ESTRICH: Biden in the bunker
He just doesn’t get it. And neither do those closest to him. Asked by George Stephanopoulos how he would feel if he loses, he told the truth and it was the wrong answer. “I’ll feel […]
Delta’s profit down 29%; CEO sites low-cost carriers
Americans are traveling in record numbers this summer. Still, Delta Air Lines said Thursday that its second-quarter profit dropped 29% due to higher costs and discounting of base-level fares across the industry. The airline also […]
NC Fast Facts: Global cochlear implant firm headquartered in Durham announces partnership
MED-EL, a global medical technology company specializing in hearing implants with its American headquarters located in Durham, and Starkey, a hearing aid manufacturing company, announced a collaboration to bring Bluetooth technology to MED-EL cochlear implant […]
PRAGER: Were more people killed in the name of God or in the name of equality?
Almost anyone who has graduated from college in the last 50 years has repeatedly heard the statement, “More people have been killed in the name of God than in the name of anything else.” And […]
Ukrainian startups create low-cost robots to fight Russia
NORTHERN UKRAINE — Struggling with manpower shortages, overwhelming odds and uneven international assistance, Ukraine hopes to find a strategic edge against Russia in an abandoned warehouse or factory basement. An ecosystem of laboratories in hundreds […]
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RALEIGH — North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger’s chief of staff was named Thursday as CEO of the parent company of the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes. Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon announced the hiring of Brian Fork, [...] -
Since 2003, according to the Government Accountability Office, federal programs have made at least $2.7 trillion in “improper payments,” meaning money paid out to scammers and cheaters. The GAO says a full accounting would show [...]
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RALEIGH —Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday pardoned four ex-offenders and commuted the sentences of four others convicted of crimes to the time they’ve already served. Three of the four receiving commutations have been serving decades-long [...]
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Here are the celebrities having birthdays his week. July 18: Singer Dion is 85. Actor James Brolin is 84. Singer Martha Reeves of Martha and the Vandellas is 83. Bluegrass singer Ricky Skaggs is 70. Actor [...]
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RALEIGH — A recent article in the New York Post highlighting the tight race for North Carolina 1st Congressional District between incumbent Democrat Rep. Don Davis and Republican Laurie Buckhout focuses on land owned by [...]
