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June 23, 2025

Month: December 2024

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MrBeast’s new Prime video show already faced controversy; its new giveaway partner may bring more

December 31, 2024 The North State Journal Comments Off on MrBeast’s new Prime video show already faced controversy; its new giveaway partner may bring more

Jimmy Donaldson, the popular YouTuber who goes by MrBeast, wears a Lionel Messi jersey as he stands in a sideline box at the start of an MLS soccer match between Inter Miami and CF Montreal, […]

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Tom Cruise gets U.S Navy honor for boosting military in screen roles

December 30, 2024 The North State Journal Comments Off on Tom Cruise gets U.S Navy honor for boosting military in screen roles

Tom Cruise receives a Navy Distinguished Public Service Award from The United States Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro. (Kin Cheung / AP Photo) LONDON — The world’s most famous fictional Top Gun is […]

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Former President Jimmy Carter dead at 100

December 29, 2024 The North State Journal Comments Off on Former President Jimmy Carter dead at 100

President Jimmy Carter, pictured in 1977, died Sunday at 100 years old. (AP Photo) RALEIGH — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured […]

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Book Review: Online dating, love, death in Jane Pek’s new mystery, ‘The Rivals’

December 28, 2024 The North State Journal Comments Off on Book Review: Online dating, love, death in Jane Pek’s new mystery, ‘The Rivals’

“The Rivals” is the second novel in a new mystery series by Jane Pek. (Knopf via AP) Claudia Lin, an online dating detective in the age of AI, is hunting once again through a dark […]

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Big Lots conducts going-out-of-business sales

December 27, 2024 The North State Journal Comments Off on Big Lots conducts going-out-of-business sales

Discount chain Big Lots filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in early September. (Toby Talbot / AP Photo) NEW YORK — Discount chain Big Lots is conducting going-out-of-business sales at its remaining locations after a […]

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A first look at the new NCHSAA conferences

December 27, 2024 NSJ Staff 0

The NCHSAA’s reclassification of North Carolina schools took another step forward this week. For the first time, the state’s high schools will be divided into eight different classifications, based on enrollment, with the largest 32 […]

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Albemarle approves sale of former police headquarters

December 27, 2024 Jesse Deal 0

ALBEMARLE — The Albemarle City Council recently wrapped up 2024 by finalizing the plans for its former police department headquarters building that has been vacant for the past five years. Located at 203 N. 2nd […]

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2024 in Review: Stanly County’s new livestock arena opens its doors

December 27, 2024 Jesse Deal 0

ALBEMARLE — After a decade of planning, the Stanly County Farm Bureau Livestock Arena finally opened its doors this past year. A groundbreaking for the new livestock arena at the Stanly County Agri-Civic Center, located […]

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This week in history: Dec. 26 to Jan.1

December 26, 2024 The North State Journal Comments Off on This week in history: Dec. 26 to Jan.1

The Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York, pictured in 1905, opened on Jan. 1, 1892. (AP Photo) Dec. 26 1908: Jack Johnson became the first black boxer to win the world heavyweight championship as […]

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The Word: The First Noel

December 25, 2024 The North State Journal Comments Off on The Word: The First Noel

“The Nativity” by Federico Barocci (1597) is a painting in the collection of the Museo del Prado in Madrid. (Public Domain). This week, we celebrated Christmas and the hope, peace, joy and love that came […]

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