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Praise rolls in for Roberts, fraternity for protecting the flag at UNC
This week, North Carolina Republican US Sen. Ted Budd joined in the high praise for UNC-Chapel Hill Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts, law enforcement, and Pi Kappa Phi fraternity brothers after pro-Palestinian demonstrators took down the American Flag and put up a Palestinian flag in its place during protests on Tuesday. Nearly half a million dollars has been raised through GoFundMe for the fraternities whose…
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Primary, Caucus & Event Dates
The Republican presidential primary began on Jan. 15 with the Iowa caucuses followed by New Hampshire. Former President Donald Trump won both contests. In a bid to make South Carolina’s Feb. 3 vote the first Democratic contest, the Democratic National Committee told candidates not to put their names on the New Hampshire ballot and didn’t hold a caucus in Iowa…
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Proposed state constitutional amendment would block noncitizen voting
A proposed amendment to the North Carolina Constitution would noncitizens from voting in North Carolina elections. (Chris Carlson / AP Photo) RALEIGH — A bill that would allow voters to decide on blocking noncitizens from voting in North Carolina elections was filed in the North Carolina House of Representatives on May 24. House Bill 1073 proposes adding an amendment to…
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North Carolina congressional delegation remembers D-Day
Thursday marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the day when U.S. Armed Forces and Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, to liberate Europe from Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. On June 6, 1944, Operation Overlord began with 73,000 members of the United States Armed Forces and over 83,000 of their counterparts, including those from the United Kingdom, Canada,…
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Budd speaks with reporters about recent trip to Middle East
North Carolina Republican US Sen. Ted Budd held a call with reporters Wednesday to talk about a trip he and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-IA, recently took to the Middle East that included first-hand updates on the state of the hostage negotiations involving American citizens, including North Carolina native Keith Siegel, and visiting with US troops. US Sen. Ted Budd, R-NC,…
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Billy Graham’s US Capitol Statue Unveiled…… | News & Reporting
Salvation in Christ Jesus was offered in National Statuary Hall May 16 at the unveiling of a statue of the iconic late global evangelist Billy Graham, which has John 3:16 and John 14:6 carved in its base. “Friends, God’s grace is undeserved, but through Christ it is freely given. And it is by trusting in God’s sacrifice that we are…
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Population Rebounds for Many Cities in Northeast and Midwest
“The population growth across the South in 2023 was driven by significant numeric and percentage gains among its cities,” said Crystal Delbé, a statistician in the Census Bureau’s Population Division. “Thirteen of the 15 fastest-growing cities were in the South, with eight in Texas alone.” Topping the list of fastest-growing cities with a population of 20,000 or more: Celina, Texas,…
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North Carolina Presidential Primary Live Election Results 2024
Which best describes your education? You have: Never attended college (19%) Attended college but received no degree (22%) Associate’s degree (AA or AS) (16%) Bachelor’s degree (BA or BS) (26%) An advanced degree after a bachelor’s degree (such as JD, MA, MBA, MD, PhD) (17%) Education by race White college graduates (38%) White non-college graduates (52%) Non White college graduates…
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US Department of Labor finds prominent South Carolina shipyard ignored federal measures that could have prevented 41-year-old worker’s fatal fall
Incident marks 4th fatality in 5 years at Detyens Shipyards Inc., major defense contractor NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – A major East Coast ship repair and servicing company’s failure to make safety its #1 priority, a promise made on its website, has led to another employee fatality — the fourth in five years — a U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety inspection…
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South Carolina Senate approves ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate on Thursday approved a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors after supporters defeated efforts to only ban treatments that would be considered irreversible. The 27-8 vote in favor included all Republicans present and one Democrat voting for the ban. That came after the remaining Democrats tried to walk out so there…
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