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North Carolina House Republicans have enacted legislation that erodes some powers of several statewide offices newly-elected Democrats are slated to hold next month. Lawmakers overrode Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto.
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BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images/AFPMany presidents face failed Cabinet picks so when former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet, it wasn't unprecedented, though Trump's style has been. -
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Associate Justice Allison Riggs maintained a 734-vote lead over Jefferson Griffin following a machine recount completed last week. Griffin then asked for partial hand recount. That wrapped up Tuesday and actually had Riggs picking up more votes than Griffin. So the State Board of Elections won't order a complete hand recount. -
'Issue of neglect:' Advocates say Durham isn't addressing housing needs for people with HIV and AIDSThe Coalition to End the HIV Epidemic in Durham says the city is slow to act on the housing needs of people with HIV and AIDS. -
School vouchers allow state taxpayer money to ‘follow the student’ to private schools. Depending on your opinion, that might be a win or loss for students. -
ProPublica has identified 39 likely “segregation academies” are still operating in North Carolina and that have gotten school voucher money. More than half of those have student bodies that are at least 85 percent white. -
The private HBCU had been on probation for two years after failing several of its accrediting agency’s financial standards. -
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Olivia Thomas scored on a free kick in the 62nd minute for her fourth goal of the NCAA Tournament and North Carolina beat Wake Forest 1-0 on Monday night for the program’s first national championship since 2012.
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