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A key figure in a North Carolina investigation into ballot fraud in a 2018 congressional race pleaded guilty on Monday to federal charges he unlawfully accepted Social Security benefits when concealing other money he earned. -
Gerry Broome/APSearchers combed a North Carolina river Friday for two missing tubers after a family on a recreational float went over a dam, resulting in three deaths and the rescue of four people from the water.
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State House Republicans have introduced wide-ranging energy legislation. One of the proposals in the Modernize Energy Generation measure is to transition five Duke Energy coal plants in North Carolina to mostly natural gas by 2030. -
North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services announced on Wednesday that it will now pay for residents to have at-home COVID-19 test kits mailed to them. The agency said in a statement that any adult can request a COVID-19 test kit be shipped to their home overnight and DHHS will cover the cost.
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A federal appeals court has ruled North Carolina’s ban on most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy must remain unenforceable. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a 2019 lower court decision striking down the prohibition.
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President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting in Geneva on Wednesday. After the closed-door meeting, Biden will speak to the press.
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Tamara Thompson brought a resolution to recognize same-sex marriage to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Tribal Council in June. The ordinance died on the floor. A Facebook group has formed in support of expanding LGBTQ+ rights on the Qualla Boundary.
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North Carolina's resurgent post-pandemic economy could put an additional $6.5 billion over the next two years into state government coffers already swollen with cash, state economists said Tuesday.
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Officials at a pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina have launched an investigation into the discovery of two nooses at a construction site.
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Major companies in the Triangle are helping pay for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport's newest ad campaign.
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Across North Carolina, police seize millions of dollars in cash and other assets from citizens on the mere suspicion it came from criminal activity. Experts say the state actually has strong laws to protect citizens. But a gaping loophole allows law enforcement across the state to circumvent those state laws.
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Civil and voting rights groups Monday blasted election bills written by North Carolina Republicans and expected on the Senate floor this week, calling them another GOP attempt at voter suppression, especially of minority groups.
