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Duke opens at No. 1 in AP poll
For the second straight season, Duke’s men’s basketball team opens the season as the No. 1-ranked team in the nation. The Blue Devils topped the AP preseason Top 25. It’s the first time in school […]
Month: November 2017
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What is the Diversity Visa Program?
RALEIGH – President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he planned to end a diversity lottery program that he said the Uzbek immigrant suspected of killing eight people in New York City used to get into […]
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Wake, State have chance to shake up CFP rankings
The season’s first set of College Football Playoff Rankings were released on Halloween night, and teams from North Carolina have the opportunity to shake them up this weekend. Georgia surprisingly took the top spot in […]
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Three North Carolinians contributing to epic World Series
After 11 years and 910 games, it took extra innings for Cameron Maybin to play in his first World Series game. The former first-round draft pick out of Asheville’s Roberson High School joined the Houston […]
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College Football Previews: Wake, App State, ECU, Charlotte hit the road
Wake Forest at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Ind. | Saturday, 3:30 p.m. | NBC Preview: For the second straight week, a state ACC team travels to South Bend to take on the […]
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NYC terror attack suspect kills 8, injured 11
WASHINGTON, D.C./NEW YORK – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized the nation’s visa system in the wake of Tuesday’s truck attack in New York City that left eight dead, blaming Democrats and pressing a ‘merit based’ program […]
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BC’s backcourt has an NC flavor
CHARLOTTE — The two guards many rank as the top backcourt tandem in ACC basketball this season both come from North Carolina. They just don’t play for a North Carolina school. Overlooked by the highest […]
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Tax reform tops to-do list in D.C.
HOPE MILLS, N.C. — Republicans in Congress are looking to deliver pro-growth tax reform before the end of 2017. The Trump Administration, the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the Senate Committee on Finance […]
Opinion
NOTHSTINE: Why conservatism is the best path forward
Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse said it well recently when he stated that he was an “American first, a conservative second, and a Republican third.” Sasse’s point was that we endanger the Republic when we get […]
Opinion
McNabb: Tax reform facts trump political rhetoric
This week President Trump and Congressional Republicans will unveil their tax reform proposal and begin the grinding work of overhauling America’s complex and burdensome system. When it comes to economic growth and job creation there […]