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Tom Bradshaw, Raleigh ‘boy mayor’ who brought Beltline and helped downtown, has died
Tom Bradshaw, the “boy mayor” of Raleigh who labored to save its dying downtown, presided over much of its growth and later rose to transportation secretary under Gov. Jim Hunt, has died. He was 87. Long past his political career, Bradshaw is likely...
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Memories shared at Jim Hunt’s funeral go beyond politics
The pews inside First Presbyterian Church in Wilson were nearly full more than an hour before Friday’s service as people from across the state gathered to bid farewell to Jim Hunt, North Carolina’s only four-term governor and a force in politics. Hunt...
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Former NC Gov. Jim Hunt, a longtime, dominant figure in state politics, dies
James B. Hunt Jr., a one-time Wilson County farm boy who rose to become one of the dominant figures in 20thcentury North Carolina politics, has died. He was 88. “It is with deep sadness that I share the passing of my beloved daddy and hero, former...
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LASTING LEGACY
Seeds of the Hurricanes’ Stanley Cup success were sown in a summer of uncertainty. Twenty years later, the Canes' roots run deeper than ever in the Triangle and beyond.
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After shooting, Trump’s anti-immigration stance intensifies
The shooting of two National Guard members by a gunman identified by authorities as an Afghan national has set off an especially intense level of fury in President Donald Trump and a new push to step up his anti-immigration policies. In a series of...
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Video shows federal agents seizing Wendell woman in Cary
When Border Patrol agents seized Wendell resident Fatima Issela Velasquez-Antonio at a Triangle construction site Tuesday, they handcuffed her before loading her into a van with other workers. A video taken by a co-worker at the construction site...
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PROJECT RUNWAY
Contractors work to replace a deteriorating 25-by-50-foot section of concrete on Runway 5L/23R, the main runway at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, on Oct. 20. RDU routinely closes the runway for about 19 hours during the fall months so crews can...
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Haunted by the what-ifs
ALSO INSIDE: Domestic violence deaths are on the rise in NC. Could a ‘red flag’ law help reverse the trend?
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‘No Kings’ rallies protest Trump policies
Several million people planned to participate Saturday in more than 2,500 “No Kings” rallies throughout the United States in what organizers are billing as the largest single-day protest in modern history. The first “No Kings’ events, in opposition to...
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The long, rough road to recovery
Rebuilding Western North Carolina: A year later, major work lies ahead
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Raid on Hyundai-LG plant in Georgia rattles South Korea
The United States has for years pressured South Korea to invest billions of dollars in U.S. industry, a push that has only increased over the past few months. That made it all the more shocking for South Koreans when they learned that U.S. immigration...
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Maxwell: Never saw Trump in ‘inappropriate setting’
Former Jeffrey Epstein girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell told federal investigators that she never saw President Donald Trump do anything illegal or improper. Federal investigators recently interviewed Maxwell for two days to learn more about what she...
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Aligning with Putin, Trump backs away from ceasefire demand
President Donald Trump on Saturday split from Ukraine and key European allies after his summit with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, adopting Putin’s plan for a sweeping peace agreement based on Ukraine ceding unoccupied territory to Russia, instead...
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WILL THE WORLD STILL COME HERE?
Amid the Trump administration’s changes in policies and procedures for visas, NC campuses could see fewer international students walking their halls
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It’s almost tax-free weekend. Here’s a list of places to shop near the Triangle
Carolina families haven’t been able to take advantage of a sales taxfree weekend since 2013. The sales tax holiday, previously held in North Carolina the first weekend in August, allowed families to gear up for the school year with items such as...
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STILL NO SOLUTION
TOP: Water from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal washed away the road on Dogwood Acres Drive in Chapel Hill. Photographed July 8. MIDDLE: The interior of a shoe store in Eastgate Crossing in Chapel Hill sustained heavy damage on July 7, after...
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READERS GET MORE Tucked away in an Atlanta-area strip mall museum, a spectacle by a master resides.
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Judge denies R. Kelly’s requests for release from NC prison over safety concerns
days after attorneys for musician R. Kelly filed an Emergency Motion for Temporary Furlough this week, a judge denied the request. In the court filings, Kelly’s attorneys allege prison officials overdosed him on medications and “nearly killed him.”...
