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Charlotte soldier, taekwondo champion to compete in 2027 Military World Games
Charlotte will become the first US city to host the Military World Games, which will take place in 2027 from June 24 to July 4.
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Ellis Boyle named US Attorney for Eastern District of North Carolina
On Monday, attorney Ellis Boyle was installed as the new US Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, taking over one of the busiest federal prosecutorial offices in the country. The oath was administered by his father, United States District Judge Terrence Boyle, at the Terry Sanford Courthouse in Raleigh. Ellis Boyle, who practiced...
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Split Appeals Court rules against Fort Bragg discrimination complaint
A federal Appeals Court has split, 2-1, in ruling against a black woman’s claim of workplace discrimination at Fort Bragg more than a decade ago. The majority’s decision Monday affirmed a trial judge’s ruling in the dispute.
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Should women in the military have their own Veterans Day? Some lawmakers think so
"I always took Veterans Day to be, you know, for all veterans," said Rep. Cairns.
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NC’s Driscoll sworn in as US Secretary of the Army
Driscoll has deep ties to North Carolina, which is home to ten military installations, including Fort Bragg, one of the largest military installations in the world. He graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill, and went to Yale Law School where he was a classmate of Vance.
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Durham native id’d as one of the soldiers killed in DC mid-air collision
As crews work to pull the remaining wreckage of the American Airlines plane and Army Black Hawk helicopter on Monday after the tragic collision over the Potomac River in Washington, DC, Wednesday night, 55 victims have been positively identified, including a Durham native who was one of the pilots and three soldiers in the helicopter.
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Driscoll, of Boone, appointed as Secretary of the Army
"As a former Soldier, Investor, and Political Advisor, Dan brings a powerful combination of experiences to serve as a disruptor and change agent," said Trump in the press release announcing Driscoll's appointment.
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Slides labeling Pro-Life groups terrorists used for 7 years at Fort Liberty
Training slides labeling Pro-Life Americans as terrorists have been used for at least seven years for terrorism training at Fort Liberty (formerly known as Fort Bragg), according to a letter that North Carolina Republican US Senator Ted Budd received from the US Army.
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Newcomer Laurie Buckhout wins CD-1 Republican Primary
Retired Army Colonel Laurie Buckhout bested two-time candidate Sandy Smith in North Carolina's First Congressional District Republican primary election. Buckhout will face Democrat incumbent Don Davis in the November general election.
Opinion
Has Toby Keith’s America passed too?
I arrived on Western Carolina University’s campus as a freshman in 2002. The deadly attacks on New York City and Arlington, Virginia (only a few miles from my home) were less than a year in the rearview. We already had boots on the ground in Afghanistan, and President George W. Bush was ramping up calls...
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Groups line up against N.C. lawmakers in U.S. Supreme Court redistricting case
A group of retired four-star generals and admirals, the speaker of Puerto Rico’s state House, a U.S. senator who once attacked the John Locke Foundation on the Senate floor, and Arnold Schwarzenegger are among the parties arguing against N.C. lawmakers in a high-profile U.S. Supreme Court case. The court will hear oral arguments on Dec. 7.
Opinion
Pistol permits and Jim Crow?
As of 1776, North Carolina has recognized the common law misdemeanor of “going about armed to the terror of the people."
