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Congresswoman Deborah Ross said Republican leaders transformed what is usually a bipartisan defense measure by adding the SAVE America Act, which would impose stricter proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration. House Republican leaders also declined to allow a floor vote on a bipartisan amendment she co-sponsored to revise the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022; Ross said the proposal would help toxic-water claimants receive fairer and faster judicial review.
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Local case numbers show that Pitt County and Craven County have each confirmed four cases of the illness, while Onslow County has reported two. -
City leaders considering assigning dedicated police officers to Kinston Housing Authority propertiesThe city council is reviewing a proposal to seek funding through the Department of Justice's COPS Hiring Program. -
House Republicans on Tuesday decided against holding a vote on controversial legislation that would ban most hemp and THC products. -
Duke Energy announces $2.6B in profits as state regulators deliberate on utility’s rate hike requestDuke Energy earned $2.6 billion in the first half of the year, up almost 12% from a year ago. Tuesday’s earnings call comes weeks after Duke Energy Carolinas partially backed off its rate-hike request and slashed its return-on-equity demand. -
City of Greensboro officials are discussing a teen curfew in response to youth violence over the past year. -
The court found the company charged veterans steep fees to prepare and file disability claims despite lacking mandatory federal accreditation from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Federal law strictly bars unaccredited entities from charging veterans for help navigating benefits. -
It’s the business magazine’s first-ever ranking of historically Black colleges and universities. -
Officials say a properly timed, non-lethal shock is the most effective tool to secure coastal beehives, chicken coops, and household trash containers. -
Rates are now the highest they've been in nearly 50 years among veteran coal miners. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines. -
The congressman sent the staffers “lavish” gifts, invited them to “intimate dinners and vacations” and sent them notes about his “effusive affection” for them, according to the panel. -
New data shows that trauma, loss of housing, and interruption to opioid treatment services all have lasting tragic impacts.
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State education officials say a new survey of North Carolina high school students shows many risky behaviors such as substance use have fallen to their lowest levels in two decades, while mental health concerns have eased from pandemic-era highs. -
Here are eight things to know about the N.C. Board of Education's update on the status of North Carolina's charter schools. -
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools officials are warning parents of transportation delays ahead of the first day back next week. -
The firm, Houston-based Burke Law Group has only two attorneys who specialize in immigration and asylum cases. Two of its founders have ties to the Trump administration.
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The New Mexico attorney general is suing the U.S. Department of Justice for more information about Jeffrey Epstein and his activities at a ranch near Santa Fe.
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Another overnight attack killed at least 17 people in and around Kyiv. The strikes come as Ukraine faces a growing shortage of the interceptor missiles used to defend the capital.
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Spanish painter Salvador Dali needed America to become famous. So suggests a new exhibit about his life and influence.
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After major wins in Michigan, progressive candidates are showing their staying power beyond blue states and safe seats.
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After a a Google user left a one-star review of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, calling it the "worst Aquarium Ever" the museum created merch with the phrase on it that has gone viral.
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Democratic policy makers are pushing back on a rule change proposed by the Office of Management and Budget that would grant political appointees veto power over federal research grants. We talk with people at the level of local government about what this could mean for them in areas like public health and research.
