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July 13, 2025

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Where is the ReOpenNC movement today?

May 27, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — During the first week of April 2020, a movement called ReOpenNC launched its first protest in Raleigh against Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 executive orders. ReOpenNC began as a Facebook group that characterized […]

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Italy may be in Easter lockdown, but the party’s on at sea

April 2, 2021 Maria Grazia Murru, The Associated Press

ABOARD THE MSC GRANDIOSA — Italy may be in a strict coronavirus lockdown this Easter with travel restricted between regions and new quarantines imposed. But a few miles offshore, guests aboard the MSC Grandiosa cruise […]

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Long-term care COVID-19 restrictions eased after citizen speaks out at press event

March 24, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — During a press conference on March 10 announcing an agreement on a bill to reopen the state’s schools, a citizen asked Gov. Roy Cooper a blunt question about reopening long-term care facilities. “When […]

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Florida gov touts COVID response as he highlights 2021 goals

March 3, 2021 Brendan Farrington, Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reflected as much on the past year as he did his priorities for 2021 during a State of the State address Tuesday that touted his response to […]

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State lawmakers are pushing to curb governors’ virus powers

January 28, 2021 David A. Lieb, Associated Press

Irritated by the sweeping use of executive orders during the COVID-19 crisis, state lawmakers around the U.S. are moving to curb the authority of governors and top health officials to impose emergency restrictions such as […]

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‘Do as I say’: Anger as some politicians ignore virus rules

December 23, 2020 Juliet Williams, Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Denver’s mayor flies to Mississippi to spend Thanksgiving with his family — after urging others to stay home. He later says he was thinking with “my heart and not my head.” A […]

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Problems found with list of counties targeted for stricter COVID-19 ordinances

November 5, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — An analysis of the counties that received a letter from N.C. Department of Health and Human Services secretary Mandy Cohen shows possible inconsistencies with who received the letter and who didn’t. North State […]

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English retailers fret over Christmas as lockdown 2.0 looms

November 3, 2020 Pan Pylas, Associated Press

LONDON — This year, the annual illumination of the Christmas lights on London’s famous Oxford Street was very much a bittersweet moment. The lights, which were turned on this week, are celebrating the people who […]

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MATTHEWS: Outrage over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s salon visit is not about a haircut

September 8, 2020 Stacey Matthews, North State Journal

In normal times, the video that went viral last week of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) walking through a hair salon with wet hair and without a protective face covering would have elicited yawns from […]

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Raleigh and Charlotte city centers still seeing sharp declines in commerce

September 2, 2020 Elizabeth Lincicome, North State Journal

RALEIGH — As the summer draws to a close, the number of people visiting downtown Raleigh is down nearly 75% from this same time last year, a number that reflects why the city is still […]

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