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A mix of decorated veterans and rising stars won 24 medals for Team USA, 13 of them gold. The last one arrived Sunday, when the U.S. sled hockey team beat Canada to win its fifth straight gold medal.
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With the Iran war in its third week and the price of oil reaching nearly $105 a barrel on Monday, President Trump again urged NATO and China to help secure the vital Strait of Hormuz.
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Incumbent Chuck Edwards and farmer Jamie Ager will face off in the midterm election for the congressional seat that represents most of Western North Carolina. -
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The comments come after FEMA recently disbursed over $5 billion in disaster aid, nearly depleting its reserves. -
The funding that FEMA announced Friday was not all designated for Helene recovery. It had been waiting for final approval from Kristi Noem. -
The region has been selected as one of 10 pilot communities for a national initiative called Right at Home. -
Town and tribal officials, along with community members, gathered for a ceremonial deed-signing to return the Noquisiyi Mound in Franklin back to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians after more than 200 years.
