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Federal judge will block voter id law
This photo taken March 15, 2016, shows a NC Voter ID rules posted at the door of the voting station at the Alamance Fire Station in Greensboro, N.C. A federal appeals court on Friday, July […]
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Remembering those we lost in 2019
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, 91, works in his office at the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. His new book is titled “Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir,” a personal […]
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Several influential members announce retirements in 2019
Sen. Harry Brown (R-Onslow) discusses the Senate’s budget proposal during session at the General Assembly on Thursday RALEIGH — As 2019 ends, amid changes to voting maps, several members of the General Assembly have announced […]
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Democratic candidates for president face challenging schedule after Trump impeachment
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters on the morning after the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, at […]
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Elizabeth Warren’s souvenir wine bottle pops up in big-donor debate
In this June 23, 2018 photo, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., delivers the keynote address to the Nevada Democratic Convention in Reno, Nev. Warren’s plan to pay for Medicare for All without raising middle-class taxes departs […]
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Official: 2 dead, 2 hurt in shooting at Winston-Salem municipal building
City workers and police stand outside the Joycelyn V. Johnson Municipal Services Center after a shooting in Winston-Salem on Friday. (Walt Unks / Winston-Salem Journal via AP) WINSTON-SALEM — Two people were killed and two […]
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Jim O’Neill looks to win N.C. Attorney General race
Jim O’Neill WINSTON-SALEM — Forsyth County district attorney Jim O’Neill was signing his youngest daughter up for kindergarten when he got recognized. As he tried to fill out the paperwork, he could feel the volunteer […]
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British conservatives secure largest majority since Thatcher
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves after addressing the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. Johnson’s Conservative Party has won a thumping majority of seats in Britain’s Parliament — a […]
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Plans made to replace 75-year-old North Carolina bridge
FILE – Traffic moves smoothly over the new I-85 North bridge over the Yadkin River in Davidson and Rowan counties in May 2012. (NCDOT) NORTH WILKESBORO — Plans are advancing to replace a 75-year-old bridge […]
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US Christmas trees supplies tight, prices up
In this Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, photo, a North Carolina fraser fir Christmas tree is for sale in Lenoir, N.C. A Christmas tree shortage is being blamed on the Great Recession. Poor sales a decade […]