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Famous birthdays this week: Feb. 5 to Feb. 11

Singer-songwriter Carole King performs “In the Name of Love” during a memorial service for former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in 2022. King turns 84 on Monday. (John Locher / AP Photo) These celebrities have […]

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  • This week in history: Feb. 12 to Feb. 18
    Feb. 12 1554: Lady Jane Grey, who claimed the English throne for nine days, and her husband, Guildford Dudley, were beheaded after being convicted of high treason. 1809: Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the [...] The post This week in history: Feb. 12 to Feb. 18 first appeared on The North State Journal.
  • Education Lottery funding drop’s link to law change, past Cooper appointee
    RALEIGH — A recent audit by the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor revealed that contributions to public education from the state lottery have decreased over the past three years, even as total lottery [...] The post Education Lottery funding drop’s link to law change, past Cooper appointee first appeared on The North State […]
  • Famous birthdays this week: Feb. 12 to Feb. 18
    These celebrities have birthdays this week: Feb. 12 Film director Costa-Gavras is 93. Author Judy Blume is 88. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is 84. Country singer Moe Bandy is 82. Musician Michael McDonald [...] The post Famous birthdays this week: Feb. 12 to Feb. 18 first appeared on The North State Journal.
  • College Democrats, students sue over polling place removals
    RALEIGH — The College Democrats of North Carolina are leading a lawsuit over the State Board of Elections removal of on-campus early voting sites at three of the state’s college campuses. The complaint, filed for [...] The post College Democrats, students sue over polling place removals first appeared on The North State Journal.
  • MATTHEWS: The Nancy Guthrie case from a caregiver’s perspective
    On Feb. 1, the family of Nancy Guthrie learned some distressing news. The 84-year-old mother and grandmother did not show up for church on Sunday, which was very unusual. Family members went to check on [...] The post MATTHEWS: The Nancy Guthrie case from a caregiver’s perspective first appeared on The North State Journal.
  • ‘Melania’ falls steeply, ‘Send Help’ holds steady at No. 1 on quiet weekend for theatres
    NEW YORK — Hollywood largely ceded attention to football over a slow box-office weekend, with the survival thriller “Send Help” repeating as No. 1 in ticket sales and the Melania Trump documentary “Melania” falling sharply [...] The post ‘Melania’ falls steeply, ‘Send Help’ holds steady at No. 1 on quiet weekend for theatres first appeared […]

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