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• Joe Biden to make campaign stop in Durham on Sunday

  16-10-2020 23:47
  With in-person early voting underway in North Carolina, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will be making a campaign stop in Durham on Sunday.
  
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• Supreme Court will hear case to exclude immigrants from Census

  16-10-2020 23:46
  The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up President Trump's police to exclude people living in the U.S. illegally from the census count that will be used to allocate seats in the House of Representatives.
  
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• Durham woman is 2nd person charged in 'brutal' double stabbing case at Orange County mobile home park

  16-10-2020 23:44
  Authorities announced a second arrest in a double stabbing that left a woman dead and another man seriously injured in an Orange County mobile home park last Sunday.
  
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• Joe Biden to make campaign stop in Durham this Sunday

  16-10-2020 23:40
  With in-person early voting underway in North Carolina, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will be making a campaign stop in Durham on Sunday.
  
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• Durham woman is 2nd person charged in 'brutal' double stabbing at Orange County mobile home park

  16-10-2020 23:32
  Authorities announced a second arrest in a double stabbing that left a woman dead and another man seriously injured in an Orange County mobile home park last Sunday.
  
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• President Trump plans campaign rally in Gastonia 2 weeks before election

  16-10-2020 23:21
  
  President Trump will host a campaign rally in Gastonia, N.C., on Wednesday, Oct. 21, according to a statement from his campaign.
  
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• 'It's on, North Carolina': Vice President Pence greets supporters in Selma

  16-10-2020 23:17
  Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Selma today for a "Make America Great Again" event at The Farm at 95.
  
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• 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' returns with host Jimmy Kimmel

  16-10-2020 23:05
  "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" returns to primetime Sunday night with host Jimmy Kimmel and the contestants are frontline workers in the battle against COVID-19.
  
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• Pretty in Pink Foundation launches fundraiser to provide financial assistance for breast cancer treatment in NC

  16-10-2020 22:53
  As of the end of August, Pretty in Pink has helped more than 200 patients pay for breast cancer treatment in all 100 counties across the state this year.
  
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• Vice President Pence greets supporters in Selma

  16-10-2020 22:51
  Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Selma today for a "Make America Great Again" event at The Farm at 95. Supporters were lined up well before the 2:30 p.m. event.
  
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• Former Wake County commissioner, state legislator charged after allegedly pushing Wake Forest election worker

  16-10-2020 21:39
  
  Gary Pendleton, a former state legislator and Wake County commissioner, was charged after he allegedly pushed a poll worker at an early voting site.
  
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• Only 4 US counties have 0 confirmed coronavirus cases

  16-10-2020 21:38
  America's last COVID-free counties span oil fields, high desert towns, a popular port city and a Hawaiian peninsula.
  
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• NOAA says to expect a warmer, drier winter than average. So what's average in North Carolina?

  16-10-2020 21:26
  An ongoing La Nina will cause a split in the winter weather that happens in the United States this year.
  
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• Former Wake County commissioner, state legislator arrested after allegedly pushing Wake Forest election worker

  16-10-2020 21:16
  
  Gary Pendleton, a former state legislator and Wake County commissioner, was arrested after he allegedly pushed a poll worker at an early voting site.
  
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• Expect a warmer, drier winter than average, NOAA says

  16-10-2020 21:09
  An ongoing La Nina will cause a split in the winter weather that happens in the United States this year.
  
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• Derek Hough talks returning to the dance floor on the next 'Dancing with the Stars'

  16-10-2020 20:51
  "We're rehearsing, we're icing every night," Hough said. "It's going to be like a Paso Doble, passionate, flamenco-style dance, and those are the kind of styles of dances that I really like, I really enjoy that flamenco style of guitar, and strings, and drums, and yeah, it's going to be fun."
  
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• Avalanche of early votes is transforming the 2020 election

  16-10-2020 19:51
  Experts predict there may be higher turnout in this election than in any presidential contest since 1908.
  
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• Supporters line up to see Vice President Pence in Selma

  16-10-2020 19:29
  Vice President Mike Pence is traveling to Selma today for a "Make America Great Again" event at The Farm at 95. Supporters were lined up well before the 2:30 p.m. event.
  
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• Coca-Cola is discontinuing Tab after nearly 60 years

  16-10-2020 19:19
  RIP, Tab.
  
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• Share Your Heroes: 47-year breast cancer survivor amazes her family

  16-10-2020 18:59
  Breast cancer survivor Margaret Campell Judd is as strong as they come.
  
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• Raleigh apartment fire sends 4 people to the hospital for treatment

  16-10-2020 18:47
  One apartment resident said she and her boyfriend woke up to the pungent smell of smoke. They said they opened their front door and got hit with a wall of black smoke.
  
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• NC reports highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases for second day in a row

  16-10-2020 18:30
  
  Here are the latest updates about COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in North Carolina.
  
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• Pfizer CEO says 3rd week of November earliest it can seek COVID-19 vaccine OK

  16-10-2020 17:56
  Despite President Trump's repeated promises of a vaccine before Election Day, scientists have been cautioning that it's unlikely.
  
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• Texas 14-year-old wins $25,000 for developing potential COVID-19 treatment

  16-10-2020 17:51
  A 14-year-old won $25,000 for her work on a potential treatment for COVID-19.
  
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• COVID-19 blamed in death of Saint Augustine's University president, Irving McPhail

  16-10-2020 17:46
  Just three months after being appointed as Saint Augustine's University's 12th president, Dr. Irving McPhail has died, the historically Black college announced late Thursday night.
  
