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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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Gov. Josh Stein says he'll veto a bill that would shorten the early voting period in primaries. The change to early voting is part of a wide-ranging elections bill that passed the House Tuesday night along party lines. -
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed following the Michigan primary elections.
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The news comes after the House Ethics Committee recommended Edwards be censured for inappropriate conduct toward two female staffers.
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Five states held primary elections Tuesday that could play a decisive role in which party controls Congress in the midterm elections. A look at the results and the race that's too close to call.
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Michigan's Democratic Senate primary is too close to call. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Michigan State University political science professor Matt Grossman about the race in the swing state.
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The 2026 tournament is the 87th year for North Carolina’s oldest professional golf event. -
A look at the results from Tuesday's primary elections, U.S. missile stockpiles are dwindling amid Iran war, FDA will soon decide whether to approve the first mRNA flu vaccine.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with Julian Shapiro-Barnum, the host of the popular series "Recess Therapy," about his new book, "How to Grow Up Without Becoming a Grown-Up."
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The House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation into Rep. Max Miller, after the Ohio Republican asked for a probe of the domestic abuse allegations that have swirled around his reelection bid.
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European Union nations are downplaying tensions after tens of thousands of people entered Spanish territory from Morocco last week and as right-wing parties try to capitalize on anti-migration sentiment.
