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Early in-person voting underway
RALEIGH — The early voting period for the Tuesday, May 17 statewide primary began Thursday morning and ends at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 14. During early voting, voters may cast a ballot at any early […]
Month: April 2022
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Psychologist hired by Depp testifies about Heard’s health
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A forensic psychologist testified Tuesday that actor Amber Heard suffers from borderline personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder, as the civil lawsuit between her and ex-husband Johnny Depp continues to wallow […]
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Virginia wind farm job claims questioned by state regulators
RICHMOND, Va. — As Virginia-based Dominion Energy seeks to build what it calls the country’s largest offshore wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean, the company and its supporters have touted the economic development opportunities expected […]
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Federal judge issues temporary order blocking end of Title 42
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order on Monday blocking the Biden administration from lifting Title 42, a public health order that allows the federal government to quickly expel migrants, until it […]
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Pushback follows announcement of afterschool Satan Club at a Guilford elementary
RALEIGH — An announcement on Facebook by the Friends of the Satanic Temple of NC regarding a so-called afterschool Satan Club to be held at a Guilford County Public Schools elementary went viral and received […]
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JENKINS: Keep nine Supreme Court Justices
Public support for packing the Supreme Court is very low, yet progressives are mounting a campaign to add additional seats to skew the ideological balance of the court. Most people, if they think of court […]
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Retiring US Rep. Butterfield backs Davis as his successor
RALEIGH — U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield endorsed Don Davis on Monday to become his successor, giving the current state senator his seal of approval as next month’s Democratic primary for a northeastern North Carolina district […]
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Biden administration phasing out incandescent light bulbs
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is scrapping old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs, speeding an ongoing trend toward more other lighting that officials claim will save households, schools and businesses billions of dollars a year. Rules finalized […]
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2022 Range Rover: The pinnacle of refinement and luxury
HEALDSBURG, Calif. — On the wonderful television show Ted Lasso, AFC Richmond owner Rebecca Welton is regularly chauffeured around in a Rolls-Royce Phantom. The cars of Ted Lasso, as with just about everything else on […]
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Elon Musk to buy Twitter for $44B and take it private
Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion on Monday, promising a more lenient touch to policing content on the social media platform where he — the world’s richest person — […]