September 2020 Archives

Ex-UAW president pleads guilty in embezzlement scheme

September 30, 2020 Ed White, Associated Press

DETROIT — The former president of the United Auto Workers pleaded guilty Wednesday to an embezzlement scheme, saying he suspected that union dues were being used for golf, lodging and fancy meals but “deliberately looked […]

Secretive, never profitable Palantir makes market debut

September 30, 2020 Frank Bajak, Associated Press

BOSTON — Seventeen years after it was born with the help of CIA seed money, the data-mining outfit Palantir Technologies is finally going public in the biggest Wall Street tech offering since last year’s debut […]

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Barbecue battles at forefront of NC political debates

September 30, 2020 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH – A pair stories about barbecue have ignited debates in North Carolina politics this week. Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham was met with near-universal derision after a Monday night tweet that has has […]

Black Voters Matter Freedom-fest and Unity Rally draws hundreds in Raleigh

September 30, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Black Voters Matter. That was the theme of an event held that drew hundreds to Raleigh on the eve of the first presidential debate. The Black Voters Matter Freedom-fest and Unity Rally was […]

Purina investing $450 Million in former Eden MillerCoors plant

September 30, 2020 North State Journal Staff

EDEN – Purina will invest $450 million to convert the long-dormant MillerCoors plant in Rockingham County to a dry dog food production facility. The project is expected to create 300 jobs with an average salary […]

NASCAR releases 2021 Cup Series schedule, All-Star Race leaves Charlotte

September 30, 2020 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — NASCAR promised radical changes to the 2021 schedule and delivered Wednesday with six road courses, the first dirt race for the Cup Series since 1970 and new stops in Nashville, Tennessee, and Austin, […]

With in-person fandom back Friday, large venues prepare

September 30, 2020 Brett Friedlander

Wake Forest and Duke are usually something of an afterthought on college football Saturdays compared to in-state rivals with larger, more vocal fan bases. This weekend, however, their home games are likely to garner significantly […]

Gov. Roy Cooper announces modified Phase 3 to begin Friday

September 30, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30 that the state will move forward into Phase 3, although restrictions will continue in some areas. In today’s executive order, which takes effect at 5 […]

Tar Heels return to field with plenty of motivation

September 30, 2020 Shawn Krest

The last time UNC played a football game, Sam Howell was 19, the Big Ten wasn’t playing football until spring and the Supreme Court had nine members. Clearly, a lot can change in three weeks, […]

Disney to lay off 28,000 at its parks in California, Florida

September 30, 2020 Mike Schneider, Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. — Squeezed by limits on attendance at its theme parks and other restrictions due to the pandemic, The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it planned to lay off 28,000 workers in its parks […]

Month: September 2020