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Attorneys general file brief supporting veterans' education benefits
Great Lakes Wire - Michigan
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June 17, 2025
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 51 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The coalition aims to ensure that military veterans and their families receive...
North Carolina Construction Workers Earn 5th Least in U.S.
The Sanford Herald - North Carolina
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The U.S. construction industry is navigating a period of heightened uncertainty in 2025, marked by shifting trade policies, restrictive immigration enforcement, and persistently high interest rates. New tariffs on imported steel and aluminum have...
North Carolina Lawmakers Advance Bill To Regulate Hemp THC Products And Restrict Kratom
Marijuana Moment
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June 17, 2025
“I wish we had done this back in 2021 when we figured out the whole hemp problem. The genie is pretty far out of the bottle now, so we’re trying to stuff it back in.” By Clayton Henkel, NC Newsline In a political climate in which Republicans and...
Missing North Carolina man with dementia safely located in Georgia after traffic stop
FOX 5 Atlanta - Georgia
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ACWORTH, Ga. - A North Carolina man reported missing and endangered was safely located by Acworth police officers late Monday night following a traffic stop. What we know: According to the Acworth Police Department, officers were on patrol near...
Activists rally tonight in Hendersonville to oppose ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
828 News Now - North Carolina
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June 17, 2025
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Grassroots organizers across North Carolina will hold coordinated vigils at 6 p.m. Tuesday, urging U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis and Ted Budd to vote against a pending federal reconciliation bill that activists said would...
Video: North Carolina private school vouchers and the separation of church and state
Cardinal & Pine - North Carolina
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June 17, 2025
North Carolina gives public voucher dollars to private schools, most of which are religious. So how can that be legal? Let’s take a look. North Carolina gives public voucher dollars to private schools. Many of those schools have a religious...
Charleston marks 10 years since tragic church massacre
WRDW 12 - Georgia
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June 17, 2025
CHARLESTON, S.C - It has been 10 years since a mass shooting at a historically Black downtown Charleston church killed nine people and left the nation shocked and in mourning. The shooting happened on June 17, 2015, at Mother Emanuel AME Church on...
Get ready for summertime fun with this line-up of Asheville and western North Carolina festivals
Cardinal & Pine - North Carolina
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June 17, 2025
From music to food to arts and crafts, here is a list of festivals to include in your summertime fun in Asheville and western North Carolina. School is out for the summer and it’s time to make plans. Festivals are a part of summertime fun — a time...
Mixed results for North Carolina child well-being in annual report
WBJD - North Carolina
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June 17, 2025
North Carolina gets mixed results for child well-being in the new Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. North Carolina ranks 34th among the states, falling one position since last year’s findings. The report measures 16 data...
Boy, 5, hurt in accidental gun discharge while visiting family in North Carolina
WYFF 4 - South Carolina
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June 17, 2025
Boy, 5, hurt in accidental gun discharge while visiting family in North Carolina AND IT’S TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE’VE GOT A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS IN...
Watch A Young Eric Church Perform Garth Brooks’ “We Shall Be Free” Way Back In High School
Whiskey Riff
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June 17, 2025
Long before he became the Chief. Of course these days Eric Church is one of the biggest names in country music of the past two decades. He’s sold out festivals, stadiums, amphitheaters and arenas all across the country, has nearly a dozen #1 hits...
Cardinal Burke calls for an end to 'persecution from within the Church'
The Blaze
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June 17, 2025
The change in popes earlier this year has enlivened the international debate about the Catholic liturgy and tradition, especially about the traditional Latin Mass. With Vatican deadlines approaching later this year, everyone is anxious to see what...
Lowest-paying jobs in Fayetteville, North Carolina
The Mountaineer - North Carolina
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Lowest-paying jobs in Fayetteville, North Carolina Uncertainty clouds the current job market. On one hand, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports unemployment rates at 4.2% as of May 2025—and that hasn't changed much in the past year, a typical...
Lowest-paying jobs in Burlington, North Carolina
The Mountaineer - North Carolina
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Lowest-paying jobs in Burlington, North Carolina Uncertainty clouds the current job market. On one hand, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports unemployment rates at 4.2% as of May 2025—and that hasn't changed much in the past year, a typical...
Lowest-paying jobs in Greenville, North Carolina
The Mountaineer - North Carolina
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Lowest-paying jobs in Greenville, North Carolina Uncertainty clouds the current job market. On one hand, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports unemployment rates at 4.2% as of May 2025—and that hasn't changed much in the past year, a typical...
Mississippi Nailbenders come to Lawrence County, Kentucky to build local church
The Levisa Lazer - Kentucky
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June 17, 2025
If you have traveled US 23 from Paintsville to Louisa since May, you have witnessed the miraculous efforts of the Mississippi Nailbenders, Inc.as they build a new church for Meades Branch Freewill Baptist Church. On April 6, the last service was...
Lowest-paying jobs in Jacksonville, North Carolina
The State Journal - West Virginia
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Lowest-paying jobs in Jacksonville, North Carolina Uncertainty clouds the current job market. On one hand, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports unemployment rates at 4.2% as of May 2025—and that hasn't changed much in the past year, a typical...
NC Senate Republicans seek to define biological sex, dismiss gender identity
NC Health News - North Carolina
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June 17, 2025
By Grace Vitaglione and Rachel Crumpler State lawmakers at the North Carolina General Assembly are pondering another bill that would affect transgender people — the latest in a string of legislation targeting this population that has been...
Cultural Center hosts local authors
Lincoln Times News - North Carolina
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Regional writers Christopher Lee Nelson and Rhonda Browning White shared the stage at the Lincoln Cultural Center on Tuesday, June 10, to promote their recent literary publications. Patty Thompson, an acquisitions editor with Redhawk Publications...
Underwater education: Kids in the Creek immerses students in hands-on water quality lessons
The Mountaineer - North Carolina
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On the banks of the Pigeon River, Dave Matthews spun a tale. “There’s something very special about this fish,” the Tennessee Valley Authority aquatic zoologist said. As he held a Northern hogsucker aloft, a dozen kids crowded around to get a...