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PORT ORANGE — Delly Norris had a moment of blunder in front of a room full of family, friends, teammates and coaches.Norris, a 6-foot-4, 270-pound rising senior defensive lineman from Spruce Creek, took a Miami hat from his father, placed it on his head and tossed it away. Then Norris reached under the table and chose another ACC program instead.Norris verbally committed to Georgia Tech on Friday night, choosing the Yellow Jackets over Miami as well as Big Ten rivals Minnesota and Purdue. He took official visits to all four schools in June, but Georgia Tech set a precedent that…

Regarding the June 28 front page article, “Biden struggles in tense debate”:This was not a debate, it was a fiasco. Unless President Biden steps down as the Democratic nominee, the presidential election is over.From the moment Biden stumbled onto the debate stage, I was shocked and sick. That feeling continued throughout this horrific, horrifying debate. Yes, Donald Trump lied. He lied all night, he lied every time he opened his mouth. But Biden seemed completely helpless to stem the tide of this garbage. And despite Trump's falsehoods, the former president seemed strong and competent. Biden looked like the proverbial deer…

City officials approved more than $1 million for Little Rock Technology Park expansion. Here's what's coming next. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Little Rock Technology Park has received $1.5 million for its expansion after city officials approved the funds on June 18. “It creates a vibrant environment for entrepreneurs,” said Tech Park Executive Director Buckley Omer. Little Rock Technology Park opened on Main Street in 2017. Since then, the park has become a creative center for the city's best and brightest. “[It’s] “It's basically a place for technology companies, especially start-ups and young companies, to collaborate and be on an equal…

The Post covers how such incidents happen, the disease itself, and how people can avoid contracting it.1. What is Hepatitis C?Hepatitis C is a viral infection that affects the liver, causing acute and chronic illnesses that can be life-threatening.Infection is spread through contact with infected blood, including sharing needles and syringes, or through unsafe medical procedures such as transfusions with untested blood products.Symptoms include fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine, and yellowing of the skin and eyes.Acute hepatitis C infection is usually asymptomatic and in most cases does not lead to life-threatening illness.About 30% of…

When conservative legal figures were told that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's only appointee to the Supreme Court, would join Republican appointees in ruling against the Biden Justice Department's sweeping and novel interpretation of obstruction of justice law, most thought that was unlikely.After all, the Department of Justice was twisting the law to enforce punishments on pro-Donald Trump rioters. The January 6, 2021 Capitol riots are central to the Democrats’ anti-Trump political strategy, and the rioters are the most hated and unpopular group in the liberal political imagination. For many conservatives, at least, it is unlikely that Jackson would…

The job of a firefighter comes with many risks, but cancer is one of the biggest risks, and now Stamford Health is launching a pilot program to help emergency responders make their health a priority. Kyle Hauser has been a firefighter for 18 years, 12 of which were with the Stamford Fire Department. “I'm married and I have a family,” said Kyle Hauser, vice president of the Stamford Association of Professional Firefighters. “I'm starting to think about my health, which I didn't think about before.” Hauser is well aware of the risks to his career. According to the International Federation…

Over 100 destinations are available for sale. Canada's major airlines have announced major sales over the Canada Day long weekend. Air Canada and WestJet offer tickets to destinations throughout Canada, the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean, as well as select international cities. Many destinations are available for flights departing from Vancouver International Airport (YVR). Each airline plans to continue offering discount sales after July 1st. Air Canada Canada's national airline is offering discounts to cities in Canada, the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean as part of a promotion that runs until July 3rd. The Air Canada sale applies…

Editor's note: Poet and novelist Jay Parini teaches at Middlebury College. His latest book is “Borges and I,” a memoir of a 1971 trip through the Scottish Highlands with Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges. Opinions expressed here are his own. Find more opinion at CNN. CNN — Dear Joe, I am writing to you with urgency as your old neighbor from Scranton. My mother was your babysitter and decades ago, you and I sat at my kitchen table. I have been your fan for years, sending you checks, knocking on your door, writing articles in support of you. Courtesy of…

For at least the last year, the so-called smartest Democrats in Washington have been telling me not only that President Biden is the leading candidate for president, or at least their best candidate, but that he is the only candidate who can beat Donald Trump, and the only person who has ever done so.This has always been childish logic. Trump has only beaten one flawed Democrat, and his party has lost every national election since, so you don't have to be the love child of Lyndon Johnson and Margaret Thatcher to have a chance at beating him. But within the…

Cleveland Clinic and app developer FitNow, Inc. have launched the Cleveland Clinic Diet App, which combines health and diet advice based on evidence-based nutrition science and clinical success with a comprehensive food and fitness tracker. The app provides personalized, guided support with input from Cleveland Clinic health experts to help users make lasting changes to their lifestyle and eating habits to achieve better health and well-being. “We know that health is about more than just weight, and our goal with the Cleveland Clinic Diet App is to go beyond the number on the scale and address each individual's health status…