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Floriane Acouetey

8:24am Feb 15, 2021

World News World News Health & Safety

The Pandemic Pushed This Farmer Into Deep Poverty. Then Something Amazing Happened

by Malaka Gharib

Togo wanted to distribute millions of dollars to its citizens in dire straits. There was just one daunting problem: How could it identify the neediest of the needy?
Akhtar Soomro / Reuters

12:51pm Jan 29, 2021

World News World News Health & Safety

Pakistan's Vaccine Worries: Rich People And Conspiracy Theorists

by Diaa Hadid

The fifth most populous country has put strategies in place to address anti-vaccine sentiment and prevent elites from using their influence to obtain government vaccines.

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Laurent Cipriani / AP

10:55pm Oct 13, 2020

World News World News

Europe Reports Record-High 700,000 COVID-19 Cases Last Week, WHO Says

by Reese Oxner

Europe's cases surged by 36% compared with the prior week. Across Europe, many countries are trying to slow the spread of the coronavirus but avoid a national lockdown.
12:32pm Jul 29, 2020

Politics & Government Politics & Government

Cooper Bans Alcohol Sales At Restaurants After 11 p.m.

by Associated Press

North Carolina Gov.
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7:50pm Nov 06, 2019

National National

The Man Who Popularized The 'Deep State' Doesn't Like The Way It's Used

Meet Mike Lofgren, a long-time congressional staffer who describes himself as a political independent. He says the current discourse has turned his notion of a 'deep state' into a 'Frankenstein.'

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4:09pm Mar 29, 2019

Politics & Government Politics & Government

New Ninth District Congressional Election Could Top $1.2 Million

by Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press
10:43am Mar 29, 2019

Courts Courts Politics & Government

Fact Check: NC Sheriff Is Correct, ICE detainers Are Not Valid Warrants

by Matthew Riley and Paul Specht, Politifact NC
4:05pm Mar 28, 2019

Politics & Government Politics & Government

Proposals Would Expand LGBT Protections In North Carolina

by Paul Garber

Gay rights advocates and their supporters at the legislature say expanding discrimination protections and repealing remnants of the North Carolina "bathroom bill" will make clear that LGBT people a
10:50am Mar 28, 2019

Education Education Politics & Government

North Carolina House Agrees To Repeal Corporal Punishment In School

by Associated Press
1:13pm Mar 27, 2019

Politics & Government Politics & Government

Bill Making North Carolina Sheriffs Work With ICE Advances

by Associated Press
3:13pm Mar 22, 2019

Politics & Government Politics & Government

Fact Check: By Supporting Trump, Tillis Completely Reverses Course

by Paul Specht, Politifact NC

Sen. Thom Tillis recently made news for doing something especially taboo in politics: He changed his mind.

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7:52am Mar 18, 2019

Politics & Government Politics & Government

Fact Check: North Carolina Lawmaker Points Out Shrinking Gap In High School Graduation Rates

by Bill McCarthy

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