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President Joe Biden issued an emergency declaration for Mississippi early Sunday, making federal funding available to the areas hardest hit Friday night by a deadly tornado that ripped through the Mississippi Delta, one of the poorest regions of the U.S.

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Once part of North Carolina's Medicaid expansion debate, the SAVE Act has lost steam. Nurses say doctors want to protect fees that current laws let them charge specialized nurses. Doctors say it's about patient safety.

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National champion and Tar Heel Sports Network analyst Eric Montross has been diagnosed with cancer.

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A man is dead after an altercation with Lenoir County Sheriff deputies during the early hours of Saturday morning.

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Ahmed Walid Samour, 37, of 128 Kendall Drive, was arrested for cashing worthless money orders totaling more than $150,000, according to arrest warrants.

<b>CLAYTON, N.C.</b> — A Clayton business man is accused of bank fraud.

Samour is accused of trying to use his personal and business accounts at two different Triangle banks from January to May 2010 despite knowing the money orders were worthless.

Samour was being held under a $25,000 bond in the Wake County jail on Thursday.

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One little girl and the swift actions of a group with a shared goal helped to save a giant pacific octopus in Washington state.

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The North Carolina Courage opened the 2023 NWSL season with a clean sheet win over the Kansas City Current, 1-0, Saturday in front of 4,948 fans at WakeMed Soccer Park. 

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Sebastian Aho scored his team-leading 32nd goal of the season with 2:26 remaining to rescue the Carolina Hurricanes in a 5-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.

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