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Berger says there are several "overvotes" and hundreds of "undervotes" in Senate District 26 election, asks elections board members to visually check those ballots.
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AFP via Getty Images/AFPIsrael says it killed Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani. Iran has yet to confirm but it would be the highest-profile killings since the targeting of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. -
Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty ImagesThe three girls say that the nonconsensual nude images were created by a perpetrator who used AI company xAI's image generation tools.
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A data center developer is considering a site near Sanford in Lee County, and might even pursue fracking to fuel the facility — a first for North Carolina. Monday night, a crowd of concerned citizens wearing anti-fracking buttons packed Sanford’s McSwain Center to push for a data center moratorium. -
Berger, North Carolina's longtime state Senate leader, trails by 23 votes after the county canvass. His campaign says some voters in Guilford County who should have had that senate district on their ballots swear they did not. -
A lawsuit claims Stokes County failed to follow proper procedures when approving a massive data center project. The developer says blocking it could have economic consequences. -
A new exhibit by the Museum of the Cherokee People highlights Cherokee voices and perspective about the founding of the U.S. It features historic artifacts, images, and documents displayed alongside works by modern Cherokee artists. -
Last week, the Department of Justice Civil Division announced that nearly 650 Elective Option – or settlement - offers have been approved in the past three weeks, and there have been just over 2,500 approved settlement offers since 2023. -
The National Weather Service predicts thunderstorms, rain and strong winds are likely to occur across the Triangle tonight. Temperatures are also expected to drop to the low thirties and upper twenties. -
Creek Week is an annual regional commemoration of water and environmental stewardship. Various events will be taking place across the Triangle, including invasive species removal, litter clean ups, and guided walks at parks or trails. -
Small-town accountant and minister Patricia Smith pulled off an upset in this month's primary over a six-term incumbent Rep. Shelly Willingham, known for crossing party lines. -
Researchers collected the data before a new state law limiting students' phone use at school took effect. Education reporter Liz Schlemmer shares this Q&A with researcher Eva Telzer.
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A reporter explains a delay in diagnosing measles at an Asheville hospital. Dr. James Hildreth of Meharry Medical College in Nashville remains optimistic about the future of vaccines. And here in the Triangle, a pediatrician and medical historian delves into vaccine hesitancy.
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Sugar daddies and sugar babies have a transactional relationship: money and gifts are exchanged for companionship and sometimes sex. A former sugar baby and a researcher take us inside the world of sugar dating.
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