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And an Olympic Committee member refuses to rule out the 2020 tokyo games being cancelled completely, amid the spread of coronavirus. Hello and welcome to the programme. Chelsea have a seemingly impossible mountain to climb if they are to have any hope of making the Champions League quarter finals. The English Premier League side were outclassed in london by Bayern Munich, the German League leaders cruising to a 3 0 win. Ian dennis has more. Bayern munich were outstanding and outclassed chelsea. ...

Welcome, im kasia madera with bbc world news. Our top stories the us president has been trying to calm fears over the spread of coronavirus, telling the us people the risk is very low. For the first time, more new cases have been recorded outside china than inside. Theres been a sharp rise in cases in iran. A gunman in the us has killed at least five at a mass shooting at a brewery in milwaukee. Local media say the gunmen, who had earlier been sacked, also died. These images are doing well on ou...

Pakistan stun the former champions the west indies, while england beat thailand to secure their first win of womens t20 world cup hello and welcome along to sport today. Right, its been a big night in european football, with two matches taking place in the last 16 Champions League. Lyon stunned the italian champions juventus, but well start with the two favourites for the trophy as Manchester City fought back from a goal down to beat ten man real madrid 2 1. Heres our football reporter Rob Schof...

We are alljust hopeful that it doesnt get any worse and we can obviously stop it cancelling any of our fun, really. And todays crowd of 60,000 at cheltenham was 7,000 down on last years opening day. Epatante took the big race, the champion hurdle. Amid the concerns, something for the fans to cheer as sport in Britain Presses on, but for how much longer . Andy swiss, bbc news, cheltenham. Thats it. Newsnight getting under way with the news that the Health Minister is one of those who has tested p...

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 -- The blatant and sustained attack on public schools that N.C. Republican lawmakers have implemented over the last decade-plus is not yet the narrative everywhere, such an approach is clearly a top priority for the people driving the national conservative movement in the run-up to the 2024 election.

With North Carolina being one of the most important and hotly contested states in the upcoming November election, national and state-based pollsters are carefully and regularly monitoring voter attitudes and public opinion trends. And as News & Views listeners are well-aware, one of the best and most reliable experts in this realm is Meredith College […] The post Meredith College political science professor David McLennan on top-of-the-ticket political races appeared first on NC News...

Ratepayers plead with NC Utilities Commission to reject Duke Energy’s carbon plan By Lisa Sorg Bobby Jones, a founder of the Down East Coal Ash Environmental and Social Justice Coalition in Goldsboro, had been seated for less than five minutes when he bolted from his bench. “This hearing is a farce!” Jones said, as a […] The post Weekend reads: On protests, pipes and and power appeared first on NC Newsline.

The state Senate moved quickly to pass legislation requiring local sheriffs to hold people they arrest at the request of federal immigration agents. Republicans supporting the bill say requiring sheriffs to hold people they arrest and whose legal status they cannot determine for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to pick up would make communities safer. Opponents […] The post Senate approves bill requiring sheriffs honor federal immigration requests to hold people in jail appeared first ...

North Carolina’s General Assembly returned to Raleigh this past week for the 2024 “short session” — a session that figures to feature debates on a number of familiar topics – including public and higher education, an impending childcare cliff, and funding for several state agencies that are struggling with staff attrition and vacancies. One lawmaker […] The post Senator Natasha Marcus discusses the some of the priorities and challenges this legislative s...

NC General Assembly’s “short session” convenes By Staff The North Carolina General Assembly returns to Raleigh today for the 2024 “short session” — a session that figures to feature debates over familiar topics like public and higher education and funding for state agencies, as well as new proposals to expand legalized gambling and to further […] The post Weekend reads: New session, new poll, recordkeeping discrepancies, and Duke’s new carb...