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Trump pardons Meadows, Powell in 2020 election-interference case
President Donald Trump has granted pardons to 77 people who were accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election, including Mark Meadows and Sidney Powell.
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Federal Appeals Court appears skeptical of reopened Blackbeard copyright case
A federal Appeals Court panel questioned Wednesday whether a 10-year-old copyright lawsuit over images of the pirate Blackbeard’s flagship could move forward. The US Supreme Court ruled in 2020 that North Carolina state government had immunity from the suit.
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NC storms stack up: recovery from Helene and Chantal drags on after Erin
Carolina is still picking up the pieces from last year’s Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Chantal, even as communities contend with fresh damage from Hurricane Erin — and state officials warn that federal relief has fallen far short of what’s needed.
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Stein holds press briefing on preparing for Hurricane Erin
A day after declaring a State of Emergency, Gov. Josh Stein held a press briefing Wednesday morning on the latest updates and preparation as Hurricane Erin impacts NC’s coast.
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State battles Blackbeard suit at federal Appeals Court
Lawyers representing the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources are asking federal appellate judges to toss out a long-running copyright lawsuit over images linked to the pirate Blackbeard’s flagship.
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NC native Eric Church buys property for Helene victims
Last week, country music legend and NC native Eric Church purchased land to build 40 homes for Helene victims.
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Fort Liberty to be renamed Fort Bragg in honor of WWII hero
Fort Liberty in Fayetteville will once again be known as Fort Bragg, but it won’t be for Confederate General Braxton Bragg.
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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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Former President Jimmy Carter passes away at 100
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, passed away on Sunday evening at the age of 100 in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. Carter was the longest-living president in American history.
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Hendersonville and Cary named two of the “Cutest Christmas Towns in the South”
Two North Carolina towns made Southern Living magazine’s list of the 18 Cutest Christmas Towns in the South.
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FEMA under scrutiny as hundreds of families remain on waiting list for housing
FEMA has apologized for falling short of its promises, leaving hundreds of families still on a waiting list for housing. FEMA had initially committed to delivering 103 travel trailers and manufactured homes by the end of November but managed to provide only 27. By December 4, that number had risen to just 46, even though 500 families had been approved for housing, according to WBTV.
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Vance tells Helene-ravaged western NC residents that they ‘aren’t forgotten’
Vice President-elect JD Vance was in Fairview, North Carolina on Friday to deliver a message to people in the western part of the state who were devastated by Hurricane Helene: They have not been forgotten.
