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Transgender Issues Shape 2024 Senate Campaigns in North Carolina and Georgia
Mezha
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August 9, 2025
Shortly after former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced his bid for the Senate, a Republican group stepped up its advertising campaign, echoing the strategy from last year’s presidential race. In the ad, created by the Senate Leadership...
People With Disabilities Face Unmatched Cruelty From GOP Medicaid Cuts
Common Dreams
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August 10, 2025
Two months ago, Sloan Meek – a disability rights advocate with cerebral palsy – took the stage at a rally protesting the Medicaid cuts in Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill.” Meek warned how $1 trillion dollars in Medicaid cuts would have...
North Carolina preps for America’s 250th
Carolina Journal
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August 8, 2025
As the United States prepares to mark the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in 2026, North Carolina is taking steps to ensure the milestone is commemorated with purpose, education, and pride. The state’s Semiquincentennial Committee...
Eat most of your calories by 7 p.m., wear toe spacers and skip the fries — plus 9 more health tips to help you have a great week
Yahoo News
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Hello, Yahoo readers! My name is Kaitlin Reilly, and I am rounding up the best health and wellness tips the internet has to offer this week. Do you start the morning with a glass of OJ? A potential change to orange juice is coming, thanks to a new...
Bernie Sanders to visit North Carolina as part of 'Fighting Oligarchy' tour
WRAL 5 - North Carolina
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August 8, 2025
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders plans to hold rallies in North Carolina this weekend as part of his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour. The independent Senator from Vermont is touring the country to speak out against the Trump administration. Sanders launched the...
Research & Commentary: New Index Shows North Carolina Falling Behind on Education Choice
The Heartland Institute
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A new report shows North Carolina is falling behind in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index—a new measuring system released in April by the titular education reform organization,...
North Carolina man drowns in Colchuck Lake
NCW News - Washington State
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NCW News Ward Media LEAVENWORTH — A 30-year-old man from North Carolina drowned in Colchuck Lake on Aug. 3. According to Chelan County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), RiverCom received a report of the emergency just after 7 p.m. via a satellite...
Full Appeals Court will not rehear northeastern NC CON case
Carolina Journal
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August 11, 2025
The full 15-member North Carolina Court of Appeals will not hold a rehearing in a certificate-of-need dispute involving a magnetic resonance imaging machine for northeastern North Carolina. Virginia-based Chesapeake Diagnostic Imaging Centers...
Demise of Biden-era program costs North Carolina partners $156M
Regional Media News - Iowa
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August 8, 2025
(The Center Square) – Three North Carolina partners to the state Department of Environmental Quality lost $156 million in design and implementation funding with Thursday’s revelation of the slashing of the Biden administration’s Solar for All...
Taxes from sports betting in North Carolina hit monthly low in July
WRAL 5 - North Carolina
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August 7, 2025
Sports bettors in North Carolina wagered more money last month than they did in July 2024, but the state collected just $4 million in taxes — the lowest amount since the launch of legal sports betting in the state. North Carolina had collected at...
Medicaid cuts could force rural hospitals to close
News Tribune - Missouri
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August 9, 2025
Missouri's 67 rural hospitals are pondering a dramatically different future under President Donald Trump's new budget plan. The recently approved budget bill will slash federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over the next decade. By...
North Carolina Gov. Stein signs stopgap budget, vetoes school-choice tax credit bill
WPDE 15 - South Carolina
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein signed into law on Wednesday a stopgap spending measure while lawmakers remain in a state budget impasse. But he vetoed legislation that would direct state participation in a yet-implemented...
Mecklenburg child support collections reach record high for fiscal year 2025
North Charlotte Today - North Carolina
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August 11, 2025
Child support services in Mecklenburg County have reached a new milestone, with collections from noncustodial parents surpassing $50 million in fiscal year 2025. This figure marks the highest amount collected since 2021 and places Mecklenburg...
Missing 85-year-old man from North Carolina found safe in Georgetown, police report
Lex 18 - Kentucky
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August 8, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Georgetown Police Department reported that a missing 85-year-old man from North Carolina was found safe in Georgetown on Thursday. Police detailed that on Thursday, dispatch notified officers about a Flock camera...
ECU Health opens IMPACT Clinic for perinatal addiction care in eastern North Carolina
Greenville Reporter - North Carolina
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August 7, 2025
ECU Health has launched the IMPACT Clinic to address the needs of pregnant patients with substance use disorders in eastern North Carolina. The clinic, which stands for Integrated Model of Perinatal Addiction Care and Treatment, is designed to...
North Carolina Courage cite “multitude of factors” in decision to fire head coach Sean Nahas
All For XI
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August 7, 2025
The North Carolina Courage suddenly fired former head coach Sean Nahas on Wednesday evening, just hours after he had posted pictures of him attending training. On a press conference Thursday morning, the club’s Sporting Director and Chief Soccer...
Donald Trump Says Major Marijuana Decision Coming Soon
Newsweek
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August 11, 2025
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston...
Racecar Driver Dies After Mid-Race Heart Attack
K92.3 - Iowa
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August 11, 2025
A well-known racecar driver died after suffering a heart attack mid-race on Saturday night (Aug. 9). Robbie Brewer was a former track champion at Bowman Gray Stadium in North Carolina, home of NASCAR's Cook Out Clash. 53-year-old Robbie Brewer...
Dine out, get outdoors at new places in the Upstate, Western North Carolina
WYFF 4 - South Carolina
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August 8, 2025
Dine out, get outdoors at new places in the Upstate, Western North Carolina OUR STEPHANIE TROTTER WITH THE LATEST. GRAB YOUR DISC. IT’S TIME TO LET THEM FLY IN ASHEVILLE. THE CITY IS TEAMED WITH PRO DISC GOLF PLAYER CHRIS DICKERSON TO DESIGN 18...
Are Giovanni Pelletier's Cousins Under Investigation? Questions Swirl After Missing Teen Found Dead in Swamp
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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August 11, 2025
A body believed to be missing North Carolina teenager Giovanni Pelletier, 18, was found in a Florida retention pond near I-75 and State Road 70—days after he sent a chilling final text to his mother: 'Mom, help.' The family later told media he had...