Compared to pre-pandemic prices, ground beef is up 35%, chips are up 45%, bread is up 57% and a 12-ounce can of soda is up 66%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks trends on common grocery store items.

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The board will lose millions of federal dollars next year, but staffing challenges are pushing board members to find a way to give staff raises.

Wake school board must figure out how to pay staff as federal funds dry up

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(CNN Español) — La Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano (NFL, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció el miércoles que suspenderá la edición 2021 del Pro Bowl, su versión del juego de las estrellas.

<b>CNN ESPAñOL</b> — (CNN Español) — La Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano (NFL, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció el miércoles que suspenderá la edición 2021 del Pro Bowl, su versión del juego de las estrellas.

El partido estaba programado para jugarse el 31 de enero del año que viene, en el Allegiant Stadium de Las Vegas, Nevada. La ciudad pasará a albergar la edición 2022 del Pro Bowl.

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En un comunicado, la NFL dijo este miércoles que de aún así permitirá que los aficionados voten en noviembre por sus jugadores favoritos, y anunciará un mes después a los equipos con los jugadores escogidos.

Además, la liga señaló que trabajará con el sindicato de jugadores de la NFL y otros socios socios «para crear una variedad de actividades atractivas para reemplazar el Pro Bowl de esta temporada».

La NFL no tendrá un juego de las estrellas por primera vez desde la temporada 1949.

La NFL suspende el Pro Bowl 2021 por la amenaza del covid-19

An NC State student is out $41,000 after university police say he fell victim to a global dating agency scam.

Dating agency scam costs NC State student $41,000

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Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast has scaled down the size of its manufacturing plant in Moncure by 20%.

VinFast downsizes planned EV factory in Chatham County as construction hits a snag

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Make sure you get outside on Thursday! It's going to feel like summer with highs in the upper 80s and lots of sunshine.

Hot, sunny Thursday on tap ahead of Level 1 risk for severe storms Friday 

Feeling like summer, Thursday, April 18

At 1:37 a.m., the Chapel Hill Fire Department responded to a report of a house fire on Rogerson Drive. When crews arrived, they found the home fully engulfed in flames.

Chapel Hill home goes up in flames Thursday morning

Speakers focused on problems in public schools and suggested more discipline and having schools cut ties with federal programs and outside nonprofits as solutions.

Moms for Liberty brings message of frustration to NC town hall

Moms for Liberty town hall, April 17, 2024

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A crash has shut down all but one lane of Interstate 540 westbound near Buffaloe Road in Raleigh. Sky 5 is over the scene

Crash shuts down I-540 West near Buffaloe Road in Raleigh; Sky 5 is over the scene

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The Carolina Hurricanes are no stranger to playoff hockey. They're in the postseason for the sixth-straight season and are regarded as a Stanley Cup contender.

Chaos-causing Canes start chase for the cup as favorites

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NCAA athletes will be immediately eligible to play no matter how many times they transfer -- as long as they meet academic requirements -- after the association fast-tracked legislation Wednesday to fall in line with a recent court order.

NCAA allows transfers to be immediately eligible, no matter how many times they've switched schools

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The NBA has banned Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter from the league after an investigation found that the 24-year-old had violated betting rules, the league said.

NBA bans Toronto Raptors' Jontay Porter for violating league's gambling rules

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USA Basketball studied every men's basketball game it has played for about two decades and a clear trend eventually appeared. When the defense isn't good enough, the Americans tend to get themselves into trouble.

USA Basketball announces its men's team for the Paris Olympics

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After the death of a Harnett County teenager, the softball community in Eastern North Carolina remembers her through stickers and fighting the stigma around mental health.