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NEW YORK (AP) - The holidays are the busiest time of year for many small retailers and other businesses. But the holidays this year could be particularly challenging. Although inflation has retreated, small businesses are still dealing with high costs and consumers have been tightening the purse strings, too. And a longshoreman strike that kicked off Tuesday could cause shipping delays that could put a major wrench in retailers' plans

By Rachel Crumpler NC Health News Prisons are constitutionally mandated to provide health care to incarcerated people, but that doesn't mean it has to be provided for free. And in North Carolina - along with almost 40 other states - the costs can add up when prison systems charge incarcerated people a copay for select health care services.  The N.C. Department of Adult Correction charges $5 for medical and dental

Governor Roy Cooper announced Johnson & Johnson (J&J), a world-leading healthcare company, will create 420 jobs in Wilson County. The company says it will invest more than $2 billion in a new pharmaceutical manufacturing campus for innovative biologics in the City of Wilson. "We welcome this tremendous investment by Johnson & Johnson as they expand their global manufacturing footprint," said Governor Cooper. "Life sciences leaders continue to select North Carolina

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Kristie Hilliard opened her new shop, Kristie Kandies, in downtown Rocky Mount, N.C., after getting tired of her factory job at the local Pfizer plant. She's seen a steady flow of customers, but says she's doesn't think either Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump would change her economic fortunes. (Kevin Hardy/Stateline)[/caption] By: Kevin Hardy and Casey Quinlan  ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. - The signs on the empty

REUTERS-The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill seeking to automate the registration of men aged 18 - 26 for the Selective Service System, which has been required by federal law since 1980, contrary to social media posts suggesting the bill makes registration a new requirement or reinstates the draft. The Republican-led House of Representatives passed H.R. 8070, opens new tab titled, "Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense

Ms Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer In our increasingly digital world, information inundates us from every direction. From the billboards lining our streets to the targeted ads on our phones, media, and advertising constantly compete for our attention. This bombardment is fueled by data, the raw information that informs strategic decision-making. Given the pivotal role data plays in shaping the world around us, it's natural to question how we can harness

By: Laura Ungar  AP News Hot flashes and night sweats are among the most infamous menopause maladies. But you might want to pay attention to your teeth and gums, too. "I'm not sure that people are aware of this," said Dr. Thomas Sollecito, chief of oral medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Hormonal changes - mainly a sharp drop in estrogen - can reduce bone density and saliva production and

WASHINGTON (AP) - Seventy years ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled separating children in schools by race was unconstitutional. On paper, that decision - the fabled Brown v. Board of Education, taught in most every American classroom - still stands. But for decades, American schools have been re-segregating. The country is more diverse than it ever has been, with students more exposed to classmates from different backgrounds. Still,

NC Newsline - While the immediate destruction from Hurricane Helene has subsided, the storm's economic aftershocks have only just begun. At stake is western North Carolina's tourism industry, which brings in nearly $7.7 billion in visitor dollars each year, according to 2023 estimates - about a fifth of the state's total. For now, the massive infrastructure damage to the region through flooding, mudslides, and toppled trees has ground that spending to

WASHINGTON (AP) - With registration deadlines looming, Democrats and civil rights groups are asking election officials in the states ravaged by Hurricane Helene to give voters more time. A judge in South Carolina on Friday extended that state's deadline to Oct. 14, but prospects are uncertain in the other hard-hit states. In North Carolina, one of the most fiercely contested presidential battlegrounds, election officials aren't planning to extend the Oct.