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Another NC congressional race just dipped into recount territory north of Charlotte newsobserver.com/news/politi…
Another NC congressional race just dipped into recount territory north of Charlotte

Another NC congressional race just dipped into recount territory north of Charlotte

Losing candidates who fall within a certain margin can request a recount after county boards of election meet Friday.

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Wake Forest charter school parent accused of assaulting football coaches newsobserver.com/news/local/…
Wake Forest charter school parent accused of assaulting football coaches

Wake Forest charter school parent accused of assaulting football coaches

Markedias Taylor, 57, was arrested Tuesday in the Nov. 5 incident. Here’s what we know about the allegations.

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St. Aug’s faced deadline to plan exit from bankruptcy. What it’s doing instead. newsobserver.com/news/local/…
St. Aug’s faced deadline to plan exit from bankruptcy. What it’s doing instead.

St. Aug’s faced deadline to plan exit from bankruptcy. What it’s doing instead.

At the last minute, the school’s board of trustees wanted to change course.

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With another seat lost, NC Republicans’ greedy gerrymander backfires more | Opinion newsobserver.com/opinion/art…
With another seat lost, NC Republicans’ greedy gerrymander backfires more | Opinion

With another seat lost, NC Republicans’ greedy gerrymander backfires more | Opinion

North Carolina Republicans gerrymandered a congressional map to give them an 11-3 majority. It didn’t go as planned.

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This NC destination ranks among ‘gorgeous’ mountain towns worth visiting newsobserver.com/news/local/…
This NC destination ranks among ‘gorgeous’ mountain towns worth visiting

This NC destination ranks among ‘gorgeous’ mountain towns worth visiting

Here’s what to know about the national honor.

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See where NC’s midterm election results stand and when winners will be certified newsobserver.com/news/politi…
See where NC’s midterm election results stand and when winners will be certified

See where NC’s midterm election results stand and when winners will be certified

North Carolina’s votes have been cast, but recounts, election protests and overseas ballots must be dealt with before results are finalized.

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Only a few hundred votes separate U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, a Republican, and Chuck Hubbard, a Democrat. What it means for a recount. newsobserver.com/news/politi…
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Grab your coats. Winter is coming. Sort of. Central North Carolina could see frost and the area’s first freeze of the season this week. News & Observer managing editor Thad Ogburn looks at what to expect this weekend. newsobserver.com/news/weathe…
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NC GOP Rep. Greg Murphy congratulates challenger Raymond Smith after race flips newsobserver.com/news/politi…
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Durham board rejects nearly 500 homes over traffic, environmental concerns newsobserver.com/news/local/…
Durham board rejects nearly 500 homes over traffic, environmental concerns

Durham board rejects nearly 500 homes over traffic, environmental concerns

Developers behind the Morgan Farms housing development took another stab at approval by the Durham Planning Commission.

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New this morning: Republican U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy lost his seat after provisional ballots pushed Democrat Raymond Smith ahead. newsobserver.com/news/politi…
Democratic challenger in coastal congressional race gains lead with ballots to count

Democratic challenger in coastal congressional race gains lead with ballots to count

Republican U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy, who has clung to a narrow lead, could lose his seat after provisional ballots pushed Democrat Raymond Smith ahead.

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Remembering W.T. “Dub” Massey member of Friendship Nine newsobserver.com/news/state/…
Remembering W.T. “Dub” Massey member of Friendship Nine

Remembering W.T. “Dub” Massey member of Friendship Nine

Rock Hill Friendship Nine civil rights protester Willie “Dub” Massey died at 84. Nine African-Americans spent a month in jail over segregation in 1961.

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New this morning: Rep. Virginia Foxx still trails Democratic challenger in NC as new votes counted newsobserver.com/news/politi…
Foxx gains narrow lead over Democratic challenger with more votes to count

Foxx gains narrow lead over Democratic challenger with more votes to count

U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx trailed Chuck Hubbard by 99 votes on Election Day but jumped ahead 38 votes after some provisional ballots were counted.

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Raleigh son’s discovery of WWII letters reveals parents’ love story for the ages newsobserver.com/news/local/…
Love letters from World War 2 still touch hearts: ‘You silver-tongued devil...’

Love letters from World War 2 still touch hearts: ‘You silver-tongued devil...’

On Veterans Day, a son shares the letters his father wrote from the battlefield to his bride-to-be, who waited 34 months for a wedding postponed.

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Man suspected of firing gun, chasing boys who ding-dong ditched his Idaho home newsobserver.com/news/nation…
Man suspected of firing gun, chasing boys who ding-dong ditched his Idaho home

Man suspected of firing gun, chasing boys who ding-dong ditched his Idaho home

A group of boys rang a doorbell and ran. Police say that when they went back, a 15-year-old was shot.

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Mark Robinson, North Carolina’s former lieutenant governor and 2024 Republican gubernatorial candidate, and his wife declared bankruptcy last week, court documents show. newsobserver.com/news/politi…
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He sizes men’s underwear like bras. Now his company is going on ‘Shark Tank’ newsobserver.com/entertainme…
He sizes men’s underwear like bras. Now his company is going on ‘Shark Tank’

He sizes men’s underwear like bras. Now his company is going on ‘Shark Tank’

It’s a pitch about underwear, and there are a lot of euphemisms.

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Creature seen for first time in NC state park came from another state, tag shows newsobserver.com/news/state/…
Creature seen for first time in NC state park came from another state, tag shows

Creature seen for first time in NC state park came from another state, tag shows

It made a 40-mile round trip to the park, NC officials say.

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Washington settled a boys’ home abuse claim for $150,000. Another man says he was abused newsobserver.com/news/nation…
Washington settled a boys’ home abuse claim for $150,000. Another man says he was abused

Washington settled a boys’ home abuse claim for $150,000. Another man says he was abused

New lawsuit alleges two guards sexually assaulted a state ward in the 1990s.

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Photos: North Carolina Tar Heels vs Wyoming Cowboys - College basketball newsobserver.com/sports/coll…
Photos: North Carolina Tar Heels vs Wyoming Cowboys - College basketball

Photos: North Carolina Tar Heels vs Wyoming Cowboys - College basketball

The University of North Carolina hosts the Wyoming Cowboys for a basketball game on Tuesday, November 10, 2026 in Chapel Hill, N.C.

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