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Stephen Curry, Charlotte's favorite son, was cooking in the Paris Olympics men's basketball semifinal against Serbia Thursday.
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Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
A lot of car chases today are all done in visual effects, because people don’t have Boston’s favorite sons in their movies and the opportunity to do it for real in Boston.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Loading your audio article Florida Republicans left their national convention more sure than ever that former President Donald Trump will return to the presidency, but uncertain about what the future holds for the state’s two other favorite sons.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2024
It’s been 10 grueling years since Northern Ireland’s favorite son won the last of his four majors, but Rors seems always in the hunt.
—Bob Gillespie, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2024
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Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
A lot of car chases today are all done in visual effects, because people don’t have Boston’s favorite sons in their movies and the opportunity to do it for real in Boston.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Loading your audio article Florida Republicans left their national convention more sure than ever that former President Donald Trump will return to the presidency, but uncertain about what the future holds for the state’s two other favorite sons.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2024
It’s been 10 grueling years since Northern Ireland’s favorite son won the last of his four majors, but Rors seems always in the hunt.
—Bob Gillespie, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2024
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