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The Supreme Court paused a lower court's ruling that blocked key parts of Trump's order to limit voting by mail for the midterms. But U.S. Postal Service work on the order remains blocked nationwide.
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IndyCar drivers zoomed past some of the nation's most famous landmarks this weekend. They faced novel challenges on an unconventional route.
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Mission Hospital, AdventHealth, UNC Health West and Novant Health are all vying for state approval to add up to 92 beds to their new or existing facilities.
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Republicans in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District will meet Monday night to decide on a replacement for Rep. Chuck Edwards on the November ballot.
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An NIH grant will fund an unconventional strategy at UNC Asheville against drug-resistant bacteria and it's undergraduates, not graduate students, are doing the lab work.
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Members of the 11th District Republican Executive Committee will meet Monday, Aug. 10 to select a new GOP nominee.
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What you need to know from the Aug. 4 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meeting.
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The news comes after the House Ethics Committee recommended Edwards be censured for inappropriate conduct toward two female staffers.