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Budget impasse among NC Republicans breeds impatience

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — House and Senate Republican leaders are growing impatient as bargaining over an early milestone in the ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, May 28, 2021 12:00 am

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Disgruntled worker who killed 9 appeared to target victims

By TERENCE CHEA, JANIE HAR, STEFANIE DAZIO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A gunman who killed nine people at a ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, May 28, 2021 12:00 am

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Employee shoots, kills 8 at California rail yard, police say

By Jocelyn Gecker And Martha Mendoza Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — An employee opened fire Wednesday at a California rail yard, killing eight people ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 26, 2021 11:57 pm

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Reemployment bonus idea advanced by NC Senate committee

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — With employers struggling to fill positions as post-pandemic restrictions end, North Carolina state senators advanced a proposal ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 26, 2021 11:55 pm

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GOP senators ready $1T infrastructure counteroffer to Biden

By Lisa Mascaro and Jonathan Lemire Associated Press WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans revived negotiations over President Joe Biden’s sweeping investment plan, preparing a $1 trillion ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 26, 2021 11:50 pm

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Biden orders more intel investigation of COVID-19 origin

By Zeke Miller and Aamer Madhani Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered U.S. intelligence officials to “redouble” their efforts to investigate ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 26, 2021 11:50 pm

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Ohio announces 1st $1 million Vax-a-Million lottery winner

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — A southwestern Ohio woman won the state’s first $1 million Vax-a-Million vaccination incentive prize, while a Dayton-area ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 26, 2021 11:50 pm

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State tax cut plan includes virus aid for businesses

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — A broad tax cut proposal from North Carolina Senate Republicans that began its advance in the chamber ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 26, 2021 12:00 am

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GOP senators ready $1T infrastructure counteroffer to Biden

By LISA MASCARO and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans revived negotiations over President Joe Biden’s sweeping investment plan, preparing a $1 ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 26, 2021 12:00 am

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A year later: Rallies, moments of silence for George Floyd

By Mohamed Ibrahim and Doug Glass Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — A family-friendly street festival, musical performances and moments of silence were held Tuesday to honor ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 26, 2021 12:00 am

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Face to face: Biden, Putin set June summit

By Aamer Madhani, Jonathan Lemire and Jamey Keaten Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin agreed Tuesday to meet next month ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 26, 2021 12:00 am

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Driver charged after two protesters hit by car in Elizabeth City

By Ben Finley Associated Press A white woman has been charged with striking two Black women protesters with her car during a march against last ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 26, 2021 12:00 am

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House Democrats urge funding to comply with NC schools suit

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina can’t wait any longer on costly improvements to public education in light of court rulings ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, May 24, 2021 11:29 pm

Crime

Sheriff: Davidson County deputies kill man who fired at them

LEXINGTON (AP) — Davidson County deputies shot and killed an armed man who fired at them last weekend, the sheriff’s office said. The Davidson County ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, May 24, 2021 5:25 pm

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National Guard mission to provide security ending at Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly five months after being deployed to the U.S. Capitol to help quell the Jan. 6 insurrection, National Guard troops were set ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, May 23, 2021 9:56 pm

Sports

Ageless wonder Mickelson wins PGA to be oldest major champ

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — The pandemonium closed in around Phil Mickelson as he walked toward the 18th green at Kiawah Island, where thousands upon ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, May 23, 2021 9:53 pm

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Preds beat Canes 4-3 in double OT again to tie series at 2-2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators are finding that neither a broken stick nor back-to-back double overtime games can stop them. Not with the ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, May 23, 2021 9:43 pm

Racing

Chase Elliott wins rain-shortened NASCAR Cup debut in Austin

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Chase Elliott managed the slipping and sliding, the standing water and the poor visibility that made it hard for drivers to ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, May 23, 2021 9:39 pm

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New COVID-19 cases plummet to lowest levels since last June

By Stephen Groves Associated Press New coronavirus cases across the United States have tumbled to rates not seen in more than 11 months, sparking optimism ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, May 22, 2021 11:44 pm

Crime

Wilson farmer gets prison sentence in tobacco smuggling scheme

Associated Press A North Carolina farmer has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison in connection with a smuggling operation that moved ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, May 22, 2021 12:00 am

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Prospects for $1.7 trillion infrastructure deal look more in doubt

By LISA MASCARO and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Prospects for an ambitious infrastructure deal were thrown into serious doubt late Friday after ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, May 22, 2021 12:00 am

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House narrowly approves $1.9B to fortify Capitol after riot

By Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday narrowly approved $1.9 billion to fortify the Capitol after the ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, May 21, 2021 12:00 am

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Two reporters detained during protests over Black man’s death

ELIZABETH CITY (AP) — Police have arrested several people during protests in Elizabeth City,  including two journalists who were covering the demonstration the day after ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, May 21, 2021 12:00 am

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Experts predicting a busy storm season in Atlantic

By Seth Borenstein AP Science Writer The Atlantic hurricane season will be busier than normal, but it’s unlikely to be as crazy as 2020’s record-shattering ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, May 21, 2021 12:00 am

Crime

Twelve charged after senior prank gets out of hand in Lincoln County

DENVER (AP) — Twelve North Carolina high school students have been charged for a senior prank that involved putting meat and eggs in the school’s ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, May 21, 2021 12:00 am

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Broadband, education atop Cooper’s $5.7B virus aid proposals

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Broadband, K-12 and higher education, local infrastructure and targeted businesses would be among the greatest beneficiaries in ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 19, 2021 11:18 pm

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Israel’s Netanyahu ‘determined’ to continue Gaza operation

By Fares Akram and Joseph Krauss Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday to press ahead with a ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 19, 2021 11:17 pm

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House backs commission on Jan. 6 riot over GOP objections

By Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press WASHINGTON — The House voted Wednesday to create an independent commission on the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 19, 2021 11:16 pm

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