Facebook’s Language Gaps Weaken Screening of Hate, Terrorism
As the Gaza war raged and tensions surged across the Middle East last May, Instagram briefly...
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NC Unemployment Now on 12-Month Streak of Lower Rates
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS North Carolina’s unemployment rate has now declined every month for the past year, with September’s jobless figure falling to 4.2%, the state Commerce Department announced Friday. The seasonally...
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Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine More Than 90% Effective in Kids
Written by LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear...
Read MoreUS Intel Warns China Could Dominate Advanced Technologies
Written by NOMAAN MERCHANT U.S. officials are issuing new warnings about China’s ambitions in artificial intelligence and a range of advanced technologies that could eventually give Beijing a decisive military edge and possible...
Read MoreLaundrie Family Hopes for Answers After Remains Found
Written by CURT ANDERSON Family members were hoping for more answers from law enforcement regarding the cause of death for Brian Laundrie, who was a person of interest in the death of girlfriend Gabby Petito while the couple was...
Read MoreCOVID Vaccine: CDC Expands Booster Rollout, OKs Mixing Shots
Written by LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE Millions more Americans can get a COVID-19 booster and choose a different company’s vaccine for that next shot, federal health officials said Thursday. Certain people who received...
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Redistricting Options From NC Senators Released to Public
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON After two weeks of mapmaking in open meeting rooms, North Carolina...
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FDA OKs Mixing COVID Vaccines; Backs Moderna, J&J Boosters
Written by MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on...
Read MoreIndia Celebrates 1B Vaccine Doses, Hopes To Speed 2nd Shots
Written by KRUTIKA PATHI India celebrated giving its billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose on Thursday, a hopeful milestone for the South Asian country where the delta variant fueled a crushing surge earlier this year and missteps...
Read MoreTool for Police Reform Rarely Used by Local Prosecutors
Written by MARTHA BELLISLE Isaiah Obet was behaving erratically and in mental distress in 2017 when Officer Jeff Nelson ordered his police dog to attack and then shot Obet in the torso. Obet fell to the ground and Nelson fired...
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