More than 200 people turned out to see the former governor, who faces Republican Michael Whatley in the fall.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kaitlin Washburn, reporter with the Chicago Sun-Times, about the ongoing power outages in northwest Indiana and how they're affecting residents' lives.
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Oren Lesmeister, a fifth-generation cattle rancher in South Dakota, reacts to the announcement of 300,000 metric tons of beef being imported to the US in an attempt to lower beef prices.
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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.