On Wednesday, the president gave a primetime address stating that the country's current economic woes are due to the policies of former Democratic President Joe Biden. Earlier this month, Trump visited the swing state of Pennsylvania with a similar message blaming the previous administration for the challenges his administration is currently experiencing and saying that he is igniting an economic turnaround.
An entire library board in North Carolina has disbanded over a single trans book. The Randolph County Board of Commissioners dissolved its nine-member library board over a picture book about a trans boy, which initially caused backlash because it was located in the children's section. County spokesperson Amy Rudisill said the governing body for the county made the 3-2 decision earlier this week, hearing from about 40 people.
Fleeing the Northeast and flying south - usually to Florida - to wait out the winter in warmer weather is a common move for snowbirds. But some retirees aren't flying quite as far south anymore for an escape. Take Diana Cawood, who skipped Florida altogether and relocated to North Carolina from New Jersey at the end of 2019. "Florida was not an option," Cawood told Business Insider, adding that it was important that she be in reasonable driving distance back to New Jersey to see her children and grandchildren. "We can drive back to New Jersey in about nine hours," she said.
Last week, Leonardo Williams, the mayor of Durham, North Carolina, received a call from the office of Governor Josh Stein. Stein's office had heard that the Trump administration was going to launch an immigration-enforcement operation in Charlotte and possibly in Raleigh, but it didn't have much more information. Over the weekend, Customs and Border Protection agents swarmed Charlotte, ultimately arresting about 370 people.
A driver in rural North Carolina was left in shock when a bald eagle dropped a cat onto her car's windshield, leaving a massive hole. The woman was not injured but understandably shaken by the incident. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, the event occurred shortly after 8 a.m. on Wednesday, on US-74 in Swain County. "You may not believe me, but I just had a bald eagle drop a cat through my windshield. It absolutely shattered my windshield," the woman told a 911 operator.
The North Carolina shooting erupted about 9.30pm near a popular stretch of bars and restaurants on Southport's waterfront, a historic port town about 30 miles (48km) south of Wilmington. Investigators said the assailant piloted a small boat close to shore, stopped briefly and fired into the crowd before speeding away. Roughly half an hour later, a US coast guard crew spotted a person matching the suspect's description pulling a boat from the water at a public ramp on nearby Oak Island.
Both will report to Jessica Johnson the company's North Carolina senior marketing director. Chris Krauss Krauss will be based in Charlotte and also brings more than seven years of real estate marketing experience. He most recently served as marketing director for a regional real estate company where he managed programs for more than 250 agents and holds a bachelor's degree in English from Salisbury University.
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North Carolina Democratic governor Josh Stein vetoed several bills targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies, as well as trans rights, deeming them mean-spirited and harmful.
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It's very scary to have something taken from you. It's really made me more aware of my surroundings and just be safe because you never know, it's scary.