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US officials in Mideast to reassure jittery allies over Iran

May 5, 2021

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Top Biden administration officials and U.S. senators crisscrossed the Middle East on Monday, seeking to assuage growing unease among Gulf Arab partners over America’s re-engagement with Iran and other […]

In-state teams advance in NCAA soccer tournaments

May 5, 2021

The home-state advantage was kind to North Carolina teams playing in the NCAA’s postseason soccer tournaments last week. With all games being played at venues around the Old North State, teams from UNC, Duke and […]

Prep football nears May conclusion with title games

May 5, 2021

The term “spring football’ takes on new meaning this weekend when the N.C. High School Athletic Association holds its state championship games in Raleigh and Chapel Hill. Titles in eight subdivisions will be up for […]

18 players from NC selected in NFL Draft

May 5, 2021

North Carolina was well represented in last weekend’s NFL Draft. One out of every 14 players drafted — 18 of 259 — either played high school or college football in the state. Another 13 have […]

MOORE: Why did Biden Census Bureau add 2.5 million more residents to blue-state population count?

May 5, 2021

There is something very fishy about the new 2020 Census Bureau data determining which states picked up seats and which states lost seats. Most all of the revisions to the original estimates have moved in […]

Stellar field marks return of Wells Fargo Championship

May 5, 2021

Like most sporting events this year, the Wells Fargo Championship is back — but not quite back to normal. The prestigious PGA event, held annually at Charlotte’s Quail Hollow Club, was canceled last year during […]

Hornets inch closer to playoffs with win over Pistons

May 5, 2021

DETROIT — LaMelo Ball scored 23 points, including two free throws with 5.8 seconds left, and the Charlotte Hornets took another step toward the postseason with a 102-99 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday […]

Krispy Kreme files for IPO

May 5, 2021

Krispy Kreme said on Tuesday it had confidentially filed with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering, a move that would result in the doughnut chain’s return to the stock market five years after it […]

MATTHEWS: Sen. Tim Scott’s emergence as a Republican leader terrifies Democrats, media

May 5, 2021

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) gave the Republican response to President Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress last week. Some of the reactions to it from Democrats were so unhinged that if one […]

Facebook board upholds Trump suspension

May 5, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO — Former President Donald Trump won’t return to Facebook — for now. The social network’s quasi-independent Oversight Board voted to uphold his ban from the platform after his account was suspended four months […]

ZAHRAN: Progressive politics and the English language

May 5, 2021

“If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.” — George Orwell In 1946, George Orwell wrote “Politics and the English Language,” an essay in which he criticizes the use of language by politicians to […]

House majority leader on the state budget, Emergency Management revamp

May 5, 2021

RALEIGH — Previously, North State Journal sat down with House Majority Leader John Bell (R-Wayne) to chat about some of the military-related bills he has had a hand in this session. Bell also talked about […]

Rep. Ted Budd enters North Carolina U.S. Senate race

May 5, 2021

RALEIGH — North Carolina U.S. Rep. Ted Budd announced on April 28 that he will seek the Republican nomination for the 2022 Senate election. The staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, first elected to […]

HILL: Amtrak’s got the disappearing railroad blues

May 5, 2021

Americans love the idea and nostalgia of trains. They just don’t ever buy a ticket and get on a train to go somewhere. Singer-songwriters love the romance of riding the rails with hobos. Arlo Guthrie’s […]

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