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January 30, 2025

82nd Golden Globes winners

January 13, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off

Adrien Brody poses with the award for best performance by a male actor in a motion picture, drama for “The Brutalist” during the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday. (Chris Pizzello / AP Photo) BEVERLY HILLS, […]

Selena Gomez spotlights prioritizing mental health at Academy Women’s Luncheon

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Selena Gomez was the keynote speaker at the Academy Women’s Luncheon last week in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello / AP Photo) LOS ANGELES — While surveying a room packed with Hollywood’s most influential figures, “Emilia […]

SHAPIRO: The dumbest fallacy in foreign policy

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KRAWIEC: Free speech for me but not for thee

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HUDSON: It’s time to rein in big bureaucracy

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Famous birthdays this week: Jan. 30– Feb. 5
Jan. 30 Actor Gene Hackman is 95. Actor Vanessa Redgrave is 88. Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney is 84. Musician Phil Collins is 74. Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson is [...] The post Famous birthdays this week: Jan. 30– Feb. 5 first appeared on The North State Journal.
As blockbuster trade broke, Hurricanes waited in uncertainty
RALEIGH — “I thought I was gone for 13 minutes,” Jesperi Kotkaniemi said, “but I came back.” The Hurricanes center found out about what would become the Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall for Martin Necas [...] The post As blockbuster trade broke, Hurricanes waited in uncertainty first appeared on The North State Journal.
Wrenn reflects on decades in politics with new book
RALEIGH — Few have seen the number of political eras come and go in North Carolina like veteran political consultant Carter Wrenn. In a room filled with the scent of cigars and surrounded by shelf [...] The post Wrenn reflects on decades in politics with new book first appeared on The North State Journal.
MATTHEWS: Trump visit will be a game changer for western NC
The federal government’s response to Hurricane Helene has been the subject of intense disagreement and debate, with residents in the impacted areas of western North Carolina saying one thing and FEMA administrators and Democrat elected [...] The post MATTHEWS: Trump visit will be a game changer for western NC first appeared on The North State […]
Garth Hudson, master instrumentalist, last surviving member of The Band, dead at 87
NEW YORK — Garth Hudson, The Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician who drew from a unique palette of sounds and styles to add a conversational touch to such rock standards as “Up on Cripple [...] The post Garth Hudson, master instrumentalist, last surviving member of The Band, dead at 87 first appeared on The […]
Lumbee Tribe moves closer to federal recognition
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe is one step closer to receiving federal recognition after action taken last week by President Donald Trump. “Considering the Lumbee Tribe’s historical and modern significance, it is the policy [...] The post Lumbee Tribe moves closer to federal recognition first appeared on The North State Journal.