Helene: Infrastructure progress significant; 101 dead, 7 missing
Infrastructure progress is significant in the fifth week of recovery from Hurricane Helene in the mountains of North Carolina.
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U.S. military hits recruitment goals after years of shortfalls
Nearly all of the U.S. military's active-duty components hit recruitment targets in 2024 after years of shortfalls.
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Clean energy projects awarded $150M in 28 states
Twenty-eight states will soon receive almost $150 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to fund 67 clean energy and conservation initiatives.
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Report: Inflation Reduction Act sent seniors health care costs surging
Medicare premiums and senior citizens' prescription drug costs have surged since passage of the $891 billion Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, according to data compiled by an advocate...
Competing visions for the nation highlighted on the election trail
With just six days to go until Election Day, both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris made appearances in North Carolina.
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Longtime Madigan staffer spends second day on witness stand in corruption trial
One of Michael Madigan’s longtime staffers spent a second day testifying at the former Illinois House Speaker’s bribery and racketeering trial.
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Republicans applaud ruling allowing Virginia to remove noncitizens from voter rolls
Republican leaders are praising Wednesday's 6-3 U.S. Supreme Court decision to allow Virginia to keep “noncitizens” off the voter rolls.
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Veteran issues get little attention as Harris, Trump make final pitches
As former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris make their final pitches to voters ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election, issues involving veterans have gotten...
Faith matters on the North Carolina battleground trail
Throaty chants of “USA! USA! USA!” drove up the decibels.
So did the...
Feds award $150M for energy clean energy projects
Twenty-eight states will soon receive almost $150 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to fund 67 clean energy and conservation initiatives.
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