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January 17, 2021

Month: November 2020

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Acting Pentagon chief makes rare visit to Somalia

November 30, 2020 North State Journal Comments Off on Acting Pentagon chief makes rare visit to Somalia

U.S. Army Spc. Kevin Martin, junior sniper, assigned to the 1-186th Infantry Battalion, Task Force Guardian, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, provides security for a 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) C-130J Super Hercules during unloading operations at

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Black Friday sees record online as US shoppers stay home

November 29, 2020 North State Journal Comments Off on Black Friday sees record online as US shoppers stay home

Shoppers pass an Indigo Friday 40% Off sign Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, on Chicago’s famed Magnificent Mile shopping district. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Black Friday online sales hit a new record this year as pandemic-wary Americans filled virtual carts instead

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College Basketball Roundup: Siddle gets first win as UNCW tops UNCA

November 28, 2020 North State Journal Comments Off on College Basketball Roundup: Siddle gets first win as UNCW tops UNCA

NC State’s Jericole Hellems shoots as North Florida’s Dorian James defends during the Wolfpack’s 86-51 win Friday at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh. (Ethan Hyman / The News & Observer via AP) ASHEVILLE — Jaylen Sims had 24 points as UNC

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Pandemic has taken a bite out of seafood trade, consumption

November 27, 2020 North State Journal Comments Off on Pandemic has taken a bite out of seafood trade, consumption

FILE – In this March 25, 2020, file photo, a worker weighs and sorts pollack at the Portland Fish Exchange in Portland, Maine. The coronavirus pandemic has hurt the U.S. seafood industry due to a precipitous fall in imports and

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Isolated for months, island crew sees pandemic for 1st time

November 26, 2020 North State Journal Comments Off on Isolated for months, island crew sees pandemic for 1st time

In this June 23, 2020, photo provided by Charlie Thomas, seabirds fly over a field camp on Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Cut off from the rest of the planet since February, four environmental field workers are back,

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Hospice providers merge to increase capacity in NC foothills

November 25, 2020 North State Journal Comments Off on Hospice providers merge to increase capacity in NC foothills

City of Charlotte skyline. For the North State Journal | Eamon Queeney SHELBY — Hospice Cleveland County and Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region last week announced they have joined forces to form a single organization with greater capacity to provide comprehensive and compassionate

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NC Racial Equity task force considers legalizing certain possession amounts of drugs

November 24, 2020 North State Journal Comments Off on NC Racial Equity task force considers legalizing certain possession amounts of drugs

Attorney General Josh Stein speaks at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh. Photo via N.C. Dept. of Public Safety RALEIGH — A state task force created to improve equity in the North Carolina criminal justice system is looking at possible

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Swift wins top prize at AMAs, says she’s re-recording music

November 23, 2020 North State Journal Comments Off on Swift wins top prize at AMAs, says she’s re-recording music

In this screen shot provided by ABC on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, Taylor Swift accepts the award for artist of the year at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (ABC via AP) NEW YORK —

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Ancient Greek god’s bust found during Athens sewage work

November 22, 2020 North State Journal Comments Off on Ancient Greek god’s bust found during Athens sewage work

In this undated photo, provided by the Greek Culture Ministry on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, a head of the ancient god Hermes is pictured after being found during sewage works in central Athens. The ministry said Sunday that the head,

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Clemson-FSU postponed, Duke-Wake won’t be made up

November 21, 2020 North State Journal Comments Off on Clemson-FSU postponed, Duke-Wake won’t be made up

Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence missed two games earlier this season after testing positive for COVID-19 (Matt Cashore/Pool Photo via AP, File) The game between No. 4 Clemson and Florida State was postponed hours before kickoff Saturday when medical personnel from

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NC Reps. vote along partisan lines in impeachment vote

January 13, 2021 Comments Off on NC Reps. vote along partisan lines in impeachment vote

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., holds the article of impeachment against President Donald Trump after signing it, in an engrossment ceremony before transmission to the Senate for trial on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Alex

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UNC addresses backfield void with grad transfer running back

January 12, 2021 Comments Off on UNC addresses backfield void with grad transfer running back

Tennessee running back Ty Chandler stiff arms two Florida defenders during a game this season (Randy Sartin/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, Pool) The North Carolina football team took a major step toward filling the void left by the departure of

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Gorillas test positive for coronavirus at San Diego park

January 11, 2021 Comments Off on Gorillas test positive for coronavirus at San Diego park

Members of the gorilla troop at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, Calif., are seen in their habitat on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. Several gorillas at the zoo have tested positive for the coronavirus in what is believed

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Trump to visit U.S.-Mexico border to laud border wall

January 10, 2021 Comments Off on Trump to visit U.S.-Mexico border to laud border wall

FILE – In this June 23, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump smiles after autographing a section of the border wall during a tour in San Luis, Ariz. The Trump administration sought to halt migrants from crossing the southwest border

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THE WORD: A new path

January 9, 2021 Comments Off on THE WORD: A new path

PHOTO CAPTION: PHOTO CAPTION: “The Magi Journeying” (1886-1894) is a painting by James Tissot which is part of the European Art Collection of the Brooklyn Museum. The new year often brings resolutions and vows of starting something new or starting

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Neil Sheehan, Pentagon Papers reporter, Vietnam author, dies

January 8, 2021 Comments Off on Neil Sheehan, Pentagon Papers reporter, Vietnam author, dies

FILE – Journalist Neil Sheehan is shown in New York, Nov. 29, 1988. Sheehan, a reporter and Pulitzer Prize-winning author who broke the story of the Pentagon Papers for The New York Times and who chronicled the deception at the

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No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake

January 8, 2021 Comments Off on No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake

A group of protesters confront several National Guard members outside a museum, late Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Kenosha, Wis. Earlier it was announced that no charges will be filed against the white police officer that shot Jacob Blake, a

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2021 Ford F-150: This new Ford truck is Ford truck tough

January 6, 2021 Comments Off on 2021 Ford F-150: This new Ford truck is Ford truck tough

Photo courtesy Ford SAN DIEGO — The Ford F-Series is the best-selling vehicle in America, ish. Sort of. OK, we’ll get to all the is-it-or-isn’t-it best-selling caveats in a minute, but Ford sells a ton of F-150 pickups and there’s

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Epic Games to transform Cary Towne Center mall into new headquarters

January 6, 2021 Comments Off on Epic Games to transform Cary Towne Center mall into new headquarters

Cary Towne Center – File photo CARY — Epic Games Inc., Turnbridge Equities and Denali Properties announced Sunday an agreement to transfer ownership of the 980,000-square-foot and 87-acre Cary Towne Center to Epic Games, with the goal of converting the

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Here we go again: What to expect as Georgia counts votes

January 4, 2021 Comments Off on Here we go again: What to expect as Georgia counts votes

Supporters wait for Kamala Harris attend a drive-in rally in Savannah, Ga. during a campaign stop for Democratic U.S. Senate challengers Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) ATLANTA — This

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