Forest Lawyer: Cooper Must ‘Follow the Law’ on Virus Orders
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest wants Gov. Roy Cooper to “simply follow the law” and get formal...
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NC Governor: Hurricane Brings ‘Double Trouble’ With Virus
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency on Friday to help prepare for...
Read MoreTrump Faces Rare Rebuke From GOP for Floating Election Delay
President Donald Trump repeatedly tests the Republican Party’s limits on issues including race, trade and immigration. Now he has struck a boundary. GOP officials from New Hampshire to Mississippi to Iowa quickly pushed back...
Read MoreU.K. Puts Lockdown-Easing on Hold as Virus Spread Accelerates
Prime Minister Boris Johnson put some planned measures to ease the U.K.’s lockdown on hold Friday, just hours before they were due to take effect, saying the number of new coronavirus cases in the country is on the rise for the...
Read MoreFauci to Tell House Panel ‘Unclear’ How Long Pandemic Lasts
There’s no end in sight to the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci and other top government health experts will tell Congress on Friday. “While it remains unclear how long the pandemic will last, COVID-19 activity will...
Read MoreU.S. Consumer Spending up 5.6%, but Virus Could Stall Gains
American consumers increased their spending in June by a solid 5.6%, helping regain some of record plunge that occurred after the coronavirus struck hard in March and paralyzed the economy. But the virus’ resurgence in much of...
Read MoreBig North Carolina Utilities Told to Stop Disconnections Longer
North Carolina regulators have told the state’s big for-profit electric, natural gas and water utilities to keep delaying disconnections through August as customers still struggle financially from COVID-19. The state Utilities...
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U.S. Agents in Portland to Pull Back, but Tensions Remain
The Trump administration and Oregon leaders declared victory after it was announced that U.S....
Read MoreAfter 99 Days of Success, Virus Returns to Haunt Vietnam
For 99 days, Vietnam seemed to have defeated the coronavirus. There wasn’t a single reported case of community transmission. Not a single death. A handful of cases were caught and isolated at the border, but otherwise people...
Read MoreLawmakers Grill 4 Big Tech CEOs but Don’t Land Many Blows
Congressional lawmakers finally got a chance to grill the CEOs of Big Tech over their dominance and allegations of monopolistic practices that stifle competition. But it’s unclear how much they advanced their goal of bringing...
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