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‘Reopen NC’ wants state opened up by May 1
RALEIGH — Hundreds of protesters who want the state to get back to work on May 1 flocked to Raleigh for the second week in a row. Crowd estimates in the early part of the […]
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Coronavirus predictive modeling more dire than actual results
RALEIGH – On Monday’s COVID-19 media availability call-in, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen said the team that put together the April 6 preliminary estimate of North Carolina’s hospital capacity predictive […]
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Trump vows to ‘suspend immigration’ over health concerns
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump said that he will sign an executive order “to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States” because of the coronavirus. “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, […]
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Lt. Gov. Forest uses campaign money for COVID-19 help
RALEIGH — Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has given nearly $200,000 from his gubernatorial campaign fund to people and businesses needing assistance due to the economic downturn caused by COVID-19, according to his campaign committee. Forest […]
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Israeli coalition deal keeps Netanyahu in power
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rival announced Monday that they have forged a deal to form an “emergency” government, ending months of political paralysis and averting what would have been […]
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Reports suggest many have had coronavirus with no symptoms
ATLANTA – A flood of new research suggests that far more people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms, fueling hope that it will turn out to be much less lethal than originally feared. While […]
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Lockdowns ease worldwide, but political heat rises in US
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Tattoo parlors and hair salons in Denmark. Beaches in Australia. Bookstores in Germany. Countries around the world that have seen coronavirus infections flatten out began easing their lockdowns Monday. In the U.S., […]
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Higher Education institutions see $14 billion from CARES Act
RALEIGH — Colleges and Universities in North Carolina will be receiving portions of federal funding for COVID-19 relief under the federal CARES Act. The CARES Act is the $2 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by […]
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Trump team targets Democratic advantage with people of color
WASHINGTON, D.C. – For some people of color who believe Donald Trump is a racist unworthy of reelection, the Republican president can point to Alice Marie Johnson. The 64-year-old African American great-grandmother spent 21 years […]
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Governors feel heat to reopen from protesters, president
Stores in Texas can begin selling merchandise with curbside service, and hospitals can resume nonessential surgeries. In Florida, people are returning to beaches and parks. And protesters are clamoring for more. Governors eager to rescue […]