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Sports betting marketers are wooing females, pitching their gambling as inclusive, empowering and a way to connect with friends.
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ProvidedTwo years ago, Americans bet $120 billion on sports, a 27% increase from the previous year. That figure grew to $150 billion in 2024. Journalist Danny Funt investigates what's considered one of the most consequential — and least scrutinized — shifts in modern American sports in his new book, "Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling." -
ncleg.govBehind in the vote totals, North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger files four election protests, CMS doesn’t plan to use makeup days for this year’s weather events so far, and Queens University prepares to take on Purdue in the NCAA Tournament.
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LOCAL NEWS
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The aging hydroelectric Craggy Dam on the French Broad River is one of several Western NC structures targeted for possible removal. -
Senate leader Phil Berger is calling for a second recount in his close Republican primary race with Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page. A machine recount wrapped up Thursday without changing Page's 23-vote lead. But state law allows Berger to seek a hand-to-eye recount of randomly selected ballots, a process that would likely begin next week. -
Alexander Silbiger is the keynote speaker for a Holocaust remembrance event hosted by the Forsyth Tech Foundation, MUSE Winston-Salem, Temple Emanuel and the North Carolina Council on the Holocaust. -
The Charlotte Symphony is bringing Disney's "Encanto" to the Belk Theater in uptown Charlotte this weekend, performing the score live as the movie plays on screen. -
In North Carolina, $200 million in awarded grants have hung in the balance while state officials fought for the funding. -
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is moving toward adopting its 2026-27 budget, even as the lack of a statewide spending plan continues to create uncertainty.
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DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page maintains his lead over Senate leader Phil Berger after a machine recount. N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson sues to block a merger between TV giants Nexstar and Tegna. CMS is moving to adopt its 2026-27 budget. Winthrop University upperclassmen are experiencing a housing crunch after demolition of two dorms.
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