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Stein DPS pick faces Senate scrutiny over ethics, policing record
Stein’s DPS nominee faces scrutiny over ethics questions and a police record shaped by post-2020 reform efforts.
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Are progressives strategically running in NC GOP primaries?
A Durham-area Republican legislative candidate garnered national attention for her lengthy Democratic voting record and positions that some say do not align with GOP values.
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State treasurer disputes activists’ ‘divestment’ claims
Briner pointed out that the state still holds Israeli sovereign bonds in other investment pools, not just the retirement system.
Opinion
Free speech includes ‘misinformation and hate’
If one side can simply enforce their conception of what is true against "misinformation" and of what is good against what they deem bad and hateful, there is no free speech.
Opinion
Remember Keith Siegel of Chapel Hill, who is still being held by Hamas
Those who tear down pictures of our kidnapped Tar Heel neighbor Keith Siegel are siding, not with the noble victims of colonization, but with a generations-long effort to eliminate the Jewish people.
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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.
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Sen. Tillis co-sponsors resolution in support of international religious freedom
Sen. Tillis co-sponsor of a Senate resolution in support of international religious freedom.
Opinion
Duke Health abandons merit for DEI when picking surgeons
Going viral in the context of a hospital is almost never a good thing. And this week Duke Health and its medical school went viral in a way that certainly made a few administrators sick to their stomachs, as the Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro revealed disturbing DEI-related policies at the North Carolina health provider. One...
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WFU professor resigns after post justifying violence from Hamas
Wake Forest Professor Laura Mullen has resigned after she sparked outrage with a since-deleted tweet that blamed Israel for the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants, specifically the murders at the Supernova Music Festival that killed more than 250 Israeli civilians. The private university publicly defended Mullen’s comments as an example of free speech, but...
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UNC law student charged with domestic terrorism in Atlanta attack
A second-year law student at the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill School of Law was arrested Sunday and charged with domestic terrorism in a coordinated crowd attack on the police training center in Atlanta. the arrest is the latest in a string of arrests during demonstrations dating back to 2016 in Charlotte.
Opinion
Post-game primary report
North Carolina’s primary produced similar headlines across the state. Former President Trump’s influence in North Carolina clearly matters. However, there is much more to unpack in the primary post-game report. Overall, 758,000 people voted a GOP ballot in the primary election. That’s 146,000 more than the 612,000 who voted a Democrat ballot.
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Foushee wins NC Democratic 4th Congressional District race over Allam, Aiken
State Sen. Valerie Foushee, D-Orange, is the winner of the competitive Democratic primary race in North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District. With 157 of 162 precincts reporting, Foushee won with 39,923 or 47% of the vote compared to Nida Allam with 31,320 or 37% and Clay Aiken came in 3rdwith 6,288 votes or 7%.
