U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, forcefully rebutted comments from one of the top officials in the Trump administration about a potential American takeover of Greenland, an idea that has been floated since Trump returned to the Oval Office.
Today, January 7, ICE officers shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a legal observer, during a raid in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Video footage directly contradicts ICE’s claim that the shooting was carried out in self-defense. The footage also shows ICE agents denying Renee Nicole Good access to medical care. An off-duty doctor repeatedly attempted to render aid and was blocked by ICE agents, who at one point drew their weapons on him.
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The ruling, a win for concentrated animal feeding operations, has raised concerns among environmentalists about groundwater and soil pollution from waste lagoons and spray systems that use manure as fertilizer.
46-year-old Jason Lee Beach of Wilmington has been charged with DWI-felony serious injury, possession of drug paraphernalia, hit and run/leave scene, reckless driving, and failure to maintain lane.
Environmentalists are suing to stop the flow of 1,4-dioxane into the drinking water supply, which one local water utility found at concentrations 17 times higher than the EPA’s health advisory goal.
Didn’t get any pictures cause I turned my phone off but a ton of people were filming as they drove by. We expected it so be a small location (we didn’t go to the main one in our area) but there ended a lot of people there
To navigate those complicated questions, the governor has issued an executive order to create the North Carolina Advisory Council on Cannabis—comprised of up to 30 members, including lawmakers, law enforcement officials, agriculture industry stakeholders, health experts, tribal representatives, advocates and others to explore possible regulatory models for adult-use marijuana and hemp.
Last Friday an NC court ruled that 60,273 voters from last year’s State Supreme Court election have 15 business days to fix their registration and make sure their vote is counted.
Republican Jefferson Griffin wins NC appeals court challenge in case contesting 65K ballots. A Republican judge’s effort to throw out 65,000 voters’ ballots from the 2024 NC Supreme Court election is valid, his Republican colleagues on the state Court of Appeals ruled in a decision split down party lines.
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