Senator Budd called North Carolina "America’s 911," referring to the rapid-response capabilities of bases like Fort Liberty and Camp Lejeune.
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A public hearing is set for April 13th to discuss the future of Eastern Elementary and John Cotten Tayloe.
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Before this deal, the county only had one small 256-acre game tract. Now, the state is adding more than twenty miles of streams and vital wetlands to its public lands system.
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A ten-foot shark named Cayo and an eight-foot great white called Nori were recently tracked near Emerald Isle and Onslow Bay.
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North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has secured a second legal victory against FEMA to restore $200 million in disaster prevention funding. Meanwhile, North Carolina Senator Ted Budd is teaming up with Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock on a new push to fix federal disaster relief.
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation began nightly lane closures on U-S 70 East this week to replace bridge joints.
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A recent dog parade on Capitol Hill was more than fluffy fun, it was also a chance for retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis to stretch his independent streak.
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Trump hails Iran successes but offers no end date, Lebanon wants talks with Israel, and two teens are charged in NYC attack attempt.
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The case of Khalil, who was detained last March, sits at the vanguard of a battle of immigrants' due process and civil rights, and the Trump administration's mass detention and deportation policies.
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President Trump says the U.S. is 'achieving major strides' in Iran but doesn't cite an endpoint.
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Steve Inskeep speaks to political consultant Sarah Longwell about Trump's focus on Iran.
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Politicians in North Carolina are hopeful new leadership at the Department of Homeland Security will result in finally getting FEMA recovery funding that's been delayed by Kristi Noem.
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NPR's Leila Fadel sits down with Iraq's former Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari to talk about the fallout from the US-Israel war against Iran, for Iraq and the region.
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Cyber warfare is coming out of the shadows in the Iran war, from hacking phone apps to recruiting agents online to embracing AI as a weapon.
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Towns in eastern Ukraine are putting up netting over sidewalks and roads to stop Russian drones from killing civilians and soldiers.
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The Trump administration wants to allow deep-sea mining for critical minerals near the American territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Residents are worried about environmental impacts.
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Scotland, Connecticut can be a confusing place to live. The tiny town has six zip codes, which makes receiving mail an unwelcome adventure.