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Cooper vetoes limits on politics, race discussion in state workplaces

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed GOP legislation on Friday that would ban the promotion of certain beliefs that some lawmakers ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, June 16, 2023 11:55 pm

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Former North Carolina health official is picked to be new CDC director

By Mike Stobbe AP Medical Writer NEW YORK — Dr. Mandy Cohen, a former North Carolina official, will be the new director of the Centers ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, June 16, 2023 11:55 pm

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Cooper signs sports, horse racing betting law; wagering could begin in early 2024

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Regulated sports betting and horse racing is expected to begin across North Carolina in the first half of next year, enabled by ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 11:55 pm

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Elections board, absentee, early vote changes heard by North Carolina Senate panel

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina Republican senators began on Wednesday to attempt to advance wide-ranging voting measures addressing early and ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 11:55 pm

Sports

Thielen without a big-name running mate, but likes Panthers depth at wide receiver

By Steve Reed AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE — Whether it’s been Justin Jefferson or Stefon Diggs, Adam Thielen always seemed to have an elite running ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 11:55 pm

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Transgender sports ban nears finish line in North Carolina legislature

By Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — A bill banning transgender girls from playing on the middle school, high school and college sports ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 11:55 pm

BREAKING NEWS

Owen White makes MLB debut

Carson grad called up to Texas Rangers for game against L.A. Angels Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 12:17 am

Health

Cardiovascular disease is primed to kill more older adults, especially Blacks, Hispanics

By Judith Graham KFF Health News Cardiovascular disease — the No. 1 cause of death among people 65 and older — is poised to become ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 12:00 am

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NC lawmakers approve sports and horse-race gambling, bill now heading to governor

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly finalized legislation Wednesday to authorize statewide and regulate sports and horse-race wagering, ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, June 7, 2023 11:55 pm

Health

Gun violence epidemic ‘locking us back in our room’

By Owen Racer KFF Health News NEW ORLEANS — Erin Brown recalls all too well the dreadful call he received from his mother in 2021, ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, June 7, 2023 12:00 am

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NC legislature approves limits on politics, race discussion in state workplaces

By Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — The promotion of certain beliefs that some North Carolina lawmakers have likened to “critical race theory” ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, June 6, 2023 11:56 pm

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North Carolina Democrats seek election, campaign changes after lawmaker switches to GOP

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina state legislators who change party registrations midterm could be subject to an early election to keep the seat, according to ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, June 6, 2023 11:55 pm

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Fort Bragg becomes Fort Liberty in Army’s most prominent move to erase Confederate names from bases

By Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America FORT LIBERTY — Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, June 2, 2023 11:55 pm

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No longer Fort Bragg: Fort Liberty becomes Army’s most prominent move to erase Confederate names from bases

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America FORT LIBERTY (AP) — Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, June 2, 2023 3:13 pm

Health

Mood-altering mushroom sales bloom despite safety concerns

By Sam Ogozalek, Tampa Bay Times KFF Health News TAMPA, Fla. — When a hemp dispensary in this Florida city started to stock edibles with ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, June 2, 2023 12:00 am

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Sports gambling in North Carolina a better bet with likely final votes next week

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Legalized sports gambling starting next year in North Carolina now seems a better bet as the state ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, June 1, 2023 11:55 pm

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Toyota to invest $2.1 billion more in N.C. battery plant, will build big SUV at factory in Kentucky

By Tom Krisher and Bruce Schreiner Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. — Toyota will invest another $2.1 billion in an electric and hybrid vehicle battery factory ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 11:55 pm

Health

Many living in ‘diabetes belt’ plagued with medical debt

By Robert Benincasa and Nick McMillan NPR and KFF Health News Delores Lowery remembers vividly the day in 2016 when she was working in a weaving ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 12:00 am

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NC senator pushing medical marijuana bill describes smoking pot during cancer fight

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly’s chief advocate for legalizing medical marijuana in the state revealed publicly on ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, May 30, 2023 11:55 pm

Health

Denials of health insurance claims rising, getting weirder

By Elisabeth Rosenthal KFF Health News Millions of Americans in the past few years have run into this experience: filing a health care insurance claim ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, May 30, 2023 12:00 am

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Panel will decide whose medicine to make affordable, but choice will be tricky

By Markian Hawryluk KFF Health News Catherine Reitzel’s multiple sclerosis medication costs nearly $100,000 a year. Kris Garcia relies on a drug for a blood-clotting ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, May 26, 2023 12:00 am

Health

Abortion bans driving off doctors, closing clinics

By Julie Rovner KFF Health News The rush in conservative states to ban abortion after the overturn of Roe v. Wade is resulting in a startling consequence ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, May 25, 2023 12:00 am

Health

A striking gap between deaths of Black, white babies plagues the South

By Lauren Sausser KFF Health News BAMBERG, S.C. — Years before the Bamberg County Hospital closed in 2012, and the next-closest hospital in neighboring Barnwell ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 24, 2023 12:00 am

Health

Thousands face Medicaid whiplash in South Dakota, North Carolina

By Arielle Zionts KFF Health News Until recently, Jonathon Murray relied on Medicaid to pay for treatments for multiple health conditions, including chronic insomnia. Murray, a ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, May 19, 2023 12:00 am

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Abortion after 12 weeks banned in North Carolina after GOP lawmakers override governor’s veto

RALEIGH (AP) — Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy will become law in North Carolina after the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly successfully ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 17, 2023 9:38 pm

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NC Senate gives initial approval to state government budget proposal

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH  (AP) — A state government budget proposal from North Carolina Senate Republicans received initial approval in their chamber ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 17, 2023 8:41 pm

Nation/World

NC GOP overrides veto of 12-week abortion limit, allowing it to become law

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, GARY D. ROBERTSON and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy will become ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, May 16, 2023 9:17 pm

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NC Senate unveils state budget with deeper tax cuts, lower raises than House proposal

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Senate Republicans revealed their proposed two-year state government budget proposal Monday, one that would ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, May 15, 2023 8:30 pm

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