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Welcoming a baby during a pandemic
DURHAM — Since it was the birth of our first child, my wife, Corey, and I didn’t necessarily have a “normal” to compare the birth of daughter Lucille with, but obviously we knew this wasn’t […]
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US envoy to United Nations meets with Taiwan official in NY
UNITED NATIONS — U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft had lunch Wednesday with Taiwan’s top official in New York, a meeting she called “historic” and a further step in the Trump administration’s campaign to strengthen relations with […]
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DILLINGHAM: 2020 North Carolina Parent Survey
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced everyone to reexamine every aspect of our lives — from where we work to how we worship to what schools look like for our children. As Executive Director of the […]
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Gov. Roy Cooper announces elementary schools will have option to open
RALEGH – Gov. Roy Cooper announced today that elementary schools will have the option to reopen if the school districts vote to allow in-person instruction. The announcement comes as legislative leaders called for schools to […]
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Parents, elected officials: NC Schools need to open now
RALEIGH — Elected officials and parents held a press conference on Sept. 16 making the case that remote instruction has been a disaster and asking Gov. Roy Cooper to open up North Carolina schools. Senate […]
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Western wildfire smoke causes East Coast haze, vivid sunsets
The smoke from dozens of wildfires in the western United States is stretching clear across the country — and even pushing into Mexico, Canada and Europe. While the dangerous plumes are forcing people inside along […]
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NCAA basketball season set to open day before Thanksgiving
The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball season will begin Nov. 25, the day before Thanksgiving. The Division I Council voted Wednesday to push the start date back from the originally scheduled Nov. 10 as one […]
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Navalny team alleges Novichok found in hotel water bottle
MOSCOW — Colleagues of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Thursday that a bottle of water with a trace of the Novichok nerve agent was found in his hotel room in the Siberian city of […]
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Charlotte COVID-19 outbreak forces cancellation of UNC football game
The first-ever football meeting between North Carolina and Charlotte on Saturday has been canceled because of a COVID-19 outbreak among the 49ers. The announcement was made Thursday morning by Charlotte athletic director Mike Hill. “We’re […]
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Former Panthers DB Eric Reid still hasn’t received an offer or workout invite
Despite setting two defensive franchise records for the Carolina Panthers last season, Eric Reid remains unsigned, like his close friend Colin Kaepernick. Reid told The Associated Press on Wednesday he has not received any offers […]