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Sports

MVP Nikola Jokic ejected, Suns sweep Nuggets 125-118

DENVER (AP) — Chris Paul couldn’t miss. Devin Booker couldn’t be stopped. The Phoenix Suns roared into the Western Conference Finals for the first time ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, June 14, 2021 1:31 am

Coronavirus

As COVID-19 cases wane, vaccine-lagging areas still at risk

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — New COVID-19 cases are declining across most of the country, even in some states with vaccine-hesitant populations. But almost all states ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, June 14, 2021 1:26 am

Racing

Larson wins 2nd NASCAR All-Star race, this one in Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Larson was back in the NASCAR All-Star race, and got another $1 million by winning it again. Larson held ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, June 14, 2021 1:13 am

College

NC St, Tennessee lock up CWS bids; No. 1 seed Arkansas out

By Eric Olson AP Sports Writer North Carolina State and Tennessee locked up spots in the College World Series on Sunday, with the Wolfpack knocking ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, June 14, 2021 1:11 am

Nation/World

Biden urges G-7 leaders to call out and compete with China

By Jonathan Lemire, Aamer Madhani and Jill Lawless Associated Press CARBIS BAY, England — Leaders of the world’s largest economies unveiled an infrastructure plan Saturday ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, June 12, 2021 11:36 pm

Nation/World

Rash of mass shootings stirs US fears heading into summer

By Kathleen Foody Associated Press CHICAGO  — Two people were killed and at least 30 others wounded in mass shootings overnight in three states, authorities ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, June 12, 2021 11:35 pm

Crime

Teacher accused of assaulting at-risk teen at New London military-style school

ALBEMARLE (AP) — An assistant instructor at a military-style school for at-risk teens is accused of sexually assaulting a student in her dorm room, the ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, June 12, 2021 12:00 am

Education

NC court: Students can use constitution to fight bullying

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — The constitutional right of North Carolina’s children to have access to a good public school education ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, June 12, 2021 12:00 am

Coronavirus

Vaccine surplus grows as expiration dates loom

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press In Tennessee and North Carolina, demand for the COVID-19 vaccine has slowed down so much that they ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, June 12, 2021 12:00 am

Elections

Justice Department will review restrictive voting laws in Republican-controlled states

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will scrutinize a wave of new laws in Republican-controlled states ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, June 12, 2021 12:00 am

Nation/World

Senators eye $579 billion in new infrastructure spending as part of $1 trillion plan

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators is eyeing an infrastructure deal with $579 billion in ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, June 11, 2021 12:00 am

News

Veto likely for state bill on abortion limits

By Bryan Anderson Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH — North Carolina senators approved a bill on Thursday to bar women from getting abortions on the ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, June 11, 2021 12:00 am

Coronavirus

Wealthiest nations expected to pledge 1B vaccine doses for world

By ZEKE MILLER, AAMER MADHANI and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press ST. IVES, England (AP) — The Group of Seven nations are set to commit to ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, June 11, 2021 12:00 am

News

North Carolina Senate gives final OK to $2B tax-cut plan

RALEIGH (AP) — Legislation that includes more than $2 billion in tax reductions over the next two years and the phaseout of North Carolina’s corporate ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, June 11, 2021 12:00 am

Education

NC to give out $1 million each to 4 vaccinated residents

RALEIGH (AP) — A new lottery in North Carolina will give the more than 4.2 million vaccinated residents across the state a different kind of ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, June 10, 2021 5:16 pm

News

NC Senate’s tax-cut plan gets initial approval by chamber

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Individual income taxes would fall again, the corporate rate would be eliminated over time and $1 billion ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, June 9, 2021 11:15 pm

News

Bill moving up absentee deadline in NC clears Senate panel

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Mail-in absentee ballots in North Carolina would have to be received by the day of the election, ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, June 9, 2021 11:13 pm

Nation/World

US increasingly unlikely to meet Biden’s July 4 vax goal

By Zeke Miller and Leah Willingham Associated Press WASHINGTON — For months, President Joe Biden has laid out goal after goal for taming the coronavirus ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, June 8, 2021 11:02 pm

Nation/World

Biden ends GOP infrastructure talks, starts new negotiations

By Lisa Mascaro and Josh Boak Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden ended talks with a group of Republican senators on a big infrastructure ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, June 8, 2021 11:00 pm

News

NC Republicans finally agree on next year’s spending total

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Republicans in the North Carolina legislature have finally agreed on how much they want to spend on ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, June 8, 2021 10:59 pm

Elections

Trump’s grievances cloud Republican agenda heading into 2022

RALEIGH (AP) — Republicans are fighting to seize control of Congress. Just don’t ask what they’d do if they win. Look no further for evidence ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, June 7, 2021 12:31 am

News

Merck probing discovery of noose at North Carolina plant

DURHAM (AP) — Pharmaceutical maker Merck & Co. is investigating how a noose ended up on the campus of its plant in Durham, North Carolina, ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, June 7, 2021 12:22 am

College

Brown, NC State beat La. Tech 14-7, win Ruston Regional

RUSTON, La. (AP) — Devonte Brown hit a grand slam to cap N.C. State’s six-run fifth inning and the Wolfpack beat No. 1 seed Louisiana ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, June 7, 2021 12:19 am

College

Vought’s walk-off single sends Maryland past Charlotte 2-1

GREENVILLE (AP) — Justin Vought came up with a bases-loaded single to right field in the bottom of the ninth inning and Maryland beat Charlotte ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, June 7, 2021 12:13 am

College

Guy, Liberty overwhelm Duke in a 15-4 elimination game win

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jalen Guy hit a grand slam home run in the bottom of the first and Liberty posted an eight-run first inning ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, June 7, 2021 12:10 am

Sports

Pettway’s complete game against UNC lifts UCLA to regional final

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Zach Pettway threw 116 pitches in the first complete game of his career and regional No. 2 seed UCLA eliminated third-seeded ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, June 7, 2021 12:08 am

Racing

Larson wins again as Hendrick continues month of dominance

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Larson first visited Sonoma Raceway as a young kid dressed head-to-toe in Jeff Gordon gear watching NASCAR practice from the ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, June 7, 2021 12:03 am

Nation/World

Normandy commemorates D-Day with small crowds, but big heart

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — When the sun rises over Omaha Beach, revealing vast stretches of wet sand extending toward distant cliffs, one starts to grasp ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, June 7, 2021 12:00 am

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