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• Back to paradise? Hawaii begins experimental plan to allow vacationers

  16-10-2020 17:25
  About 8,000 people landed in Hawaii on the first day of a pre-travel testing program that allowed travelers to come without quarantining for two weeks.
  
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• COVID-19 cluster reported at downtown Durham apartment complex, 9 Duke students have tested positive, university says

  16-10-2020 17:22
  
  Here are the latest updates about COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in North Carolina.
  
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• Durham police search for suspect in hit-and-run that killed 19-year-old pedestrian

  16-10-2020 17:07
  Durham police officers are searching for a man they say is responsible for hitting and killing a 19-year-old in a hit-and-run crash Saturday night.
  
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• Ex-Mexico army chief arrested in LA on drug-trafficking, money-laundering charges

  16-10-2020 17:00
  Two people with knowledge of the arrest said Former Mexican defense secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos was taken into custody on a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration warrant.
  
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• Political party makes a difference in who is watching the NFL, according to ratings

  16-10-2020 16:46
  NFL ratings are down across the board this season, according to Comscore.
  
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• Man kills teen who used toy gun during attempted robbery, Texas deputies say

  16-10-2020 15:35
  The man told deputies he went to meet a woman from a dating website, and that's when the teen approached him.
  
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• Study: Remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine have little to no effect on COVID-19

  16-10-2020 15:34
  The four treatments tested had " little or no effect" on whether or not patients died within about a month or whether hospitalized patients recovered.
  
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• Trump administration rejects California's request for financial help with wildfires

  16-10-2020 15:24
  The Trump administration has rejected California's request for federal assistance during the state's worst wildfire season in history.
  
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• Health alert: FDA extends pregnancy warning for common pain relievers including Advil, Aleve

  16-10-2020 15:08
  The agency said that the pain relievers should be avoided for the last four months of pregnancy because of a rare but serious risk to the fetus.
  
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• Chris Christie: 'I was wrong' not to wear mask in White House after COVID-19 infection

  16-10-2020 14:41
  Christie said COVID-19 "hit him like a freight train" and he had a 'false sense of security" with the White House's testing procedures.
  
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• YouTube follows Twitter and Facebook with QAnon crackdown

  16-10-2020 14:21
  YouTube is the third of the major social platforms to announce policies intended rein in QAnon, a conspiracy theory they all helped spread.
  
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• Trump, Biden go at it, from a distance, in town halls

  16-10-2020 14:01
  Trump refused to denounce the QAnon, while Biden promised he'd publicize his Supreme Court packing position before Election Day.
  
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• Apartment catches fire in Raleigh; multiple injuries reported

  16-10-2020 13:56
  
  An apartment on Stonehenge Drive caught fire Friday morning in Raleigh.
  
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• World Health Organization questions benefits of COVID-19 drug Remdesivir

  16-10-2020 13:33
  The anti-viral drug developed by Gilead in California is coming under fire after a study by the World Health Organization found Remdesivir had no substantial effect on a COVID-19 patient's chance of survival.
  
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• 'Call the zookeeper!' 5-year-old finds lemur that went missing from San Francisco Zoo

  16-10-2020 13:31
  Five-year-old James Trinh was the first to see Maki the lemur on his school's playground and told his mom to "call the zookeeper!"
  
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• 'Call the zoo keeper!' 5-year-old finds lemur that went missing from San Francisco Zoo

  16-10-2020 13:18
  Five-year-old James Trinh was the first to see Maki the lemur on his school's playground and told his mom to "call the zookeeper!"
  
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• 'We're all tired of this': Gov. Cooper sympathizes with COVID-19 fatigue, but warns virus is not yet beaten

  16-10-2020 13:05
  
  Here are the latest updates about COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in North Carolina.
  
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• 'Thank the Lord': 102-year-old woman beats COVID-19, returns home to family

  16-10-2020 12:17
  
  A 102-year-old woman is back home after beating COVID-19
  
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• Roxboro to allow trick-or-treating this Halloween despite COVID-19 'high risk'

  16-10-2020 11:21
  Roxboro will allow trick-or-treating this Halloween, in spite of warnings from the Centers for Disease Control and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
  
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• Day 2 of in-person early voting could be hampered by scattered rain showers

  16-10-2020 11:01
  
  After a record-setting first day of in-person early voting, rain is moving in to North Carolina.
  
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• Big Weather's Big Recipe: Crockpot Lasagna

  16-10-2020 10:32
  That slow cooked homemade lasagna taste that cooks while you're away.
  
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• Rain Today, and a Colder Weekend

  16-10-2020 10:07
  Clearing out and chilly for the weekend
  
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• Zamboni bursts into flames while cleaning ice rink - video

  16-10-2020 09:17
  Frightening video captured a Zamboni suddenly bursting into flames at an ice rink in Rochester, New York.
  
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• Sen. Kamala Harris holds virtual event for North Carolina voters after staff member tests positive for COVID-19

  16-10-2020 06:08
  The rescheduling came after her communications director, Liz Allen, as well as a non-staff flight crew member tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Three months after being appointed as Saint Augustine's president, Irving McPhail dies

  16-10-2020 05:54
  
  Just three months after being appointed as Saint Augustine's University's 12th president, Dr. Irving McPhail has died, the historically Black college announced late Thursday night.
  
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