent place in India’s Indo-Pacific initiative and that New Delhi is committed to …

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1 year, 11 months ago

The Explosive Family Drama Blowing Up U.S. Soccer

Slate

It’s been just over a month since the United States men’s national team was eliminated from the 2022 World Cup. He said he was sharing this information because someone had approached U.S. Soccer with it in order to “take me down.” According to Berhalter’s version of events, which is co-signed by Rosalind, he sought counseling after the incident and the …

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2 years, 2 months ago

US announces ‘severe’ Russia sanctions over annexation in Ukraine

Al Jazeera

Joe Biden accuses Moscow of ‘trampling on the United Nations Charter’ as US targets hundreds in new sanctions package. The Department of the Treasury on Friday targeted nearly 300 members of Russia’s legislature, as well as companies and individuals it accused of links to the country’s “military-industrial complex”, including the Russian central bank governor. “The Treasury Department and US government …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Burj Khalifa lights up in support of Save Soil movement

Firstpost

Sadhguru joined the event virtually and addressed the people who gathered to celebrate the culmination of his 100-day journey Dubai: Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest skyscraper, lit up in support of the Save Soil movement on Tuesday to further bring the world’s attention towards the critical need to address rapid soil degeneration. The two-minute light and laser show projected …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Commanders post-draft notes: Did Washington reach too much? How did others view Jahan Dotson?

New York Times

“Whatever you pay, that’s what you think the value is.” That’s not a quote from some 1990s economist during the Beanie Babies fad or some Elon Musk explanation about why the world’s richest man seeks to purchase Twitter. Dane Brugler’s class rankings: Commanders at 21 Sheil Kapadia’s draft grades: Commanders get C+ “People are making projections about where they expect …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Human Rights Action Plan of China (2021-2025)

China Daily

Participating in Global Human Rights Governance China will fulfill its commitments to the international community with sincerity. It will engage in international human rights affairs, and lobby for and work toward a better global human rights governance system, so as to build a global community of shared future. －Encouraging domestic social organizations to take an active part in preparing the …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Race for COVID-19 vaccine starts up global espionage, pits spy against spy