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The ROAD to housing starts with more homes
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (189+ words) Policy Analyst for the Center for Food, Power, and Life, John Locke Foundation These concerns are especially important because housing markets are local. A federal program designed in Washington may not always reflect the needs of communities in North Carolina’s…...
Video sweepstakes case at top NC court attracts outside interest
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (922+ words) Listen to this story (15 minutes) Groups representing North Carolina sheriffs, police chiefs, and district attorneys are urging the North Carolina Supreme Court to reject the latest challenge to state laws against video sweepstakes games. The court will hear arguments in…...
Dramatic video: Train crew surrounded by intense flames from Canada wildfire
25+ min ago (84+ words) A train crew in northern Ontario filmed themselves surrounded by flames before being safely evacuated as wildfires burn in Canada. See video of the incident in the player above. Footage shows the crew staying surprisingly calm as they used a…...
Preventing 'summer-slide': How Wake Forest Freedom School is helping kids stay sharp while having summer fun
25+ min ago (259+ words) How students are learning to love reading, and leadership at Wake Forest University this summer Children in Forsyth County are staying sharp this summer mornings at the Freedom School at Wake Forest University. The program aims to boost reading literacy,…...
Report: People detained at ICE facility in Texas report human rights abuses
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (578+ words) Dozens of people held at a sprawling Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas say they were either beaten by guards or witnessed others being beaten, according to a new report issued by legal and human rights advocates. Video above:…...
More than half of US states ban transgender athletes from participating in sports. See where
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (240+ words) The Supreme Court ruled on June 30 that states can exclude transgender athletes from women's and girls' sports teams at publicly funded schools. Supporters of the bans have argued that transgender women have a biological advantage over cisgender women competing in…...
Bowman Gray's Kyle Busch Invitational is set for Aug. 21
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (296+ words) Bowman Gray Stadium will host the Kyle Busch Invitational on Aug. 21, with proceeds from the event benefiting The Samantha and Kyle Busch Bundle of Joy Fund. The one-night event will feature Legends and Bandolero racing at the historic quarter-mile oval....
2 more of Brad Pitt’s kids want to ditch his last name
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (509+ words) Two more of Brad Pitt’s children have applied to legally drop his last name. The star’s daughter Zahara, 21, and son Maddox, 24, are both seeking to remove Pitt from their legal names, according to court documents filed in California. They cited…...
Trump to make 2020 election allegations focus of Thursday's national address
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (572+ words) President Donald Trump is set to address the nation on Thursday night on topics he said will include elections and voting machines. The president is likely to revisit some of the unproven claims he has previously made about Republican losses,…...
Texas flooding surges from huge rainstorms as rescuers pull people from rising waters
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (563+ words) Dangerous flooding in Texas has intensified after days of pounding rain, sending emergency crews scrambling to rescue people from high water before sunrise Thursday and setting off urgent warnings from forecasters: "Move to higher ground now!" The National Weather Service…...