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May 17, 2025

Month: June 2022

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Depp awarded $10M, Heard $2M in libel lawsuit verdict

June 1, 2022 Denise Lavoie, Associated Press

FAIRFAX, Va. — A jury awarded Johnny Depp more than $10 million on Wednesday in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, vindicating his stance that Heard fabricated claims that she was abused by Depp […]

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Leader of now-defunct Colombian drug cartel dies in US jail

June 1, 2022 Joshua Goodman, Associated Press

MIAMI — Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, an elderly leader of the former Cali cartel that smuggled vast amounts of cocaine from Colombia to the United States in the 1980s and 1990s, has died in a U.S. […]

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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ wins Tom Cruise 1st $100 million opening

June 1, 2022 Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press

Forget breaking the sound barrier: Tom Cruise just flew past a major career milestone.  The 59-year-old superstar just got his first $100 million opening weekend with “Top Gun: Maverick.” In its first three days in […]

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Legislative leaders on both sides of the aisle agree time to end state of emergency

June 1, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The topic of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s statewide COVID-19 state of emergency is being raised again by top Republican lawmakers in the state, but this time with support from their Democratic colleagues.  House […]

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MATTHEWS: Where do we as a nation go after Uvalde?

June 1, 2022 Stacey Matthews

A week ago Tuesday, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-grade students who were age 11 and under at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas were no doubt excited that they had two days left in the school […]

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Senate Education Committee approves ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’

June 1, 2022 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly’s Senate Education Committee approved a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” which was first unveiled the day before at a press conference led by Senate Leader Berger (R-Eden) along with […]

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ECU, UNC host regionals as 5 teams make baseball tourney

June 1, 2022 Shawn Krest

Five baseball teams from North Carolina colleges received bids to this year’s NCAA Tournament, but the big story when the brackets were revealed on Memorial Day afternoon was who didn’t. NC State was left out […]

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NC Senate introduces Medicaid expansion bill after decade of opposition

June 1, 2022 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — The Republican-led N.C. Senate caused whiplash for many General Assembly observers last week when the chamber’s dominant Republicans unveiled a Medicaid expansion bill and quickly advanced it through a pair of committees. The […]

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Wood Ducks bring old-time baseball Down East

June 1, 2022 Brett Friedlander

KINSTON — Stanley Sullivan isn’t just an usher for the Down East Wood Ducks. He’s also the Carolina League team’s unofficial goodwill ambassador. A fixture at historic Grainger Stadium since 2000, the 79-year-old Air Force […]

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‘Fox and Friends’ highlights Wake preschool flashcard controversy

June 1, 2022 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — A Wake County preschool’s “pregnant man” flashcard has gone viral and was featured on the Fox New Channel’s ‘Fox and Friends’ morning show Tuesday. A set of flashcards being used in a Wake County […]

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