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New DPI screen guidance stops short of time limits
NC DPI has issued the first statewide guidance on classroom screen time, but it stops short of setting a maximum screen time level for any grade level.
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Lawmakers press NC officials over Medicaid fraud, oversight concerns
Republican lawmakers pressed NC officials on Medicaid fraud oversight, raising concerns about enforcement gaps, data tracking, and accountability.
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Lawmakers question DOT hiring goals and DEI recruiter in hearing
Lawmakers questioned NCDOT’s hiring quotas for women and minorities and the agency’s DEI recruiter during a House committee hearing on DMV efficiency Wednesday.
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Video: Suspect in attempted attack on Trump is from Greensboro
The suspect in custody for allegedly attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating shots fired at 1:30 Sunday afternoon at Trump's Palm Beach, Florida golf course as an "attempted assassination." Trump reports through social media that he is safe.
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UNC-Chapel Hill senior becomes youngest female astronaut to cross the edge of space
UNC-Chapel Hill senior Karsen Kitchen went into space as part of Blue Origin's eighth human spaceflight and the 26th mission of the New Shepard program. Kitchen, made history as the youngest female astronaut to cross the Karman Line, the edge of space.
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North Carolinians leaving social media, especially Facebook
On par with national trends, research indicates that North Carolinians are getting away from social media, especially Facebook, a recent survey suggests. According to a national survey report from Viralyft, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat are the top most deleted social media apps, with YouTube being the most downloaded. Internal research conducted by the John Locke Foundation produced...
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Hoffman among coastal elites driving bulk of NC Dems Q2 fundraising
A small group of out-of-state mega-donors made up nearly 71% of the North Carolina Democratic Party’s individual Quarter 2 fundraising, according to the latest data from the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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Group raises awareness of scams targeting seniors in NC
With scams targeting senior citizens on the rise, members of the North Carolina Senior Consumer Fraud Task Force representing the offices of North Carolina Secretary of State, North Carolina Insurance Commission, and State Attorney General, along with the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, United Way of North Carolina, and AARP North Carolina, wanted to bring awareness of such fraud at a press conference Wednesday at the NC Secretary of State’s office.
Opinion
Deja vu all over again for NC’s 3rd parties
An ugly tactic — that of a major party trying to bully third-party candidates off the ballot to improve their own chances — has returned in North Carolina.
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Port of Wilmington ‘Cold Summit’ campus ahead of schedule
Cold Summit Development projected to complete phase one by September.
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Tillis receives death threat related to bill banning TikTok
US Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, received a threatening voicemail from a caller who said she would “find him and shoot him and cut him into pieces” if he voted to ban the social media platform TikTok when a bill banning it comes up for a vote in the Senate.
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NC ranks in top ten “social media obsessed” states as TikTok ban looms
As House passes bill to ban TikTok, north Carolina is ranked in the top ten "social media obsessed" states.
