North Carolina
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Kamala Harris has pulled ahead of Donald Trump in a poll in Iowa, a state Donald Trump easily won in 2016 and 2020. The vice president has a three-point lead in the midwestern state, according to a Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll of 808 likely voters. “The poll shows that women – particularly those who are older…
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Joe Biden performed better in his rally speech as he had a teleprompter – but he “shows who he really is” when he has to think on his feet, a Republican media strategist has said. Providing some initial reaction to the event in North Carolina on our special edition of The World with Yalda Hakim, Brett…
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This week, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear North Carolina’s defense of a state law aimed at preventing hidden-camera investigations by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and other animal rights groups from damaging local farms and other businesses. The justices turned away appeals by North Carolina’s Democratic Attorney-General Josh Stein and…
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High school students in two North Carolina cities won’t be able to ride school buses for at least two weeks because a large number of drivers are temporarily out of work after testing positive for COVID-19. The News & Record of Greensboro reports that Guilford County Schools said Friday that 76 of the district’s drivers are out…
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Two death row inmates in South Carolina, now required by law to choose between a yet-to-be-formed firing squad and a 109-year-old electric chair, have decided to sue instead. They call the state’s recently signed legislation unconstitutional because lethal injection was the main method of execution when they were sentenced. It’s an argument Democratic state Rep.…
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Stephen Curry has spoken against North Carolina‘s discriminatory laws against LGBT [Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender]. The Golden State Warriors star spoke with AP (The Associated Press) in an interview recently. Image: Stephen Curry The 2-time NBA Most Valuable Player said he is disappointed to see sporting events withdrawn from his home state of North…
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Selena Gomez will use her upcoming concert in North Carolina to fight for LGBT rights. The singer said in a statement to E! News that she debated for some time whether to follow other big music names in canceling her concert in protest over the state’s controversial bill known as the “bathroom law,” but ultimately decided…
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President Obama’s administration witnessed series of legal battles against North Carolina and one of the latest is on the rights of transgender people. Image shows gender neutral restroom sign. The White House reportedly issued an order on Friday (13 May) to all public school districts directing them to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms…
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