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N.C. welcomes 2017
RALEIGH Revelers across the state rang in the new year with family fun and new resolutions, capping festivities by dropping everything from pickles to possums. In the capital city, families had the chance to […]
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Line-of-duty deaths among police hit 5-year high in 2016
AUSTIN, TX – Law enforcement fatalities hit a five-year high in 2016 with 135 officers killed in the line of duty, including eight killed in ambush attacks in Dallas and Louisiana in July that raised […]
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China to ban domestic ivory trade by end of 2017
China will slap a total ban on the domestic ivory trade within a year, the government announced on Friday, shutting the door to the world’s biggest end-market for poached ivory.The State Council said in a […]
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Wayne County GOP headquarters vandalized
GOLDSBORO – Police say that the Republican party headquarters in Wayne County was broken into and vandalized this week. The break in was reported on Thursday when it was discovered that intruders kicked in the […]
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Winter storm socks New England region
MILWAUKEE – A winter storm socked New England with heavy snow and high winds on Friday, with some areas receiving more than 24 inches (60 cm) of snowfall, the U.S. National Weather Service said.Winter storm […]
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New York, wary after Europe attacks, tightens security for New Years Eve
NEW YORK – New York City will deploy sand-filled trucks and thousands of police officers as part of a beefed-up plan to protect revelers at this year’s New Year’s Eve celebrations in Times Square, mindful […]
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Cooper sues over law to restructure elections board
RALEIGH — A judge granted Governor-elect Roy Cooper’s request on Friday for a temporary restraining order to block a law passed by the state legislature last week while his lawsuit over it is pending. Senate […]
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U.S. Senator McCain calls Jan 5 hearing on foreign cyber threats
WASHINGTON, D.C. Republican U.S. Senator John McCain has scheduled a Jan. 5 hearing on foreign cyber threats to the United States, after Washington ordered the expulsion of Russian diplomats over computer hacking in the […]
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Judge orders psychiatric exam for South Carolina church shooter
CHARLESTON, S.C. A federal judge on Thursday ordered a psychiatric examination for Dylann Roof, days before he is to represent himself as prosecutors make the case that he should be executed for the June […]
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Ringing in 2017 across N.C.
RALEIGH From pickles to possums to polar plunges, it’s not New Year’s without a party. Wherever you are in N.C., there is one nearby. If a New Year’s day connection with nature is more […]