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Harris and Trump make a furious final push before Election Day

Harris and Trump make a furious final push before Election Day

By BILL BARROW and JILL COLVIN Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A presidential campaign that has careened through a felony trial, an incumbent president being pushed off the ticket and multiple assassination attempts comes…

Trump wants to narrow his deficit with women but he’s not changing how he talks about them

Trump wants to narrow his deficit with women but he’s not changing how he talks about them

By JILL COLVIN and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump says he will be the “protector” of women, whether they like it or not. He’s campaigned with men who use sexist and crude…

Trump will rally backers every day until the election in North Carolina, a swing state he won twice

Trump will rally backers every day until the election in North Carolina, a swing state he won twice

By GARY ROBERTSON and JILL COLVIN Associated Press GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump will rally supporters in North Carolina every day until Tuesday’s election, a flurry of late activity in the only swing state that he…

Survive or collapse: Small businesses in North Carolina struggle after Hurricane Helene

Media HubNov 2, 2024
Survive or collapse: Small businesses in North Carolina struggle after Hurricane Helene

Story by Noelle Harff via UNC Media Hub Photos by Chrissy Wang MARION, North Carolina — When Hurricane Helene tore through the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Pat and Charlie Gowan didn’t think twice about staying.…

Rescuers find body of worker swept away from Tennessee factory by Hurricane Helene flood

Rescuers find body of worker swept away from Tennessee factory by Hurricane Helene flood

ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) — Rescue workers in Tennessee said Friday they have recovered the body of the final person still missing after massive flooding from Hurricane Helene hit a plastics factory there. Rosa Andrade, 29, was one…

Georgia officials agree to spend $100 million on Hurricane Helene aid for farms and forestry

Georgia officials agree to spend $100 million on Hurricane Helene aid for farms and forestry

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state government is diverting $100 million to spend on loans to farmers and cleanup after Hurricane Helene. The Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission voted unanimously Friday…