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Senate GOP passes Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill.’ It will have a big impact on North Carolina.
Senate Republicans have narrowly passed Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” a controversial piece of legislation with deep cuts to healthcare. It will imperil Medicaid expansion for more than 600,000 in North Carolina.
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Thom Tillis’ full statement on why he won’t seek reelection
Tillis criticized politicians who “really don’t give a damn about the people they promised to represent.”
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North Carolina program provides free summer meals for students who depended on school lunch
North Carolina’s SUN Program provides free summer meals for students, impacting 900,000+ kids, featuring nutrition, activities, and new $120 SUN Bucks food assistance cards.
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Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear
A divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the fate of President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship.
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Rethink Education: Transforming teaching in North Carolina
The Rethink Education Facilitator Badge program in North Carolina enhances teaching and learning resilience, showing significant student proficiency gains.
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States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules
A divided Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the country’s biggest abortion provider.
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Opinion: A North Carolina woman on love and loss 10 years after Obergefell cleared same-sex marriage
June 26 is the 10-year anniversary of the US Supreme Court’s Obergefell decision, which cleared same-sex marriage nationwide in America. A North Carolina woman talks about how the decision impacted her life.
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Trump defends US strikes on Iran as intel assessments stir debate
President Trump said U.S. strikes delivered a crushing blow to Iran’s nuclear program despite a preliminary American intelligence assessment suggesting that the assault inflicted only a marginal setback.
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Keeping pets safe in the NC heat: 10 tips from veterinarians
North Carolina veterinarians explain the impact of hot weather on fur babies, and what pet owners should do to keep pets safe in the summer heat.
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Iran launches missiles at US military base in Qatar in retaliation for American bombing
Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites but indicating it was prepared to step back from escalating tensions in the volatile region.
