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TARTE: What would you do?
As a former state senator, I have been asked many times what I would do regarding the stay-at-home order in North Carolina. The current SAH order expires on April 29. One state senator recently said […]
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Sprint and T-Mobile merge, creating new wireless giant
NEW YORK — Mobile carrier T-Mobile has completed the takeover of smaller rival Sprint, creating a new wireless giant that rivals AT&T and Verizon in size. The companies announced the deal, valued at $31.6 billion […]
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Virginia lawmakers approve public sector bargaining bill
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia lawmakers gave final passage to a bill that would end the state’s outright ban on public sector collective bargaining and extend the right to local government workers if their locality opts […]
Business
A diminished Victoria’s Secret is sold
NEW YORK — Victoria’s Secret, which once defined sexy with its leggy supermodels prancing around in their bras and oversized angel wings, is being sold as women increasingly look for styles that more realistically fit […]
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China cuts tariffs on $75B of US imports in trade truce
BEIJING — China cut tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. imports including soybeans, pork and auto parts Thursday in a trade truce with Washington while Beijing struggles with a costly virus outbreak. The cuts follow […]
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HILL: ‘There should be more billionaires in America!’
Democrat presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders tweeted this out last week before he entered the hospital with a heart ailment: “There should be no billionaires!” He is wrong. There are close to 585 billionaires in […]
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Prudential Financial program seeks North Carolina’s top youth volunteers of 2020
RALEIGH — The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards is looking for North Carolina’s top youth volunteers of the year. Students in grades 5-12 are invited to apply for the 2020 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards […]
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Health insurance bill will be law without Cooper’s signature
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s Democratic governor said Sunday that a bipartisan health insurance measure will become law without his signature. Gov. Roy Cooper had until midnight to sign the bill, veto it or let it […]
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CBS, Viacom to reunite as media giants bulk up for streaming
NEW YORK — The newly combined ViacomCBS will invest in more movies and TV shows and try to sell more advertising as it seeks to become a bigger player in the growing business of streaming […]
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HILL: The upside of inequality
Many people hear the term “income inequality” and think: “We gotta do something to fix that!” Which almost always means pass more legislation and give more power to government officials. Ed Conard, former managing partner […]