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With measles spreading, is your child’s school vulnerable?
About 106,000 North Carolina children in elementary school — or one in six — attend schools where the risk for measles outbreaks runs high, according to the best available state analysis. Their schools are designated high risk because fewer than 90%...
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Book lauding Cary’s ex-town manager as ‘change-agent’ cost the town over $150K
“The Top of the Arc,” the book promoting former Cary Town Manager Sean Stegall’s vision for municipal governance, came at the suggestion of a council member, he says in the preface. What happened next, though, was far different from a local government...
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Tom Bradshaw, Raleigh ‘boy mayor’ who brought Beltline and helped downtown, has died
Tom Bradshaw, the “boy mayor” of Raleigh who labored to save its dying downtown, presided over much of its growth and later rose to transportation secretary under Gov. Jim Hunt, has died. He was 87. Long past his political career, Bradshaw is likely...
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Memories shared at Jim Hunt’s funeral go beyond politics
WILSON The pews inside First Presbyterian Church in Wilson were nearly full more than an hour before Friday’s service as people from across the state gathered to bid farewell to Jim Hunt, North Carolina’s only four-term governor and a force in...
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Former NC Gov. Jim Hunt, a longtime, dominant figure in state politics, dies
James B. Hunt Jr., a one-time Wilson County farm boy who rose to become one of the dominant figures in 20thcentury North Carolina politics, has died. He was 88. “It is with deep sadness that I share the passing of my beloved daddy and hero, former...
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3 Americans killed in attack by gunman in Syria
Two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian U.S. interpreter were killed in central Syria on Saturday, the Pentagon said, in the first American casualties in the country since the fall of the dictator Bashar Assad last year. The soldiers were supporting...
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LASTING LEGACY
Seeds of the Hurricanes’ Stanley Cup success were sown in a summer of uncertainty. Twenty years later, the Canes' roots run deeper than ever in the Triangle and beyond.
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Video shows federal agents seizing Wendell woman in Cary
When Border Patrol agents seized Wendell resident Fatima Issela Velasquez-Antonio at a Triangle construction site Tuesday, they handcuffed her before loading her into a van with other workers. A video taken by a co-worker at the construction site...
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We’re making your digital subscriber account more secure and easier to access. Coming soon, you’ll see a new login screen with added options. At launch, you will need to sign in again to enjoy these updates: Face ID: Sign in with just a glance when...
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‘No Kings’ rallies protest Trump policies
Several million people planned to participate Saturday in more than 2,500 “No Kings” rallies throughout the United States in what organizers are billing as the largest single-day protest in modern history. The first “No Kings’ events, in opposition to...
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Raid on Hyundai-LG plant in Georgia rattles South Korea
The United States has for years pressured South Korea to invest billions of dollars in U.S. industry, a push that has only increased over the past few months. That made it all the more shocking for South Koreans when they learned that U.S. immigration...
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Maxwell: Never saw Trump in ‘inappropriate setting’
Former Jeffrey Epstein girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell told federal investigators that she never saw President Donald Trump do anything illegal or improper. Federal investigators recently interviewed Maxwell for two days to learn more about what she...
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WILL THE WORLD STILL COME HERE?
Amid the Trump administration’s changes in policies and procedures for visas, NC campuses could see fewer international students walking their halls
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It’s almost tax-free weekend. Here’s a list of places to shop near the Triangle
Carolina families haven’t been able to take advantage of a sales taxfree weekend since 2013. The sales tax holiday, previously held in North Carolina the first weekend in August, allowed families to gear up for the school year with items such as...
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STILL NO SOLUTION
MIDDLE: The interior of a shoe store in Eastgate Crossing in Chapel Hill sustained heavy damage on July 7, after floodwaters surged about 5 feet inside businesses at the shopping center. BOTTOM: A Volvo, flooded by Chantal in the parking lot of the...
