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2+ hour, 48+ min ago   (449+ words) North Carolina should tie public college funding to employment outcomes and give employers a direct hand in shaping academic programs, closing the gap between the skills companies need and the graduates colleges produce. That’s the case made in a new…...

3+ hour, 38+ min ago   (230+ words) A criminal investigation into an alleged scheme to improperly influence North Carolina lawmakers has expanded, with newly unsealed search warrants revealing investigators are examining tens of thousands of dollars in additional spending by Greater Carolina, the nonprofit at the center…...

6+ min ago   (406+ words) A French professional model recruiter who for over a decade arranged for the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to meet multiple models, was found dead in his home near Paris on Monday. Daniel Siad’s body was found in his house…...

14+ min ago   (290+ words) Nicolás Maduro was returned Wednesday to a Manhattan courthouse where lawyers plan to request a June trial date for his drug trafficking case as his attorneys object to the U.S. military action that snatched the Venezuelan president from power…...

14+ min ago   (163+ words) Unique Pharmaceutical Laboratories has recalled four lots of cetirizine hydrochloride tablets, an antihistamine commonly sold over the counter as a generic version of Zyrtec. Above video | Recalls explained: How to stay ahead of recalls According to a release from the…...

14+ min ago   (278+ words) State officials notified downstream drinking water systems after testing found elevated levels of the likely carcinogen 1,4-dioxane at Asheboro's wastewater plant. The Asheboro Wastewater Treatment Plant is discharging elevated levels of 1,4-dioxane into Haskett's Creek, according to the North Carolina…...

4+ hour, 41+ min ago   (921+ words) A private neighborhood is getting $300,000 in public funding. The Carolina Lakes Property Owners’ Association received two special appropriations in the 2026 North Carolina state budget: $160,000 for “emergency services needs” and $140,000 for “various needs, including shelter replacement, repair, and maintenance.” Carolina Lakes…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (1637+ words) As the number of satellites orbiting Earth continues to grow, so does the risk of crashes between these spacecraft. Such collisions could create fields of debris, potentially rendering entire areas of orbit useless. Now, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission is considering…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (281+ words) The Louvre's Apollo gallery on Wednesday reopened to the public for the first time since 88 million euros ($102 million) worth of crown jewels were stolen in a dramatic daytime heist. The public can tour the majestic room and view its gilded…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (275+ words) The cause of death for Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old whose body was found July 6 along the shoreline of Horn Island off the Mississippi coast, has not been determined, according to preliminary independent autopsy results announced Wednesday. An independent investigator ruled…...