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Booming market
Baby boomers are scooping up houses in the Triangle, challenging millennials and deepening a generational divide amid rising mortgage rates and low inventory
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Erin Wall helps her son Carter, then a second-grader at Penny Road Elementary, prepare for a remote learning lesson in 2020, at their home in Cary. BOTTOM: Carter Wall, right, now a sixth-grader, participates in Kimberly Shaw’s sixth-grade reading...
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Bringing you more in the pages ahead
At The News & Observer, we’ve always believed that a great newspaper should reflect the community it serves — not just in the headlines, but in the stories that speak to your life, your community and your interests. For that reason, beginning this...
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Trump: US to ‘take a pass’ if Russia or Ukraine balk at deal
U.S. President Donald Trump signaled he could walk way from efforts to end the war in Ukraine if a deal can’t be found soon, as Russia said a one-month pause on targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure had ended. “If for some reason one of the two...
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NC Republicans welcome Gov. Stein’s approach so far, but his first test is coming soon
A good start. So far. That’s what both Democrats and Republicans say, again and again, when it comes to describing the first few months of North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein’s term. Unlike the maelstrom of Washington and the start of President Donald...
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Cal donors withhold money over Rivera role
Prominent donors to the Cal football name, image and likeness collective said they won’t give any more money to the organization until former NFL head coach Ron Rivera is given the authority to run the Golden Bears program, SFGate reported. Rivera, a...
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NC Navy veteran’s remains buried after Pearl Harbor death
When torpedoes struck his battleship, Neil Frye was just 20 years old — a country boy halfway around the world from his tiny hometown of Vass, North Carolina, caught off-guard on an infamous day. He had joined up at 19, signing on as a mess attendant...
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Raleigh soldier volunteered to fight in Ukraine, in the end making a sad sacrifice
Three years ago, Stuart Anderson followed the call of his conscience and signed up to fight in Ukraine, joining a 35man volunteer unit and taking the call sign “Rico,” manning the trenches with hand-medown body armor. For months, he faced neardaily...
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Living Jellyfish delight at the new mesmerizing aquarium at SeaWorld San Diego.
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Senate passes GOP budget plan after a long night of votes
The Senate passed Republicans’ budget plan before dawn Friday on a largely party-line vote, teeing up some key elements of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda. But before senators approved their first major blueprint for accomplishing the...
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Trump moves to impose reciprocal tariffs as soon as April
President Donald Trump ordered his administration to consider imposing reciprocal tariffs on numerous trading partners, raising the prospect of a wider campaign against a global system he complains is tilted against the U.S. The president on Thursday...
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200 NC workers furloughed as Trump’s USAID cuts imperil 2 major Triangle nonprofits
The Durham-based global research nonprofit FHI 360 is furloughing 36% of its U.S. staff, including more than 200 employees in North Carolina, following federal cuts to its main source of revenue. The furloughs, which will begin Friday, are due “to the...
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NC Republicans propose stricter laws targeting migrants
As President Donald Trump prepared to take office, Tom Homan, Trump’s appointed “border czar,” was asked what Americans could expect regarding immigration on day one of the president’s second term. “Shock and awe,” Homan said twice. At the start of...
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Biggest LA fire spreads despite calmer winds
The mammoth Palisades Fire was roaring closer to residential areas of Los Angeles early Saturday, forcing a new round of evacuation orders and dimming hopes that a brief drop in wind speeds would help firefighters tame Southern California’s devastating...
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Cajole, plead and flatter: Ukraine makes its case to Trump
From desperate stabs at diplomacy to fanciful expressions of flattery, Ukrainian officials are doing everything they can to bring Presidentelect Donald Trump into their corner as they try to strengthen their position in the war against...
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Police follow new leads in killing of health insurance CEO
Investigators, working with a growing list of details about the man they believe fatally shot the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in midtown Manhattan, continued chasing leads Friday as the search for the gunman stretched into its third day. Authorities have...
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Hedge fund manager Bessent gets Trump’s nod for Treasury
President-elect Donald Trump said Friday he would nominate hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to be Treasury secretary in his second term, a critical role in tax policy, global finance and managing the U.S. debt load. To become the presumptive nominee,...
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Who’s who in Trump’s new administration
President-elect Donald Trump is stocking his Cabinet with people he wants to carry out his “America First” policies on the border, trade, national security, the economy and more. Trump has put a premium on loyalty with his picks, selecting lawmakers...
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Where NC voters split votes
Check out interactive maps to see vote totals by each county and compare to previous election years.
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