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'Kaptivating The Vote': NC A&T hosts election town hall for voters
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The candidates for state superintendent faced questions in Greensboro Wednesday. Election Day is less than 4 weeks away, so Mo Green and Michele Morrow are running out of time to make an impact with voters. Alpha Nu Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi and the North Carolina...
Examining the use of the death penalty in the Carolinas and across the country
South Carolina carried out its first execution in 13 years on Sept. 20, when it executed Freddie Owens. Five more death row inmates in the state are expected to be executed in the next six months, and it's likely that each will be given the choice between dying by the electric chair, firing squad or lethal injection.
OPINION: The best way to improve disaster relief
Government officials and average citizens of all guises and stripes have done a mostly remarkable job of carrying out relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Notwithstanding the understandable frustrations of those in devastated areas still waiting for aid and the calculated lies of some cynical politicians and shameless social media creeps, the truth is that government agencies and elected leaders of both major parties have been working tirelessly, and even heroically, in the storm’s aftermath.
Officials work to protect IV supplies in Florida after disruptions at North Carolina plant
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are working to move critical hospital supplies out of the path of Hurricane Milton, which is threatening another manufacturer of IV fluids even as hospitals nationwide are still reeling from disruptions caused by flooding at a large factory in North Carolina. Medical manufacturer B. Braun Medical said Wednesday it is working with U.S. health authorities to move its inventory of IV bags to a secure facility away from its plant in Daytona Beach, Florida, which it closed ahead of the storm. The company expects to resume manufacturing and shipping operations Friday morning, company spokesperson Allison Longenhagen said in an email. Braun is one of several IV producers that have been tapped to boost supplies after Baxter International’s North Carolina plant was damaged; the plant is responsible for about 60% of the country’s supply of sterile intravenous, or IV, fluids.
Doctor Settles $625K Kickback Allegations with DOJ
Dr. Eric Troyer of Landis, North Carolina, and his medical practice, Troyer Medical Inc. (TMI), have agreed to pay $625,000 to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act by participating in a laboratory kickback scheme.
Election 2024: Holmes, Boliek vie for state auditor
(The Center Square) – North Carolinians have voted a certified public accountant into the state auditor's position every four years since the 2004 election. Change happened with an unexpected December vacancy. Thee governor appointed Democrat Jessica Holmes, the first Black woman to serve on the Council of State. Now the lawyer, a failed labor commissioner candidate four years ago, tries to keep her job against Republican Dave Boliek, a certified...
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