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A top NASCAR executive, Scott Prime, returns to the stand Wednesday in an antitrust case accusing NASCAR of monopolistic practices. The lawsuit, filed by 23XI Racing, owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, and Front Row Motorsports, claims NASCAR's charter agreements are unfair.
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Three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin broke down in tears minutes into his testimony as the first witness called in a federal antitrust trial against NASCAR, which opened Monday. Hamlin’s 23XI Racing, which he co-owns with Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports are suing NASCAR over allegations the Florida-based France family owns and operates the stock car racing series as a monopolistic bully that leaves its teams no option but to comply with rules and financing they don’t agree with.
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Bill Belichick's first season as a college coach ended with four wins at North Carolina.
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Federal health officials say 37 babies in 17 states, including North Carolina, have been sickened in an infant botulism outbreak tied to contaminated formula.
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Beast Philanthropy, the charitable organization started by MrBeast founder Jimmy Donaldson, and the Rockefeller Foundation are announcing a strategic partnership.
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Former Black Panther Party official H. Rap Brown has died in a prison hospital in Butner, N.C. after being convicted nearly 25 years ago in the fatal shooting of a sheriff's deputy in Georgia. He was 82.
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U.S. immigration agents arrested more than 130 people in a weekend sweep through North Carolina's largest city. That's according to a federal official who spoke Monday about Charlotte. The governor warned that the crackdown effort is simply "stoking fear."
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ByHeart, which makes organic infant formula, has recalled all of its products sold throughout the U.S. amid a growing outbreak of infant botulism. A California health official says the outbreak, which started in August, has now sickened at least 15 infants in 12 states, including North Carolina.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to announce whether the Trump administration must start complying with lower court orders that require full payments in the SNAP food program.
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The PGA Tour is returning to Asheville, North Carolina, for the first time in 86 years. It announced a four-year deal with the Biltmore Estate and Explore Asheville sharing duties as the title sponsor.