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June 18, 2025

Month: March 2020

Article

North Carolina COVID-19 unemployment payments starting to go out

March 29, 2020 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s governor says that the first coronavirus-related unemployment payments will be paid starting next week as the state is flooded with tens of thousands of claims. Gov. Roy Cooper issued a statement […]

Article

Getting coronavirus updates in Spanish is a mixed bag in US

March 29, 2020 Astrid Galvan, Associated Press

PHOENIX — Osvaldo Salas speaks a little English, but not proficiently. The suburban Phoenix man relies on Spanish-language TV and friends and family for information on coronavirus because state and local officials haven’t posted any […]

Article

As leaders act, data is still incomplete on COVID-19

March 28, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — As Gov. Roy Cooper announced Friday a statewide stay-at-home order starting Monday, he said the additional restrictions on all North Carolinians were required to prevent hospitals from being overrun by cases of COVID-19. […]

Article

Taylor Swift surprises some of her fans with money donations

March 28, 2020 The Associated Press

NASHVILLE – From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to canceling events, here’s a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, […]

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Microsoft divests from Israeli facial-recognition startup

March 28, 2020 Matt O'Brien, Assoicated Press

REDMOND, Wash. – Microsoft said Friday it is pulling its investments from a facial-recognition startup that scans faces at Israeli military checkpoints, even though the tech giant couldn’t substantiate claims that the startup’s technology is […]

Article

Trump seeks to force General Motors to produce ventilators

March 28, 2020 Tom Krishner, Associated Press

DETROIT — President Donald Trump issued an order Friday that seeks to force General Motors to produce ventilators for coronavirus patients under the Defense Production Act. Trump said negotiations with General Motors had been productive, […]

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News

State Board of Ed approves pass/fail for High schoolers, other grading measures

March 28, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — On March 27, the N.C. State Board of Education (SBE) approved a recommendation by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to move to a pass/fail system for high school seniors. This change will […]

Article

House of Davis Love III destroyed by early morning fire

March 27, 2020 The Associated Press

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — The house of Hall of Fame golfer Davis Love III was destroyed by fire early Friday morning in a blaze that could not be controlled, even with 16 firefighters arriving […]

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Opinion

KAKADELIS: As COVID-19 reveals, responsible adults are needed — in education and life

March 27, 2020 Lindalyn Kakadelis

The COVID-19 crisis, with all of its complexities, is revealing simplicities about education and life. There is nothing like a national crisis to distill what matters most, helping prioritize the paramount over the petty. Winston […]

Opinion

THOMPSON: Social distancing is taking its toll on North Carolina’s small businesses.

March 27, 2020 Gregg Thompson

We don’t have state-specific numbers, but a new survey by the National Federation of Independent Business says 76% of the nation’s small business owners say they’ve been affected in some way by the COVID-19 outbreak. […]

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