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The president made the remarks at a campaign event for Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley in Gastonia Wednesday night.
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Three reporters were blocked from the White House grounds Saturday morning, a day after President Trump said CNN, Politico, and MS NOW would be banned for reporting "FICTION and LIES."
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Florida voters may end most residential property taxes - a step considered in other states. Local firefighters worry what it will do to their response times - and other officials are sounding alarms.
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Asheville City Council unanimously passed an ordinance aimed at strengthening protections for renters — but city officials have indicated the new policy is limited by state law. -
On Tuesday, hundreds of global finance leaders finished discussions during mostly closed door sessions at the G20 Finance Track meetings at the Grove Park Inn. -
The 413-2 vote closes the ethics case against the Western North Carolina congressman. Edwards apologized to two former staffers and his wife, but continued to deny that he sexually harassed the women. -
Roads can hurt stream habitat. But there’s a solution — really big culverts. -
Health officials say people may have been exposed at two locations in Asheville and Hendersonville after an out-of-state resident traveled through the area while infectious. -
The nearly 50-year-old Salvation Army Center of Hope is pausing residential services for the first time as temporary federal funding expires.
