Jesse James DeConto
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A Silenced Year: How North Carolina’s Once-Booming Music Industry is Coping With Coronavirus
The pandemic upended an industry dependent on touring revenues, forcing artists, venues and fans alike to adapt.
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Gov. Roy Cooper on COVID-19 Surge: “We Are in Danger.”
Gov. Roy Cooper moved Monday to close loopholes in the state’s mask mandate and require masks in indoor settings, as well as outdoors when with non-household members.
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NC DHHS Sec. Mandy Cohen Could Be Heading to the Biden Administration Soon
Mandy Cohen has been the face of NC’s COVID-19 response. But she is on a short list of people that might head to Biden’s federal health agency.
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‘A Really Powerful Witness’: How Nida Allam Became NC’s First Muslim Woman in Elected Office
From tragedy to advocacy to the 2020 election, behind her rise to becoming a trailblazer in NC politics with big goals.
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NC Facing Highest COVID-19 Numbers Yet
Coronavirus cases are surging in NC, alarming officials as colder weather sets in and people grow weary of restrictions.
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Veteran NC Pundit: Biden, Cunningham and Democrats Will Win Big
A veteran NC pollster says the polls might be similar to 2016, but he’s predicting wins for Biden, Cunningham and other Dems on Election Day.
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‘They’re Coming for You’: The Five Takeaways for NC From Harris-Pence Debate
Inside the only vice presidential debate, and what NC should take away from two very different candidates in Kamala Harris and Mike Pence.
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Kamala Harris in NC: This Election Is About Health Care and Women’s Rights
Vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris spoke Monday from the oldest freedman college building in America at NC’s Shaw University.
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Cal Cunningham: Thom Tillis ‘Stained’ NC With Reforms Targeting Black Voters When He Was NC Speaker
Cal Cunningham, who’s running against Tillis, focused on voting and police reform in a town hall with civil rights icon William Barber II.
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Trump or North Carolina? Critics Say Thom Tillis Can’t Please Both
With the number of uninsured and unemployed people surging in NC, Thom Tillis, a Trump ally, questioned about his priorities.



















