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Charlotte airport workers voting on whether to strike during busy Thanksgiving travel week

Charlotte airport workers voting on whether to strike during busy Thanksgiving travel week

By ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport filled out paper ballots on a busy Friday before Thanksgiving to decide whether to go on a 24-hour strike…

North Carolina official overseeing hurricane rebuilding efforts is no longer in role

North Carolina official overseeing hurricane rebuilding efforts is no longer in role

By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The top official for North Carolina’s efforts to rebuild communities after natural disasters is no longer working in the position just a few days after a…

US towns plunge into debates about fluoride in water

US towns plunge into debates about fluoride in water

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For about 50 years, adding cavity-preventing fluoride to drinking water was a popular public health measure in Yorktown, a leafy town north of New York…

Republican lawmakers are set to elect a new North Carolina House speaker, Destin Hall

Republican lawmakers are set to elect a new North Carolina House speaker, Destin Hall

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina House Republicans carried out a succession plan Tuesday that they agreed upon a year ago, choosing the chamber’s rules committee chairman to succeed Rep. Tim…

Founder of artificial intelligence company used by schools in Los Angeles, NYC, Atlanta is arrested

Founder of artificial intelligence company used by schools in Los Angeles, NYC, Atlanta is arrested

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of an artificial intelligence company that supplied school districts in Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta with a chatbot to create learning plans for…

The White House’s Christmas tree is a symbol of resilience for hurricane-hit North Carolina farms

The White House’s Christmas tree is a symbol of resilience for hurricane-hit North Carolina farms

By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press NEWLAND, N.C. (AP) — The Cartner family had known since last year that one of their farm’s Christmas trees would be headed to the White House this winter. But then Hurricane…