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Democratic Senate candidates keep gloves on in first, only debate

Democratic Senate candidates keep gloves on in first, only debate

Four largely unknown Democrats vying to become their party's nominee for the U.S. Senate faced off Thursday n…

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Food truck explosion challenges chefs to come up with the new next :: WRAL.com

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Will President Trump Banish the White House Press Corps?

Will President Trump Banish the White House Press Corps?

President-elect Donald Trump is rumored to be plotting the exile of beat reporters from the White House press…

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The Daily Tar Heel

The Daily Tar Heel

Daily student newspaper with university, local, and national news and commentary and coverage of Tar Heel bas…

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Federal judge upholds N.C. voter ID requirement

Federal judge upholds N.C. voter ID requirement

A federal judge has upheld North Carolina's voter ID law in a ruling posted Monday evening. U.S. District Jud…

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Katie Zacharia ‘offered’ position as White House press secretary

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By Evan Semones Verified
| Al Jazeera English Verified
Katie Zacharia ‘offered’ position as White House press secretary The role has been vacant since former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt left in August. Published On 9 Oct 20269 Oct 2026 Conservative commentator Katie Zacharia has been picked to be US President Donald Trump’s next press secretary. A White House source told Al Jazeera on Friday that the position has “been offered” to Zacharia.
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‘Barbaric’: US lawmakers condemn plan to livestream Nidal Hasan’s execution

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By Evan Semones Verified
| Al Jazeera English Verified
United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has received widespread condemnation over his announcement to livestream the execution of a man who killed 13 people at a military base in Texas. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle in the US Congress were quick to react in the hours after the Pentagon chief told a conservative news outlet on Thursday that former US Army Major Nidal Hasan’s death by firing squad would be made public.
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Hegseth says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be 'public'

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| MSN Verified
United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said the execution of a former US Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base in Texas will be publicly available to watch. In an interview with the media outlet Real America's Voice on Thursday, Hegseth was asked about President Donald Trump's recent order to use a firing squad to execute Nidal Hasan, who was convicted of the 2009 shooting. The secretary said he approved of the decision, calling it a “no-brainer”.
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