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NC justices won’t step aside in redistricting case

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Three North Carolina Supreme Court justices said Monday they won’t step aside from hearing a blockbuster redistricting ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, January 31, 2022 11:56 pm

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Beasley leads NC Senate fundraising; GOP side stays close

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Democrat Cheri Beasley remained the top campaign fundraiser ahead of next fall’s U.S. Senate race in North ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, January 31, 2022 11:55 pm

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State briefs: Mother, 3 children injured after Lexington house fire

LEXINGTON (AP) — A 3-month old is among four people hospitalized after a mobile home fire in North Carolina in which an older sibling rushed ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, January 31, 2022 11:55 pm

Sports

Opposites attract as Stafford, Burrow get to Super Bowl

By Barry Wilner AP Pro Football Writer Matthew Stafford and Joe Burrow had almost nothing in common before Sunday except that they were top overall ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, January 31, 2022 1:00 am

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Cheslie Kryst, former Miss USA, dies at 30

NEW YORK (AP) — Cheslie Kryst, the 2019 winner of the Miss USA pageant and a correspondent for the entertainment news program “Extra,” has died ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, January 31, 2022 12:00 am

Nation/World

N. Korea confirms test of missile capable of striking Guam

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea confirmed Monday it test-launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S. territory of Guam, the North’s ... Read more

by News Service Report, Monday, January 31, 2022 12:00 am

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Cooper vetoes GOP bill pushing primary to June

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper refused on Friday to delay North Carolina’s primaries by another three weeks to June, ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, January 29, 2022 11:56 pm

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State briefs: Concord home for new Eli Lilly manufacturing campus

CONCORD (AP) — Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co. will build a new manufacturing operation in central North Carolina on the site of a former ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, January 29, 2022 11:55 pm

Nation/World

Four injured as Pittsburgh bridge collapses, drops city bus into ravine

By GENE PUSKAR and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — A 50-year-old bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday, requiring rescuers to rappel down a ... Read more

by News Service Report, Saturday, January 29, 2022 12:00 am

Nation/World

Storm covers East Coast as Boston prepares for up to 2 feet of snow

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Last-minute shoppers cleared grocery shelves and raided snowblower dealers Friday along the East Coast ahead of a ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, January 28, 2022 11:38 pm

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Auditor finds Ocean Isle mayor acted inappropriately in real estate purchase

Associated Press RALEIGH — The mayor of a North Carolina coastal town acted inappropriately when her real estate company purchased the town’s former police station ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, January 27, 2022 11:59 pm

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State roundup: Man trying to steal catalytic converter fatally crushed by car

Associated Press RALEIGH — A North Carolina man trying to steal a catalytic converter from a disabled car was killed when the jack he used ... Read more

by News Service Report, Thursday, January 27, 2022 11:57 pm

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North Carolina chosen for supersonic passenger jet plant

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — A Colorado-based aviation company announced Wednesday that it has chosen a North Carolina airport as the manufacturing ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, January 26, 2022 11:56 pm

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State briefs: Man accused of crashing car into deputy’s car

STATESVILLE (AP) — Multiple charges have been filed against a North Carolina man’s whose vehicle crashed into a sheriff’s patrol car, authorities said. The N.C. ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, January 26, 2022 11:55 pm

Nation/World

Vaccine mandate to kick in for first wave of health workers

By David A. Lieb and Heather Hollingsworth Associated Press Health care workers in about half the states face a Thursday deadline to get their first ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, January 26, 2022 11:55 pm

Nation/World

At least 3 judges eyed as Biden mulls Supreme Court pick

By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Michael Balsamo and Jessica Gresko Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is eyeing at least three judges for an ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, January 26, 2022 11:55 pm

Nation/World

US offers no concessions in response to Russia on Ukraine

By Vladimir Isachenkov and Matthew Lee Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Biden administration and NATO told Russia on Wednesday there will be no U.S. or ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, January 26, 2022 11:55 pm

Nation/World

US draws down Ukraine embassy presence as war fears mount

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Sunday ordered the families of all American personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine to leave the country ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, January 23, 2022 11:54 pm

Sports

Chiefs rally past Buffalo 42-36 in OT in wild playoff game

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — In a never-say-die showdown between two of the NFL’s top teams, and two of its bright young quarterbacks, the Bills ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, January 23, 2022 11:52 pm

Sports

Young scores 30, Hawks hammer cold-shooting Hornets 113-91

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Trae Young scored 30 points and tied a season-high with eight 3-pointers, and the streaky Atlanta Hawks defeated the cold-shooting Charlotte Hornets ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, January 23, 2022 11:49 pm

College

No. 21 Duke survives drought, holds off Virginia late, 57-48

DURHAM (AP) — Shayeann Day-Wilson scored 13 points and No. 21 Duke survived a six-minute scoring drought in the fourth quarter to hold on for ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, January 23, 2022 11:44 pm

Sports

No. 4 N.C. State tough on defense, tops Virginia Tech 51-45

RALEIGH (AP) — For the second straight game, Jakia Brown-Turner had to save the day for No. 4 North Carolina State. She scored 10 fourth-quarter ... Read more

by News Service Report, Sunday, January 23, 2022 11:43 pm

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State roundup: Man attacks hospital workers in Wilmington

Associated Press WILMINGTON — A man choked a hospital worker unconscious and tried to snap another employee’s neck during a rampage inside a North Carolina ... Read more

by News Service Report, Friday, January 21, 2022 12:00 am

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In divided votes, NC legislature OK’s another primary delay

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — A divided General Assembly agreed Wednesday to delay North Carolina’s already postponed primaries by another three weeks, ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, January 19, 2022 11:46 pm

Nation/World

Biden says nation weary from COVID but rising with him in WH

By Zeke Miller and Josh Boak Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden acknowledged Wednesday that the pandemic has left Americans exhausted and demoralized but ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, January 19, 2022 11:46 pm

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Voting bill collapses, Democrats unable to change filibuster

By Lisa Mascaro AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON — Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is vital to protecting democracy collapsed late Wednesday ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, January 19, 2022 11:43 pm

Nation/World

Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents

By Mark Sherman Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a rebuff to former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is allowing the release of presidential documents ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, January 19, 2022 11:43 pm

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2 Marines dead, 17 hurt in truck rollover near Camp Lejeune

CAMP LEJEUNE (AP) — Two U.S. Marines were killed and 17 others were injured when the truck they were riding in overturned Wednesday and ejected ... Read more

by News Service Report, Wednesday, January 19, 2022 11:42 pm

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