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Some counties and towns go beyond stay-at-home order with curfews

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Gov. Roy Cooper delivers a briefing on North Carolina’s coronavirus pandemic response Friday, April 3, 2020 at the NC Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh. Photo via NC Dept. of Public Safety RALEIGH — Some counties […]

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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KRAWIEC: Thanksgiving, family and politics

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Tom Cruise gets U.S Navy honor for boosting military in screen roles
LONDON — The world’s most famous fictional Top Gun is now a decorated naval hero. Tom Cruise was awarded the U.S. Navy’s top civilian honor on Tuesday for “outstanding contributions to the Navy and the [...] The post Tom Cruise gets U.S Navy honor for boosting military in screen roles first appeared on The North […]
Robinson campaign owes $36K in fines after settlement
RALEIGH — Outgoing Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson owes more than $36,000 in campaign fines and penalties, according to a settlement agreement recently released by the N.C. State Board of Elections. The settlement agreement states the Friends of [...] The post Robinson campaign owes $36K in fines after settlement first appeared on The North State Journal.
Former President Jimmy Carter dead at 100
RALEIGH — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House [...] The post Former President Jimmy Carter dead at 100 first appeared on The North State Journal.
Musk considers funding Farage’s populist party
LONDON — It’s a photo that sent a tremor through British politics: Elon Musk flanked by British politician Nigel Farage and a wealthy backer in front of a gilt-framed painting of a young Donald Trump. [...] The post Musk considers funding Farage’s populist party first appeared on The North State Journal.
NC Supreme Court sides with restaurants, bars in COVID-19 lawsuit
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling in a COVID-19 insurance coverage dispute involving 15 bars and restaurants in the state. The court sided with North State Deli and 14 other businesses against Cincinnati Insurance [...] The post NC Supreme Court sides with restaurants, bars in COVID-19 lawsuit first appeared on The North State Journal.
Hurricanes beat Devils in feisty 5-2 win
RALEIGH — It was fitting that Rod Brind’Amour’s 300th coaching victory was a throwback — the second game of an old-school home-and-home against division rivals who clearly don’t like each other. An ejection, a separate [...] The post Hurricanes beat Devils in feisty 5-2 win first appeared on The North State Journal.