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Judge denies R. Kelly’s requests for release from NC prison over safety concerns
days after attorneys for musician R. Kelly filed an Emergency Motion for Temporary Furlough this week, a judge denied the request. In the court filings, Kelly’s attorneys allege prison officials overdosed him on medications and “nearly killed him.”...
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Buildup to a meltdown: How the Trump-Musk alliance collapsed
President Donald Trump was peeved. Just minutes before he walked into the Oval Office for a televised send-off for Elon Musk last week, an aide had handed him a file. The papers showed that Trump’s nominee to run NASA – a close associate of Musk’s –...
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SOLITARY SUICIDES
A solitary confinement cell at Pamlico Correctional Institution in Eastern North Carolina.
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Russia and Ukraine exchange air assaults amid prisoner swap
Russia and Ukraine engaged in large-scale dueling air assaults overnight Saturday, launching hundreds of drones in hourslong raids. The attacks came as both sides were carrying out the war’s largest prisoner exchange – a stark reminder that despite...
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NC jury hears from tipster, medical examiner, and son in man’s Home Depot death
Gary Rasor was “in reasonably good condition” before a robber shoved him to the floor at Home Depot in Hillsborough six weeks before his death, his son said in court Friday. “Considering his age, he was getting around pretty good last time he was at...
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Bringing you more in the pages ahead
At The Herald-Sun, we’ve always believed a great newspaper should reflect the community it serves — not just in the headlines, but in the stories that speak to your life, your community and your interests. For that reason, beginning this month, we’re...
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Vietnam veterans worry war’s lessons are being forgotten
A scratchy prerecorded message crackled over American Armed Forces radio in Saigon 50 years ago, repeating that the temperature was “105 degrees and rising,” and then playing a 30-second excerpt from the song “White Christmas.” It was a secret signal...
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Trump: US to ‘take a pass’ if Russia or Ukraine balk at deal
U.S. President Donald Trump signaled he could walk way from efforts to end the war in Ukraine if a deal can’t be found soon, as Russia said a one-month pause on targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure had ended. “If for some reason one of the two...
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NC Republicans welcome Gov. Stein’s approach so far, but his first test is coming soon
A good start. So far. That’s what both Democrats and Republicans say, again and again, when it comes to describing the first few months of North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein’s term. Unlike the maelstrom of Washington and the start of President Donald...
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Firing of NSA and Cyber Command chief rattles lawmakers
As soon as word spread that President Donald Trump had fired Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, the head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, current and former administration officials began floating theories about why he had been let go. Had...
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Death toll from earthquake in Southeast Asia soars
The death toll from a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar rose to more than 1,600 people on Saturday, one day after the quake, which was also felt in neighboring Thailand and China. In Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, the toll for “all the...
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NC Navy veteran’s remains buried after Pearl Harbor death
When torpedoes struck his battleship, Neil Frye was just 20 years old — a country boy halfway around the world from his tiny hometown of Vass, North Carolina, caught off-guard on an infamous day. He had joined up at 19, signing on as a mess attendant...
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Raleigh soldier volunteered to fight in Ukraine, in the end making a sad sacrifice
Three years ago, Stuart Anderson followed the call of his conscience and signed up to fight in Ukraine, joining a 35man volunteer unit and taking the call sign “Rico,” manning the trenches with hand-medown body armor. For months, he faced neardaily...
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Trump whipsaws on tariffs, giving Mexico and Canada reprieve
Two days after imposing tariffs on Canada and Mexico, President Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly suspended many of those levies, sowing confusion with investors and businesses that depend on trade with the countries. The president said he would allow...
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‘We live in fear’
From left, Reyna, Beatriz, Sylvia and Ana walk in their neighborhood in Durham. They say their families have been on edge since President Donald Trump won a second term.
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Trump fires Joint Chiefs chair amid flurry of dismissals at Pentagon
President Donald Trump fired the country’s senior military officer as part of an extraordinary Friday night purge at the Pentagon that injected politics into the selection of the nation’s top military leaders. Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., a four-star...
