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TARTE: What would you do?
As a former state senator, I have been asked many times what I would do regarding the stay-at-home order in North Carolina. The current SAH order expires on April 29. One state senator recently said […]
Month: April 2020
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WILLIAMS: Fixing college corruption
America’s colleges are rife with corruption. The financial squeeze resulting from COVID-19 offers opportunities for a bit of remediation. Let’s first examine what might be the root of academic corruption, suggested by the title of […]
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HILL: How China will pay for this COVID-19 catastrophe
One thing is certain; after this COVID-19 virus dissipates around the globe and in the United States, China will pay for this catastrophe one way or another. In order to put the crisis caused by […]
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MATTHEWS: It’s okay to ask questions about when we begin to get back to normal
With most states under either shelter-in-place or stay-at-home orders thanks to local or state governments, a majority of Americans are having to adjust to what is being called the “new normal.” Some of these orders […]
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US stops funding World Health Organization as Trump admin conducts coronavirus review
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the U.S. would halt funding for the World Health Organization while it assesses the group’s “role in severly mismanaging” the outbreak of coronavirus. “Today I’m instructing […]
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North Carolina deaths pass 100 due to COVID-19
RALEIGH — Deaths in North Carolina linked to COVID-19 have soared above 100, state officials said Tuesday, even as the increase in the number of positive cases may be slowing. The Department of Health and […]
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Wake Forest coach, AD take coronavirus pay cuts
Football coach Dave Clawson and athletic director John Currie are among the Wake Forest officials that have voluntarily agreed to take a 10% pay cut to help their school deal with a loss of revenue […]
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Ganassi fires Larson after sponsors drop driver over slur
CHARLOTTE — Kyle Larson was fired Tuesday by Chip Ganassi Racing, completing a stunning downfall for the budding NASCAR star who uttered a racial slur during a livestreamed virtual race and then watched nearly every […]
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Bandwidth to build new home in Raleigh
RALEIGH — Bandwidth Inc., a software company focused on voice, messaging and emergency communications, has announced that the company was approved by the state to purchase a 40-acre plot of land for $30 million to […]
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IMF: Global economy will suffer worst year since Depression
WASHINGTON — Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the International Monetary Fund says in its latest forecast. The […]