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NC won’t show the sex of students on PowerSchool. It’s meant to help transgender kids

A recent change designed to protect the privacy of North Carolina’s transgender public school students is drawing complaints from some conservative groups.

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Republicans eye state courts as next political battlegrounds

In most midterm election years, races for state supreme court seats are overshadowed by campaigns for governor or the Senate

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Cawthorn candidacy challenge ends, but another may be ahead

A review of whether North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn is disqualified to run for Congress based on the U.S. Constitution won't happen because of redistricting changes finalized this week

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Mark Story: How Morehead State’s Johni Broome ended up starring for a school he’d never heard of

Morehead State men’s basketball star Johni Broome (21) has spent his sophomore year battling Utah Valley’s Fardaws Aimaq (23), Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe (22) and North Carolina’s Armando Bacot (21) for the NCAA Division I lead in double-doubles.

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NC Gov. Roy Cooper vetoes school masks bill

Masks will still be required in schools if school boards mandate it. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill Thursday that would have let parents decide if students wear masks in school.

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North Carolina state court approves new congressional, legislative maps

North Carolina enacted new congressional and legislative districts on Feb. 23, 2022, after the Wake County Superior Court approved legislative maps that the General Assembly approved on Feb. 16 and 17. The court also adopted a new congressional map proposed by a panel of court-appointed special masters.

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Man uses improvised flame thrower for robbery, sets store counter on fire, NC cops say

A would-be robber took a fiery approach this week when he combined seemingly innocent store products to make an improvised flame thrower, according to the Lenior Police Department in North Carolina.

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Cancer survivor gives birth to ‘miracle baby’ at 2:22 am on 2/22/22 in North Carolina

A “miracle” baby was born at 2:22 a.m. on 2/22/2022 in delivery room 2, of course, in North Carolina.

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Lejourney Farrow: Search for beauty queen who vanished two weeks ago traveling to Miss USA pageant in Vegas

Farrow, 21, was last seen in Greensboro, North Carolina, on 10 February

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New NOAA report finds sea level is rising fast. NC is especially at risk

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – In North Carolina, the worries about climate change often focus on more frequent storms with heavier rainfall, but a new federal report points to an equally potent danger – the seeping effect of sea level rise.

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Courts adopt new House maps that favor Democrats in PA, NC - Roll Call

In Pennsylvania, a GOP district was divided between two others. And North Carolina's court rejected the GOP-controlled legislature's plan.

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Redistricting updates from North Carolina and Rhode Island

Welcome to the Wednesday, February 23, Brew.

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Will more ‘responsive’ congressional election districts satisfy North Carolina judges?

RALEIGH, N.C. — When a North Carolina court issues its latest ruling on the Legislature’s redrawn congressional map this week, judges will grapple with a question at the core of our democracy: How should political maps respond to the changing will of voters?

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Google employees protest company's Durham wage policy. Here's why they're upset

DURHAM, North Carolina — Google will pay workers at its new Durham office lower salaries than most of its other engineering hubs, a move that has led to internal protests from some workers.

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At-risk Democratic incumbents start spending early to try to keep Senate majority

WASHINGTON — More than eight months before the midterm elections, the battle for control of the Senate is already shaping up as a contest centered on entrenched Democratic incumbents and a handful of purple states President Joe Biden won by slim margins.

The Independent UK

Man who accused passenger of stealing his DNA and threatened to kill everyone on flight charged in US

Flight was forced to divert to North Carolina

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UNC basketball holds on to beat Louisville. Brady Manek leads the way for Tar Heels.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — It didn’t take overtime this time, but North Carolina still had to grind out a win against Louisville on Monday night, 70-63, in a game that had seemingly everyone at the Dean E. Smith Center standing in the final minutes.

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Inmates who died asked for release before falling ill with COVID

Rory Adams did not know that Christmas in a small rural hospital in West Virginia would be the last time he saw his wife alive. She’d entered prison in early January 2021 to serve a 42-month sentence for failure to collect payroll taxes. She was supposed to return to North…

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John Clay: In its most meaningful win, Kentucky basketball shows itself what it can do

Never mind that rout of North Carolina in Las Vegas. Never mind that trouncing of Tennessee at Rupp Arena. Never mind that domination of Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse.

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NC lawmakers approved new maps. Now the courts will decide. What to watch for next

RALEIGH, N.C. —The fate of North Carolina's political districts is yet again in the hands of the judicial system. Over the next few days, a trio of state court judges will decide whether the legislature's newest set of maps is a good enough replacement for the previous ones, recently ruled…

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Arches weighing 40 tons collapse along pedestrian walkway

An investigation is underway in North Carolina after decorative wooden arches weighing 40 tons collapsed along a pedestrian walkway in the city of Hickory

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Pilot who died when his plane crashed into truck in North Carolina is identified as 43-year-old Army reservist

Raymond John Ackley is survived by his wife and three sons

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NC lawmakers pass new political maps, this time with more competitive seats

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina lawmakers have now passed new political districts for themselves and the state's 14 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives — but it's not the final decision, since the court system will still have a say in the matter next week.

The Independent UK

North Carolina: Pilot dies after plane crashes into truck on I-85

Plane collided with truck near Davidson County Airport

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New NC political maps released, with votes expected soon

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s three most populous counties likely won’t be split more than once under new congressional redistricting maps being drawn this week by state lawmakers.

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