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NC Rep. Cecil Brockman charged with raping a 15-year-old; fellow Democrats demand he resign
Brockman, a Guilford County Democrat, was also accused in court documents of trying to contact the juvenile victim after the alleged rape. Democrats called the accusations “unconscionable and incompatible with public service.”
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Why Trump, Republicans’ bail reforms might actually make women less safe
As Trump and Republicans push to reform America’s bail system, a look at how recent reforms, including safety risk assessments when considering pretrial release, can benefit women on multiple levels.
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In new carbon plan, Duke Energy gambles on coal
Duke Energy, North Carolina’s largest utility, cites the Trump administration’s rollback of air pollution regulations and increases in power demand as factors for betting on coal.
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‘Pawns in a political game’: Federal workers in western North Carolina frustrated by government shutdown
Many federal workers in western North Carolina are being furloughed or asked to work without pay, amid a government shutdown that has no end in sight.
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The victims of the Southport, North Carolina mass shooting have been identified
According to a news release from the city of Southport, Soloman Banjo, 36, of Charlottesville, Virginia; Joy Rogers, 64, of Southport, and Michael Durbin, 56, of Galena, Ohio, were all killed in the Sept. 27 mass shooting in North Carolina.
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Opinion: Racist threats caused the North Carolina bookstore Liberation Station to close. Here’s why we’re reopening.
North Carolina bookstore Liberation Station closed in Raleigh in 2023 after a series of threats and racial slurs. The owner explains why they’re reopening.
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6 homes collapse into the Outer Banks surf as Atlantic hurricanes swirl far offshore
Five of the Outer Banks homes, once propped on high stilts, collapsed Tuesday afternoon in Buxton. A sixth in Buxton collapsed overnight.
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‘The highest male standard’: Here’s what Pete Hegseth had to say to American military leaders
“No more identity months, DEI offices, dudes in dresses. No more climate change worship, no more division, distraction or gender delusions. No more debris,” Pete Hegseth said during an address to American military leaders.
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What would a federal government shutdown mean for North Carolina?
If Congress does not pass a new budget by Wednesday, the federal government will run out of money, and cease many operations. What does that have to do with Republican efforts to kick North Carolinians off their healthcare? We’ve got answers.
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What we know about Nigel Edge, the Southport mass shooting suspect
Before being charged with several counts of murder in connection with a mass shooting in Southport, 40-year-old Nigel Edge had been in combat and crossed paths with a popular singer.
