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Hidden Gems of North Carolina
Go Explore Our State Asheville Pinball Machine Museum Do you remember when arcades were everywhere and you could go and spend hours roaming the games and racking up points? One of those games was the pinball machine and some people have become masters of the flippers. But did you know there is a place to…
Tending God’s earth: a journey of faith through gardening
I have always believed that God is in everything. There can be nothing on Earth to which this idea applies more than a garden. Don’t forget — one of God’s first creations was the Garden of Eden. George Bernard Shaw once wrote, “The best place to find God is in a garden.” For me, gardening has become a spiritual quest. I would like to say I have been a gardener all my life, but truthfully, I hated pulling weeds as a boy and never pursued working in God’s earth until I was unexpectedly thrown into hosting a radio gardening show more than four decades ago.
Furry Friday: Meet Forest!
Hi! My name is Forest. If you are looking for an ideal companion, then look no further because here I am! I am already housebroken, know sit and shake, and I love the outside! I enjoy snuggling with you if you will let me, and like a good romp in a fenced-in backyard. My favorite…
Matt Murphy’s Stocking Stuffers
Matt Murphy wants to make sure those stockings are FULL this holiday season. He’s teamed up with the Country Connection Western Store to make sure they are! Win Matt Murphy’s 7:10 a.m. Carpool Games and you get to reach into Matt’s Stocking and see what you win! Along with the prize in the stocking, every…
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Tom Stoppard, sparkling playwright who won an Oscar for ‘Shakespeare In Love,’ dies at 88
LONDON (AP) — British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love” has died. He was 88. In a statement Saturday, United Agents said Stoppard died “peacefully” at his home in Dorset in southern England, surrounded by his family. “He will be remembered for his works, for…… more >>
Conan Gray, Lainey Wilson and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. What to know
NEW YORK (AP) — The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade features Labubu and “KPop Demon Hunters” this year, filling New York’s sky and streets. The parade starts on Manhattan’s Upper West Side and ends at Macy’s Herald Square. It includes 32 balloons, 27 floats, and 11 marching bands, all leading to Santa Claus. It airs on…… more >>
MrBeast and the Rockefeller Foundation team up to spark youth philanthropy and fight child labor
NEW YORK (AP) — Beast Philanthropy, the charitable organization started by MrBeast founder Jimmy Donaldson, and the Rockefeller Foundation are announcing a strategic partnership. The idea is to pair Donaldson’s unique ability to capture youth attention spans with the foundation’s 112-year history of using its resources and technology to tackle global problems. The exact issues…… more >>
Cloudflare outage impacts thousands, disrupts transit systems, ChatGPT, X and more
A widely used Internet infrastructure company said that it has resolved an issue that led to outages impacting users of everything from ChatGPT and the online game, “League of Legends,” to the New Jersey Transit system early Tuesday. Around 10 a.m. ET, Cloudflare said it was “continuing to monitor for errors to ensure all services…… more >>
Americana troubadour Todd Snider, alt-country singer-songwriter, dies at 59
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A beloved figure in American roots music, Todd Snider has died at 59. His record label announced Saturday that Snider died Friday. Known for his cosmic-stoner songwriting and freewheeling tunes, Snider’s career spanned three decades. He combined folk, rock, and country, creating songs recorded by artists like Jerry Jeff Walker and…… more >>