NC Budget Dance Slowed as GOP Leaders Differ on Bottom Line
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON A big question within North Carolina state government at the start of...
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Judge Limits Footage That Family Can See of Deputy Shooting
Written by BEN FINLEY Family members of a Black man who was fatally shot in his car by sheriff’s...
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Asian American Health Workers Fight Virus and Racist Attacks
Written by JENNIFER PELTZ Medical student Natty Jumreornvong has a vaccine and protective gear to...
Read MorePressure Rises for India Lockdown; Surge Breaks Record Again
Written by NEHA MEHROTRA and ASHOK SHARMA Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced growing pressure Friday to impose a strict nationwide lockdown, despite the economic pain it will exact, as a startling surge in coronavirus...
Read MoreTalks ‘Intensify’ on Bringing Us Back to Iran Nuclear Deal
Written by DAVID RISING and PHILIPP JENNE World powers held a fourth round of high-level talks Friday in Austria aimed at bringing the United States back into the nuclear deal with Iran, with both sides signaling a willingness...
Read MoreRed Meat Politics: GOP Turns Culture War Into a Food Fight
Written by THOMAS BEAUMONT and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Conservatives last week gobbled up a false news story claiming President Joe Biden planned to ration red meat. Colorado Rep. Rep. Lauren Boebert suggested Biden “stay out of my...
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Appeals Judges Skeptical About Reinstating NC Abortion Ban
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON Federal judges expressed skepticism on Thursday about reinstating...
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NC Lawmakers Advance Bill Barring Mandatory COVID-19 Shots
Written by BRYAN ANDERSON North Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a proposal to prevent...
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More Support Easing Vaccine Patent Rules, but Hurdles Remain
Written by JAMEY KEATEN France joined the United States on Thursday in supporting an easing of...
Read MoreRepublicans Promote Pandemic Relief They Voted Against
Written by STEVE PEOPLES Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., said it pained her to vote against the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. But in the weeks that followed, the first-term Republican issued a news release celebrating...
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