Author: Annelyn Russ

Duke
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Duke University To Financially Cover Undergraduates From The Carolinas

The university estimated nearly 3,340 current undergraduates from the Carolinas, will receive the additional assistance this fall.
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Duke University announced that it will provide full tuition grants for undergraduate students from North and South Carolina. The students that qualify must come from families whose incomes are $150 thousand or less. The new aid is slated to begin in the fall, 2023 semester. In addition, for Duke students who are residents of the Carolinas with yearly family incomes…

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McMaster Vetoes $1.5M Of $13B S.C. Budget

The rest of the remaining budget that was approved is set to start on July first.
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On Tuesday, Governor McMaster vetoed only $1.5 million out of South Carolina’s $13 billion budget for the next fiscal year. The 11 vetoes mostly involve spending requested by individual lawmakers that the governor said either didn’t provide enough information or didn’t go through the proper channels. McMaster cut out $275 thousand aimed for a group called the Mental Wealth Alliance…

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18-Year-Old Died After Being Shot Outside Of A Lumberton Mall

Anyone with information is asked to call Charles Keenum at 910-671-3845.
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The identity of the person who was shot and killed outside of a Lumberton mall, has been revealed. 18-year-old Doriane McRae was shot while leaving the Biggs Park Mall with another person when individuals who were waiting in the parking lot began shooting. Around 6:30p.m., officers arrived to the scene and found McRae with a gunshot wound. He was transported…

Fatal
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20-Year-Old Shot And Killed In Carolina Forest Area

Officers attempted CPR but he did not survive and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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On Monday night, a man was shot and killed while sitting in his vehicle in the Carolina Forest area. Shortly after 9p.m. officers responded to the 1000 block of Glenforest Road where they found 20-year-old David Roldan-Dimas who had suffered a fatal gunshot wound. Officers attempted CPR but he did not survive and was pronounced dead at the scene. Roldan-Dimas…

Pizza
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Domino’s New Feature Allows Delivery Without Specific Address

The new feature comes as people are expected to be out and about and in hard to find places such as beaches or parks, during the summer season.
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Domino’s is launching ‘anywhere’ delivery through its app. ‘Pinpoint Delivery’ allows customers to get their food just by dropping a pin on the map, no specific address necessary. After dropping the pin, customers can track their order and view their driver’s location with GPS and get text alerts about their delivery. Once the delivery person arrives, the feature activates a…

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Rivian Plans To Switch To Tesla’s NACS-Style

Tesla could now argue that it should have access to federal funds to support charging infrastructure since the NACS is no longer just for charging its own vehicles.
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On Tuesday, Rivian, the electric truck and SUV company backed by Amazon, announced it will be adopting Tesla’s ‘North American Charging Standard’. Rivian plans to start building its R1T pickup and R1S SUV with NACS-style charging ports starting in 2025. Its upcoming smaller models will also have the Tesla-style charging ports. By spring of next year, Rivian owners will be…

Abuse
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SCOTUS To Look Into Law Regarding Abusers Legality To Buy Guns

The focus is on a federal law that bans an individual with a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a fire-arm.
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On Thursday, Supreme Court justices will meet behind closed doors to consider whether they should add a blockbuster Second Amendment case to the docket for next term. The focus is on a federal law that bans an individual with a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a fire-arm. A year ago, the Supreme Court issued a landmark opinion that marked…

Nc
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North Carolina Lawmakers Advanced Two Laws Regarding Transgender Rights

Democratic Governor Roy Cooper has little power to block legislation now that Republicans hold veto-proof majorities in both chambers.
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On Tuesday in North Carolina, transgender rights were the center of attention as the GOP-controlled General Assembly advanced two legislations. The House Health Committee advanced a bill banning state facilities from treating trans minors with hormones and gender-affirming surgeries. Hours later the Senate voted 31 to 17 to ban trans girls from playing on school sports teams that align with…

Idaho
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DNA Match Links Idaho Murder Suspect To Crime Scene

Bryan Kohberger is set to go on trial on October 2nd and faces life in prison or the death penalty if found guilty.
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New details have emerged surrounding the deaths of four Idaho University students last year. A lengthy investigation led to the arrest of Bryan Kohberger. The 28-year-old suspect faces charges for the murders of the four students, all of which were fatally stabbed in an off campus home on November 13th. During a search of the crime scene, authorities found a…

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Search For Missing Submersible Is In A Race Against Time

The sub is designed to carry 96 hours of oxygen for five people on board and it lost contact nearly 2 hours into its journey on Sunday.
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Many agencies are facing a race against time as search and rescue missions are still underway to find the missing submersible that is expected to be running out of its reserved oxygen. The vessel was part of an eight-day journey conducted by OceanGate Expeditions to visit the Titanic wreckage site that sits on the ocean floor around 12,500 feet below…

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