this week in history

December 2, 2024

This week in history: Nov. 28 to Dec. 4

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Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, pictured in 2001, was arrested on Dec.1, 1955, for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a racially segregated bus in Alabama. (Paul Warner / AP […]

This week in history: Nov. 21-27

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Edward Teach, known as “Blackbeard” the pirate was killed off the coast of N.C. on Nov. 22, 1718. (Johnson, Charles, “Capt. Teach alias Black-Beard” in “A General History of the Lives and Adventures of the […]

THOMPSON: Congress must make small business tax deductions permanent

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Crutchfield & Willis: North Carolina must count every vote

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KELLOGG & HOELSCHER: Dual status disaster

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Joe Biden pardons son Hunter
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to [...] The post Joe Biden pardons son Hunter first appeared on The North State Journal.
SEC chair to step down in January
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler, who was aggressive in his oversight of cryptocurrencies and other financial markets, will step down from his post on Jan. 20. Gensler pushed changes that he said protected [...] The post SEC chair to step down in January first appeared on The North State Journal.
Fox seeks to dismiss shareholder lawsuit over 2020 vote rigging reporting allegations
WILMINGTON, Del. — Attorneys for Fox Corp. asked a Delaware judge Friday to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit seeking to hold current and former company officials personally liable for the financial fallout stemming from Fox News [...] The post Fox seeks to dismiss shareholder lawsuit over 2020 vote rigging reporting allegations first appeared on The North […]
JOECKS: Debunking the left’s deportation hysteria
Illegal immigration activists are already panicked that Donald Trump will keep one of his biggest campaign promises. Trump recently announced that Tom Homan will be his “border czar.” Homan isn’t a household name, but he’s [...] The post JOECKS: Debunking the left’s deportation hysteria first appeared on The North State Journal.
Chris Myers looks back on his career in ‘That Deserves a Wow’
There are few sports journalists working today with a resume as broad as Chris Myers. From a decade doing everything for ESPN (“SportsCenter,” play-by-play and succeeding Roy Firestone as host of the interview show “Up [...] The post Chris Myers looks back on his career in ‘That Deserves a Wow’ first appeared on The North […]
MOORE: Breaking up Google will be a great American catastrophe
Earlier this year, in one of the most absurd court rulings in modern times, federal judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google violated U.S. antitrust law by gaining a monopoly in the search engine markets. In [...] The post MOORE: Breaking up Google will be a great American catastrophe first appeared on The North State Journal.