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The Fury 325 roller coaster at Carowinds amusement park is seen on Monday, July 3, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)

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Crack in North Carolina roller coaster may have formed 6-10 days before closure, commissioner says
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM - Associated Press/Report for America
Fri,07/07/23-10:57AM , 146 Reads
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An ongoing investigation by North Carolina's Department of Labor found that a large crack in the support column of a towering roller coaster had been visible for at least a week before the amusement park shut it down for repairs.
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U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee business meeting on Feb. 16, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Saturday, June 10, 2023, Republican delegates in North Carolina voted at their annual convention to censure Tillis for supporting policies that they said violate key tenets of the GOP platform. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

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North Carolina GOP censures Sen. Tillis for supporting LGBTQ+ rights, immigration policies
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM - Associated Press/Report for America
Sat,06/10/23-3:20PM , 224 Reads
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Republican delegates in North Carolina voted Saturday at their annual convention to censure Thom Tillis, the state's senior U.S. senator, for backing LGBTQ+ rights, immigration and gun violence policies.
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Fort Bragg sheds its Confederate namesake to become Fort Liberty; some veterans say it is an important step in making the U.S. Army more welcoming to current and prospective Black service members.

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Fort Bragg becomes Fort Liberty in Army's most prominent move to erase Confederate names from bases
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM - Associated Press/Report for America
Fri,06/02/23-12:10AM , 119 Reads
FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) — Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans said was a small but important step in making the U.S. Army more welcoming to current and prospective Black service members.
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North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore speaks in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Dec. 7, 2022. North Carolina legislators repealed on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, the state’s requirement that someone obtain a permit from a local sheriff before buying a pistol, as the Republican-controlled legislature overrode successfully one of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes for the first time since 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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Permit to buy handgun no longer required in North Carolina
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM - Associated Press/Report for America
Wed,03/29/23-9:19AM , 132 Reads
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