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Veterans honor Memorial Day Traditions

May 31, 2021

BOSTON (AP) — A pair of military vets navigate the hilly, meandering paths in a historic cemetery in Boston, searching out soldiers’ graves and planting American flags in front of them. About 10 miles away, scores of other vets and […]

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Johnson & Johnson asks high court to void $2B talc verdict

May 31, 2021

By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson is asking for Supreme Court review of a $2 billion verdict in favor of women who claim they developed ovarian cancer from using the company’s talc products. The case features an […]

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5 injured in boating accident

May 31, 2021

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Five people were injured when two boats collided on Lake Murray on Friday night, state officials said.  News outlets reported that the accident happened Friday evening. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources said a cabin […]

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Duke beats NC State 1-0 for first ACC title since 1961

May 30, 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cooper Stinson gave up three hits with no walks in six scoreless innings and Duke beat North Carolina State 1-0 in the ACC Tournament championship game on Sunday. The ninth-seeded Blue Devils (32-20), who won their […]

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Horror, heroism mark deadly shooting at California rail yard

May 28, 2021

By TERENCE CHEA and JANIE HAR SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Taptejdeep Singh died trying to save others from a gunman. Kirk Bertolet saw some of his coworkers take their last breaths. And friends, family and survivors were left to […]

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3 officers face arraignment in Black man’s restraint death

May 28, 2021

By GENE JOHNSON Five weeks after ex-Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd, three Washington state officers have been charged in the death of Manuel Ellis: another Black man who pleaded for breath under an officer’s knee. […]

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Voice of Disney’s ‘Sebastian the Crab’ dies at age 72

May 28, 2021

By MEG KINNARD Samuel E. Wright, the South Carolina native who famously voiced “Sebastian the Crab” in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” and had an acting career spanning five decades, died this week. He was 72. Wright died Monday in New […]

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Environmentalists want NC governor to halt pellet plants

May 27, 2021

Advocates for environmental justice and eastern North Carolina residents urged Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday to block permits for future wood pellet plants and pay more attention to their effects on health. The activists, organized by the Dogwood Alliance coalition, […]

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Unraveling more COVID-19 myths

May 27, 2021

By DR. JOYNICOLE MARTINEZ, Staff Writer On May 25, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported 525 new cases with approximately 700 currently hospitalized and a daily percent of positive tests above 4%. Even with this news, there […]

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Reemployment bonus idea advanced by NC Senate committee

May 27, 2021

By GARY D. ROBERTSON With employers struggling to fill positions as post-pandemic restrictions end, North Carolina state senators advanced a proposal Wednesday giving $1,500 bonuses to unemployment benefit recipients who return to work this summer. The Senate Commerce Committee gave […]

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