Tokyo Olympics To Allow Local Fans — but With Strict Limits
Written by STEPHEN WADE A sharply limited number of fans will be allowed to attend the Tokyo...
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NC Governor Again Vetoes Gun-Rights Bill for More Churches
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed gun-rights legislation on...
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DMV: Prepare for Long Lines This Summer, Try Online Instead
Get ready for long lines at North Carolina DMV offices this summer as pandemic delays and economic...
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Sponsors Defend NC Energy Bill Goals While Cooper Pans It
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON Negotiators of a wide-ranging North Carolina energy bill to retire...
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Black Americans Laud Juneteenth Holiday, Say More Work Ahead
Written by DARLENE SUPERVILLE and KEVIN FREKING Black Americans rejoiced Thursday after President...
Read MoreGOP Needs New Health Care Target; ‘Obamacare’ Survives Again
Written by ALAN FRAM The Supreme Court’s latest rejection of a Republican effort to dismantle “Obamacare” signals anew that the GOP must look beyond repealing the law if it wants to hone the nation’s health care problems into a...
Read MoreUN: Millions Driven From Homes in 2020 Despite COVID Crisis
Written by JAMEY KEATEN and EDITH M. LEDERER War, violence, persecution, human rights violations and other factors caused nearly 3 million people to flee their homes last year, even though the COVID-19 crisis restricted movement...
Read MoreIran Votes in Presidential Poll Tipped in Hard-Liner’s Favor
Written by JON GAMBRELL Iranians voted Friday in a presidential election dominated by a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after authorities disqualified nearly all of his strongest competition, leading...
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Biden to Sign Bill Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Written by KEVIN FREKING The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the...
Read MoreIn Poorest Countries, Surges Worsen Shortages of Vaccines
Written by RODNEY MUHUMUZA and FARAI MUTSAKA Hati Maronjei once swore he would never get a COVID-19 shot, after a pastor warned that vaccines aren’t safe. Now, four months after the first batch of vaccines arrived in Zimbabwe,...
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