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McGirt set to defend unlikely crown at Memorial
Year in and year out, many of the best golfers in the world flock to Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, to pay homage to the best golfer of all time.Jack Nicklaus is host […]
Month: May 2017
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Commemorating the fallen
WILMINGTON While plenty of Americans were firing up their grills, out on the boat, or sunbathing by the pool this Memorial Day, thousands were commemorating fallen soldiers who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their […]
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Pentagon successfully tests ICBM defense system for first time
WASHINGTON/VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The U.S. military on Tuesday cheered a successful, first-ever missile defense test involving a simulated attack by an intercontinental ballistic missile, in a major milestone for a program meant […]
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U.S. Supreme Court sends maps back to NC high court
WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a order to the N.C. Supreme Court to reconsider its earlier decision approving the state’s voting district maps. The nation’s high court acted on a […]
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Source: Trump pulling U.S. out of Paris climate deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. President Donald Trump will follow through on a campaign pledge to pull the United States out of a global pact to fight climate change, a source briefed on the decision told Reuters, […]
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History Marked
Wadesboro prime viewing for solar eclipse May 28, 1900For the total solar eclipse that occurred May 28, 1900, scientists determined Wadesboro in Anson County as the best place in North America to view the phenomenon. […]
Sports
PK80 brackets unveiled: Duke, UNC learn opponents
The brackets for the PK80 Invitational Tournament were released on Wednesday. As expected, although both North Carolina and Duke will be participating in the tournament, honoring Nike founder Phil Knight’s 80th birthday, the two archrivals […]
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Evil weevil
The boll weevil is not much to look at a grayish, small beetle with an impressively long snout. But this beetle’s hunger for cotton was powerful enough to forge an unprecedented partnership between farmers, […]
Opinion
NOTHSTINE: Zbig Brzezinski: In defense of a good offense
Secretary of Defense James Mattis’s reply to Steve Dickerson on CBS Face the Nation Sunday only adds to the warrior’s lore. When Mattis was asked what keeps him up at night, he immediately responded: “Nothing, […]
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NC bill would change how vacated U.S. Senate seats are filled
RALEIGH — U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis’ collapse during a morning road race two weeks ago turned out to be a medical false alarm, but it raised the question around the state capital about how a […]