1 in 3 NC Workers in Cooper Order Still Not Fully Vaccinated
Written by BRYAN ANDERSON More than one-third of the 56,000 North Carolina government employees...
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Durham Audit Finds Police Body-Camera Compliance Problems
An audit has found Durham police officers uploaded body-camera footage late and sometimes mislabeled it, potentially jeopardizing evidence. The audit found the Durham Police Department has policies, training and equipment, but...
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Great Wall of Lights: China’s Sea Power on Darwin’s Doorstep
Written by JOSHUA GOODMAN It’s 3 a.m., and after five days plying through the high seas, the Ocean...
Read MoreCDC Endorses COVID Booster for Millions of Older Americans
Written by LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday endorsed booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans, opening a major new phase in the U.S...
Read MoreSub Snub Just One Symptom of Longtime French Unease With US
Written by MATTHEW LEE and ANGELA CHARLTON Liberty and Fraternity, yes. Equality, not so much. Born of a revolution fought for liberty, ties between the United States and its oldest ally, France, have long been fraternal, but...
Read MoreChina Declares All Cryptocurrency Transactions Illegal
China’s central bank on Friday declared all transactions involving Bitcoin and other virtual currencies illegal, stepping up a campaign to block use of unofficial digital money. Chinese banks were banned from handling...
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NC Senate Maneuvers Again to Keep Public Records Bill Alive
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON North Carolina Senate Republicans have used another parliamentary...
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Vaccine Inequity Comes Into Stark Focus During UN Gathering
Written by PIA SARKAR The inequity of COVID-19 vaccine distribution will come into sharper focus...
Read MoreTensions Grow as US, Allies Deepen Indo-Pacific Involvement
Written by DAVID RISING With increasingly strong talk in support of Taiwan, a new deal to supply Australia with nuclear submarines, and the launch of a European strategy for greater engagement in the Indo-Pacific, the U.S. and...
Read MoreMideast in Shambles, but the World Has Moved on for Now
Written by ZEINA KARAM There was a time not long ago when uprisings and wars in the Arab world topped the agenda at the U.N. General Assembly meetings in New York. With most of those conflicts in a stalemate, the world’s focus...
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