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NC parents’ bill that bars K-3 LGBTQ curriculum clears panel

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — A Republican measure supporters say would empower North Carolina parents to better monitor their children’s public school ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 25, 2022 11:55 pm

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Lawsuit filed over plane crash that killed 8 off of NC coast

By Ben Finley Associated Press The families of four people — including three teens — who died in a February plane crash off the North ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 25, 2022 11:55 pm

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NC Medicaid expansion stakes rise with Senate leader support

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina government’s most powerful Republican elected official threw his weight fully behind Medicaid expansion Wednesday, raising ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 25, 2022 11:55 pm

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New names for Fort Bragg, 8 other Army bases recommended

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON — Fort Bragg would become Fort Liberty. Fort Gordon would be Fort Eisenhower. And, for the first time, ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 25, 2022 12:00 am

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Ethics panel opens investigation into GOP’s Madison Cawthorn

By Farnoush Amiri Associated Press WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee is investigating allegations that Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn had a conflict of interest in ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, May 23, 2022 11:55 pm

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NC Medicaid expansion gets serious attention from Senate GOP

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina Senate Republicans are strongly considering legislation that would expand Medicaid coverage to hundreds of thousands ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, May 23, 2022 11:55 pm

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Biden invokes Defense Production Act for formula shortage

By Zeke Miller and Kevin Freking Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 11:55 pm

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Interrogation, uncertainty for surrendering Mariupol troops

By Oleksandr Stashevskyi and Ciaran McQuillan Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Nearly 1,000 last-ditch Ukrainian fighters who had held out inside Mariupol’s pulverized steel plant ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 11:55 pm

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A third of US should be considering masks, officials say

By Zeke Miller and Mike Stobbe Associated Press WASHINGTON — COVID-19 cases are increasing in the United States — and could get even worse over ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 11:55 pm

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Beasley, Budd win as NC voters pare down primary candidates

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALElGH — U.S. Rep. Ted Budd and former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley won their respective Senate ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, May 17, 2022 11:55 pm

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Controversies sink reelection bid of GOP Rep. Cawthorn

By Brian Slodysko Associated Press WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s unexpected 2020 win made him the youngest member of Congress and a rising Republican ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, May 17, 2022 11:55 pm

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Budd avoids runoff in NC Senate primary

Associated Press RALEIGH — U.S. Rep. Ted Budd has won a crowded Republican primary for retiring GOP Sen. Richard Burr’s seat in North Carolina. Budd’s ... Read more

by News Service Report, Tuesday, May 17, 2022 5:19 pm

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Abortion rights backers rally in anger over post-Roe future

By Ashraf Khalil and David Sharp Associated Press WASHINGTON — Abortion rights supporters demonstrating at hundreds of marches and rallies Saturday expressed their outrage that ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, May 14, 2022 11:50 pm

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10 dead in Buffalo supermarket attack police call hate crime

Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — A white 18-year-old wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a supermarket ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, May 14, 2022 10:51 pm

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Senate bid to save Roe v. Wade falls to GOP-led filibuster

By Lisa Mascaro AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON — The Senate fell far short Wednesday in a rushed effort toward enshrining Roe v. Wade abortion access ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 11, 2022 11:55 pm

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Cooper reveals what he wants to do with $6.2B surplus

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper proposed Wednesday that North Carolina government spend or earmark much of a projected $6.2 ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 11, 2022 11:55 pm

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Abortion rights may rest on governor’s races in some states

By Steve Peoples, Marc Levy and Jeff Amy Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. — All four leading Republicans in Pennsylvania’s governor’s race have vowed to ban ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, May 7, 2022 11:55 pm

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Storm knocks chunks off wall at Gildan facility in Mebane

Associated Press A wall at a North Carolina distribution center was ripped apart by a severe storm on Friday, but none of the 30 workers ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, May 6, 2022 8:56 pm

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State employees getting extra day off for booster shot

RALEIGH (AP) — State employees will get an extra day of vacation for receiving a COVID-19 booster, Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday as state government ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, May 6, 2022 12:00 am

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Advocates worry other rights at risk if court overturns Roe

By Lindsay Whitehurst and Zeke Miller Associated Press WASHINGTON — Little doubt remains about what the Supreme Court plans to do with Roe v. Wade. ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 4, 2022 11:56 pm

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Russian strikes try to disrupt delivery of Western weapons

By Jon Gambrell and Cara Anna Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine — Russia moved to obstruct the flow of Western weapons to Ukraine by bombarding rail ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 4, 2022 11:55 pm

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Oath Keeper from NC pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy

By Michael Kunzelman Associated Press A North Carolina man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring with other members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 4, 2022 11:55 pm

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Locals turn out in protest as Biden blasts ‘radical’ Roe draft while warning other rights at risk

By ZEKE MILLER and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press   WASHINGTON  — President Joe Biden on Tuesday blasted a “radical” Supreme Court draft opinion that would ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, May 4, 2022 12:09 am

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Ukrainians plead for Mariupol rescue; Russian advance crawls

By Mstyslav Chernov and Yesica Fisch Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces fought village by village Saturday to hold back a Russian advance through ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, April 30, 2022 11:12 pm

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Naomi Judd, of Grammy-winning duo The Judds, dies at 76

By Kristin M. Hall AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Naomi Judd, whose family harmonies with daughter Wynonna turned them into the Grammy-winning country stars ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, April 30, 2022 11:11 pm

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Tornado rips through Kansas; 3 students killed in crash

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A tornado that barreled through parts of Kansas destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes and buildings, injured several people and left ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, April 30, 2022 11:10 pm

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Wildfire closes portion of Blue Ridge Parkway in state

ASHEVILLE (AP) — A portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina is closed because of a wildfire in the Pisgah National Forest, officials ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, April 28, 2022 11:48 pm

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Russia cuts off gas to 2 NATO nations in bid to divide West

By Yesica Fisch, Jon Gambrell and Vanessa Gera Associated Press POKROVSK, Ukraine — Russia cut off natural gas to NATO members Poland and Bulgaria on ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, April 27, 2022 11:56 pm

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