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On Thursday, a small group of military veterans gathered in Raleigh to oppose Republican Jefferson Griffin's bid to toss 65,000 ballots out of his race against Democrat Allison Riggs, an incumbent justice on the high court.
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On the steps of the historic courthouse in Hendersonville, about a dozen Mission Hospital nurses and others gathered to send a message to Tillis. “Fund care, not billionaires!"
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The Trump Administration has talked about selling off the package delivery component of the mail service, and local union officials said that would drive up mail costs for all Americans.
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Traffic on White Oak River Road will be detoured for the six-week project.
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