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Hundreds of military veterans and their families were on Capitol Hill this week, demanding an end to what they call a cruel government bottleneck. They are pushing for the passage of the Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act, a bipartisan bill meant to bypass bureaucratic delays. Four years after Congress passed the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, the initial historic law to compensate those poisoned by toxic base water, fewer than one percent of the more than 400,000 claims have been resolved.
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The new structure is necessary, plan administrators say, because costs are continue to outpace premiums. Those premiums are likely to increase next year. -
The analysis indicates that growth within urban areas can be better for cities' bottom line, compared to building on greenfield sites at the outer reaches of town. -
NC House passes data center regulation, pro-nuclear power bill amid concerns it may prolong coal useThe bill represents North Carolina's most sweeping effort so far to put regulations around data center development. -
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Democrats across the country are optimistic that November’s election could be a wave year for their party. In North Carolina, experts say it’s possible a big shift could create a Democratic majority in at least one chamber of the legislature for the first time in 16 years.
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The Tony Award-winning actor, who died in 2022, starred in the Broadway musicals Mame, Gypsy and Sweeney Todd, as well as in the TV series Murder, She Wrote. Originally broadcast in 1980.
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Cumming has starred in the musical Cabaret three times. He talks about everything from his costume (which he calls a "Wonder Bra" for men) to the show's darker themes. Originally broadcast in 2014.
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The Senate passed legislation early Friday morning to fund President Trump's immigration enforcement agencies through the end of his term.
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NPR's Michel Martin asks former Republican National Committee communications director Doug Heye how votes by outgoing Senate Republicans are likely to affect President Trump's agenda.
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A case of New World screwworm has been found in a calf in Texas. The flesh-eating fly, which was eradicated from the U.S. in the 1960s, poses a major threat to the cattle industry.
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A new NPR/Ipsos poll shows many teachers are using AI to save time, but a majority are also worried the technology is making it harder for students to learn to think for themselves.