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Judge orders temporary end to foreign aid spending freeze
A federal judge imposed a temporary restraining order on the Trump administration’s executive order freezing all foreign assistance funding. Judge Amir Ali of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued the preliminary injunction...
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200 NC workers furloughed as Trump’s USAID cuts imperil 2 major Triangle nonprofits
The Durham-based global research nonprofit FHI 360 is furloughing 36% of its U.S. staff, including more than 200 employees in North Carolina, following federal cuts to its main source of revenue. The furloughs, which will begin Friday, are due “to the...
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NC Republicans propose stricter laws targeting migrants
As President Donald Trump prepared to take office, Tom Homan, Trump’s appointed “border czar,” was asked what Americans could expect regarding immigration on day one of the president’s second term. “Shock and awe,” Homan said twice. At the start of...
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Egg prices are high. They will likely go higher
On a trip to a Walmart in Ozark, Missouri, in early January, Laura Modrell was surprised to see shoppers “standing around and gasping” in the grocery’s dairy section. As she got closer, she saw that the shelves, where there would normally be stacks of...
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Trump made many ‘Day One’ promises, but challenges await
From the start of his campaign to retake the White House, Presidentelect Donald Trump promised to go big on his first day back in power. In a series of early videos outlining his plans and in stump speeches across the nation, Trump said he would use...
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Biggest LA fire spreads despite calmer winds
The mammoth Palisades Fire was roaring closer to residential areas of Los Angeles early Saturday, forcing a new round of evacuation orders and dimming hopes that a brief drop in wind speeds would help firefighters tame Southern California’s devastating...
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From Georgia to DC, memorials trace Jimmy Carter’s life
In a few days, Jimmy Carter will be celebrated in a towering cathedral in Washington by fellow American presidents, noted humanitarians and other world leaders. But before all of that, a hearse carrying the remains of Carter, the nation’s 39th...
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SPORTS:
In today’s paper Top next-level talent on display at annual tourney in Raleigh.
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SPORTS:
In today’s paper The 10 most influential people in Raleigh, Durham sports in 2024.
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Trump says his first acts will include deportations, pardons
President-elect Donald Trump said in a new interview that he will use the opening hours of his presidency to pardon people convicted of participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol assault, begin deportations of immigrants lacking permanent legal status...
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Health insurance CEO’s killing draws little sympathy online
The fatal shooting Wednesday of a top UnitedHealthcare executive, Brian Thompson, on a New York City sidewalk has unleashed a torrent of morbid glee from patients and others who say they have had negative experiences with health insurance companies at...
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In today’s paper Did Mack Brown ever completely deliver at UNC? Commentary, 1B
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Hedge fund manager Bessent gets Trump’s nod for Treasury
President-elect Donald Trump said Friday he would nominate hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to be Treasury secretary in his second term, a critical role in tax policy, global finance and managing the U.S. debt load. To become the presumptive nominee,...
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Who’s who in Trump’s new administration
President-elect Donald Trump is stocking his Cabinet with people he wants to carry out his “America First” policies on the border, trade, national security, the economy and more. Trump has put a premium on loyalty with his picks, selecting lawmakers...
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Devastated Democrats lay blame and stare at a dark future
A depressed and demoralized Democratic Party is beginning the painful slog into a largely powerless future, as its leaders grapple with how deeply they underestimated Donald Trump’s resurgent hold on the nation. The nationwide repudiation of the party...
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US urges Israel to see Sinwar’s death as chance to end war
President Joe Biden and his senior leadership hailed Israel’s killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as an “opportunity” to end the yearlong war that has devastated the Gaza Strip and killed thousands of Palestinians. Speaking Friday in Germany, Biden...
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What Western NC lawmakers say about Helene aftermath
As North Carolina’s 170 state lawmakers returned to Raleigh on Wednesday to pass a Hurricane Helene relief package, they brought stories of what they’ve seen, and what they want, in their devastated districts. Here’s what many in the self-described...
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