North Carolina Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.9% in November
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS North Carolina’s jobless rate for November fell to 3.9%, the state...
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Dr. Charles Johnson, Duke Medical School Pioneer, Dies at 94
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Dr. Charles Johnson, the first Black faculty member in the Duke...
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School Funding Plaintiffs Ask NC Supreme Court To Weigh In
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Plaintiffs in long-running North Carolina school funding...
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Travel Curbs Augur Somber Christmas Amid Omicron Uncertainty
Written by KELVIN CHAN and DANICA KIRKA Travel restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the...
Read MoreManchin’s Child Tax Credit Stance Draws Criticism Back Home
Written by ASHRAF KHALIL Sen. Joe Manchin’s reluctance to endorse the Biden administration’s expanded child tax credit program is rippling through his home state of West Virginia. Manchin, a moderate Democrat, is one of the last...
Read MorePope at 85: No More Mr. Nice Guy, as Reform Hits Stride
Written by NICOLE WINFIELD Pope Francis celebrated his 85th birthday on Friday, a milestone made even more remarkable given the coronavirus pandemic, his summertime intestinal surgery and the weight of history: His predecessor...
Read MoreAfghans Push Through Snowy Alps Toward New Lives in Europe
Written by JOHN LEICESTER and DANIEL COLE When suicide attackers and gunmen massacred crowds flocking to Kabul’s airport, they also severed the escape route that Ali Rezaie hoped would take him to a new life abroad, far from the...
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Jackson Ends Senate Bid in North Carolina, Endorses Beasley
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON A prominent U.S. Senate candidate in North Carolina abruptly withdrew...
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British Surge Seen as Warning on Omicron but Responses Vary
Written by DANICA KIRKA and MIKE CORDER Spiraling infections in Britain driven in part by the new...
Read MoreJittery Ukrainian Villagers ‘Fear That a Big War Will Start’
Written by INNA VARENYTSIA and YURAS KARMANAU Liudmyla Momot wipes away tears as she searches for clothes and household items to salvage from the ruins of her home that was shelled by Russia-backed separatists in eastern...
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