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NC Republicans advocate for banning trans athletes from female sports teams

A two-week break from Congress didn’t relieve any tension between political parties as Democrats accused Republicans Monday of bullying transgender youth with a bill expected to pass the House Thursday.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

North Carolina House Republicans file bill to ban public drag shows

RALEIGH, N.C. — Republicans in the North Carolina House introduced a bill Tuesday that would ban drag performances in public places or in the presence of a minor.

Tribune News Service

Man’s throat slashed at bus stop after asking for cigarette in North Carolina tourist town, police say

A man was slashed in the neck with a knife after he asked for a cigarette at a bus stop in a popular North Carolina tourist town, according to police.

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Boy gets trapped inside claw machine after climbing inside to steal prize in North Carolina

The 13-year-old boy was rescued and then banned from the park for attempted theft

Evening Standard

Man gets fright of his life as huge BEAR creeps onto his porch before epic stare-off

David Oppenheimer from Ashville, North Carolina, US, was trying to relax lying on a lounger when the bear snuck up on him. They both jumped in shock when they realised

Daily Mirror

12-year-olds can't buy cigarettes — but they can work in tobacco fields

Child labor rules in agriculture are looser than those in other industries, even for tasks that are dangerous. For all tobacco laborers, but especially kids, the work can cause nicotine poisoning.

WEKU

Georgia football offers lengthy TE Kendre Harrison

Big North Carolina tight end recruit Kendre Harrison visited the UGA spring game and ended up with a scholarship offer from the Bulldogs

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From abortion to school choice, areas to watch now that NC GOP has regained supermajority

RALEIGH, N.C. — For the first time in more than four years, North Carolina Republicans last month overrode a veto from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.

Tribune News Service

Review: ‘Fat Ham’ on Broadway is a juicy Shakespeare reinvention, with backyard mayhem and a barbecued ghost

NEW YORK — In playwright James Ijames’ eye-popping “Fat Ham,” a malcontent named Juicy, kinda like Hamlet, is chilling in his North Carolina backyard when his recently deceased dad exits the presumptive fires of hell and pops up out of his patio grill.

Chicago Tribune

Sen. Ted Budd of North Carolina endorses Donald Trump for president in 2024

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Budd announced Thursday his endorsement of former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, just a week after Trump became the first president in history to be arrested on felony charges.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

UNC students protest decision to ban 'Cop City' activist

Students at North Carolina’s flagship public university have walked out of class to protest school officials’ decision to ban a law school student from campus

The Independent UK

Missing North Carolina five-year-old kidnapped to California by her grandmother’s ex-husband found

The girl’s alleged abductor has been arrested

The Independent UK

Election legislation roundup: North Carolina State Senate

As of April 9, Ballotpedia has tracked 11 election-related bills in the North Carolina State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 11, Ballotpedia tracked four from April 3-9. Democrats and Republicans sponsored two each. The four bills are:

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North Carolina mother and three children die in murder-suicide while on FaceTime call

The minors were identified as Sakendra Syann Steele, 9, and Sakenya Syretha Steele, 12, and Sakenlo Shawn Steele Jr, 14

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Supreme Court of North Carolina issues eight opinions from April 3-9

The Supreme Court of North Carolina issued eight opinions from April 3-9. As of April 9, the court issued eight opinions in 2023 — 36 fewer than this point a year ago. Three of eight opinions are below:

Tribune News Service

Civil rights group files federal lawsuit against North Carolina’s new anti-rioting law

RALEIGH, N.C. — A civil rights group filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging the North Carolina law passed this year that imposes stricter penalties for rioting.

The Independent UK

ACLU sues North Carolina over harsher riot punishments

A prominent civil rights group has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new North Carolina law that will increase punishments for violent protests

Zenger

‘I Was Fighting Back Tears,’ Outer Banks Resident Recalls, As Atlantic Ocean Claims Another House

Jenni Koontz, captured the moment the Atlantic Ocean claimed yet another house in Rodanthe, North Carolina, last month

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Titans named best team fit for WR Josh Downs

An ESPN writer believes the Titans are the best fit for North Carolina WR Josh Downs.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Don’t be fooled. NC Republicans aren’t solving anything with trans sports ban

Diving headfirst into the anti-LGBTQ+ culture war, North Carolina Republicans have filed legislation intended to prevent transgender female athletes from playing on women’s high school sports teams.

Tribune News Service

Michigan adds UNC's Caleb Love, Seton Hall's Tray Jackson from transfer portal

Michigan coach Juwan Howard already dipped into the transfer portal to add one piece to next season's roster.

USA Today Sports Media Group

UGA football offers DL Nnamdi Ogboko

Georgia football offers North Carolina defensive line recruit Nnamdi Ogboko

Tribune News Service

Commentary: A Medicaid catastrophe is looming. It can be avoided

Last week saw a win and a loss for health care. North Carolina became the 40th state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. That’s a big victory for the estimated 600,000 low-income adults in North Carolina who will now be eligible for government insurance and join the millions…

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Tricia Cotham once spoke of her abortion. Will she help NC Republicans restrict it?

In 2015, Rep. Tricia Cotham stood on the floor of the North Carolina House of Representatives and bravely spoke about her own experience with abortion.

Ballotpedia

Republicans get veto-proof majorities in two new states after recent party switches

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