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[Election 2024] Data Shows Migrants Aren’t Taking Jobs from Blacks, Hispanics
By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated Press Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump promises the biggest deportation event the U.S. has ever seen if he is elected — a promise he has predicated, in part, on the notion that immigrants in the U.S. legally and illegally are stealing what he calls “Black jobs” and “Hispanic jobs.” But government…
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[Election 2024] Safeguards Help Against Rare Voter Fraud
By ALI SWENSON, Associated Press You’ve heard the horror stories: Someone casting multiple ballots, people voting in the name of dead relatives, mail-in ballots being intercepted. Voter fraud does happen occasionally. When it does, we tend to hear a lot about it. It also gets caught and prosecuted. The nation’s multilayered election processes provide many…
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[Video] To the Point Episode 14: Durham Early Voting – Make It Count!
Video Details: In the 14th episode of To the Point, Wes Platt, editor and publisher of Southpoint Access, talks about the motivations behind third-party voting ahead of the start of early voting for the general election in Durham! Video Transcript: Hi, neighbors! I’m Wes Platt, editor and publisher of Southpoint Access, and this is To…
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[Election 2024] Analysis: National Debt Could Increase Under Harris; Surge Under Trump
By JOSH BOAK, Associated Press No one is likely to be happy with the projected higher deficits laid out in a new analysis of Kamala Harris’ and Donald Trump’s economic plans. The analysis released Monday by the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget suggests a Harris presidency could increase the national debt over 10…
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[Election 2024] Harris Pledges Ongoing Support for N.C. Post-Helene
By COLLEEN LONG and AYANNA ALEXANDER, Associated Press Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris pledged ongoing federal support and praised the work of strangers helping strangers as she visited North Carolina on Saturday in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, her second trip in four days to the disaster zone. The vice president was in Charlotte one…
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[Election 2024] Harris, Biden Fan Out Across Southeast After Helene
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press Over the last four years, President Joe Biden has jetted off to survey damage and console victims after tornadoes, wildfires, and tropical storms. It’s not a role that Kamala Harris has played as vice president. But on Wednesday, they will both fan out across the Southeast to…
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[Election 2024] Fierce N.C. Congressional Race May Hinge on Other Names on Ballot
By MAKIYA SEMINERA, Associated Press As Laurie Buckhout made her way around Nash County GOP headquarters in Rocky Mount, she seemed to be in high spirits. The Republican congressional candidate bounced around the crowded room, hugging and laughing with volunteers set to canvass local neighborhoods that afternoon. But a scandal emerging in North Carolina politics…
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[Election 2024] The VP Debate Could Matter More Than History Suggests
By WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press Tim Walz and JD Vance might have the chance to reshape the political landscape Tuesday in their first and only debate. Vice presidential picks have traditionally taken on the role of political attack dog, laying into opponents so that their running mate can appear above the political fray. That’s generally…
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[Election 2024] Robinson Suffers Burns at Campaign Stop
FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson received burns Friday night while attending a truck show as he was campaigning for governor, his campaign said. Robinson was making an appearance at the Mayberry Truck Show in Mount Airy when he was injured, campaign spokesperson Mike Lonergan said in a statement. Robinson was…
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[Election 2024] North Carolina Among States Making Late Changes to Election Rules
By ALI SWENSON, Associated Press In Georgia, election workers will have to hand count the number of ballots cast after voting is completed. In North Carolina, some students and university staff can use their digital IDs to vote. In Wisconsin, ballot drop boxes are newly legal again, although not every voting jurisdiction will use them.…
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[Election 2024] Robinson Vows to Stay in NC Governor Race Despite Media Report
From ASSOCIATED PRESS North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson vowed on Thursday to remain in the race despite a CNN report that he posted strongly worded racial and sexual comments on an online message board, saying he won’t be forced out by “salacious tabloid lies.” Robinson, the sitting lieutenant governor who decisively won his…
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[Election 2024] U.S. Senate Voting Again on IVF Protection
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press The U.S. Senate will vote for the second time this year on legislation that would establish a nationwide right to in vitro fertilization — Democrats’ latest election-year attempt to force Republicans into a defensive stance on women’s health issues. The bill, which the Senate will vote on Tuesday, has…
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