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Three registered voters in North Carolina are suing the State Board of Elections, alleging that it violated their constitutional rights. At issue is the board's rejection last week of a petition seeking recognition for a political party that would put Cornel West on the presidential ballot.
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President Joe Biden is dropping out of the 2024 race following a disastrous debate with Republican Donald Trump, throwing the Democratic Party into chaos just months before the election.
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The board voted Tuesday to recognize the We The People party. It means the party can place Kennedy on statewide ballots. But the election board's Democratic majority refused a similar effort by the Justice for All Party of North Carolina, a group backing Cornel West.
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Aetna is poised to manage health coverage plan benefits for North Carolina state workers and teachers next year because Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina won't appeal a judge’s decision that upheld Aetna as the next contract winner.
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Trump was showing off a chart of border crossing numbers when bangs started ringing through the crowd. Trump could be seen reaching with his right hand toward his neck. There appeared to be blood on his face.
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More than 500,000 North Carolina residents have enrolled in state's Medicaid expansion program in the seven months since it was launched.
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A top aide to a powerful North Carolina state legislator has been named chief executive officer of the parent company of the Carolina Hurricanes.
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The investment gives Toyota and Lexus customers access to the public network of DC fast chargers Ionna will start deploying later this year. Financial terms weren't disclosed.
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A tribal-owned medical marijuana dispensary in western North Carolina is also now selling products for adult recreational use.
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A North Carolina judge has upheld the state employee health plan’s decision in 2022 to chose Aetna to administer the plan starting next January.