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PolitiFact - Did Thom Tillis vote to let Trump administration raid $80 million from NC military projects?
Democrats say President Trump’s border wall has raided North Carolina of $80 million for military projects with the supp
More than one-third of US volcanoes are under-monitored | The Olympian
More than one-third of the United States’ volcanoes are under-monitored. Last month, Congress passed legislation to improve volcano early warning and monitoring systems.
Feds inch closer toward approving Pebble Mine in Alaska | Bellingham Herald
The fight against the proposed Pebble mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska, continues as the project undergoes federal review. The CEO stands to make $12.5 million if the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issues a permit.
Parkland father protests at gun control hearing | Miami Herald
Nearly a year since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the House Judiciary Committee held the first hearing on gun violence in eight years. Republican members advocated to remove disruptive gun control activists in the audience, including the parent of a slain Parkland student.
In the midnight hour: The nocturnal email habits of Durham’s mayor
Mayor Steve Schewel has a werewolfish habit of staying up late into the night answering emails. While most of the city is asleep, he sends messages on subjects ranging from “Downtown Post Office Pa…
Duke invested $10.3 million in company tied to disputed pipeline, alleged gov't corruption
When the Paradise Papers made headlines in 2017, the confidential documents revealed Duke’s investments in Ferrous Resources—a company whose plans to build a controversial pipeline sparked years of protests in Brazil.
A Durham moment: ‘It’s my civic duty’
STORY BY JULIANNA RENNIE, PHOTOS BY KATIE NELSON For Halloween, Gunther Peck and his family planned to carve pumpkins. But his 12-year-old daughter had a different idea. How about they make a spook…
Affordable housing: Charlotte wants more money to build homes | Charlotte Observer
Despite committing $124 million to build homes for families with low incomes, the affordable housing crisis in Charlotte, NC, has grown worse. Leaders want voters to approve more in bonds in November.
Analysis: Five lessons Durham can learn from other cities’ scooter mishaps
I was sitting a few rows away from Durham City Council member Charlie Reece when he recounted his trip to Raleigh to try out the Triangle’s newest transportation fad: It’s not light rail (sorry, St…
Many students on financial aid will now have to pay for their health insurance
Last month, some families received a letter explaining that Duke University will no longer pay for their student’s health insurance.
Bear necessities: Storm tests Museum of Life and Science | The Herald Sun
The Museum of Life and Science in Durham, North Carolina, learned from Hurricane Fran what it needs to do to keep its bears, red wolves and other animals safe from a hurricane.
Charlotte postal workers say they face racism, harassment | Charlotte Observer
Two African American post office employees in Charlotte say they have been subjected to years of racial taunts, threats and intimidation by white co-workers. They say they went to court because supervisors and the federal government failed to step in.
NC woman overcame segregation’s limits, made church history | Charlotte Observer
The Rev. Katie Cannon rose from a poor area of Kannapolis North Carolina to become the first black woman ordained in the Presbyterian Church. She died at 68 from leukemia.
Charlotte ice cream man robbed at gunpoint, beaten | Charlotte Observer
Toribio Alberto is a "paletero," or ice cream man, who sells sweet treats around apartment complexes off of Nations Ford Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 63-year-old man was robbed at gunpoint and beaten by two men.
NC threatens to revoke license for teen psych center | Charlotte Observer
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services documents provide previously undisclosed details about alleged abuse, faulty treatment and failures at Anderson Health Services, a psychiatric center for teens in Union County, NC.
NBC News' Hallie Jackson to give lecture on ethics at Duke University
Hallie Jackson, chief White House correspondent for NBC News, will give Duke University's 2017 Ewing Lecture on Ethics in Journalism, taking place Oct. 16.
Trump coverage launches a new phenomenon: muscle paragraphs
<p>A CNN story about the firing of FBI Director James Comey cited interviews with “more than two dozen” officials. A Washington Post article about the collapse of the health care bill was attributed to “roughly three dozen” sources. A New York Times story on White House turmoil relied on “dozens.” In covering the White House […]</p>
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