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Sherman's March Through the Carolinas
Sherman's March Through the Carolinas Civil War historians James McPherson, John Marszalek and Harold Holzer discuss Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s campaign through the Carolinas, which followed after his famed “March to the Sea” through Georgia the previous year. They compared General Sherman’s goals for each operation and the different logistical hurdles his army faced.
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Professor: Here’s why most of us are Democrats
Citing that Democrats outnumber Republicans 12:1 in faculty positions at the University of North Carolina, Senate Majority leader Phil Berger suggests that Republican job candidates are discriminated against when they apply for university positions unless they “toe the line from the left.” However, it seems likely that there may be other, more objective explanations for the imbalance of party affiliation.
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Tropical Depression 8 forms off North Carolina Coast Sunday
The system could become Tropical Storm Hermine on Monday and pass just offshore of the Outer Banks, N.C., on Tuesday.
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20 years later: North Carolina Residents Recall Widespread Destruction from Hurricane Fran
One of the most powerful and destructive storms in North Carolina’s history made landfall on Sept. 5, 1996, when Hurricane Fran left a significant swath of damage across the state.
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Despite Court Ruling, Voting Rights Fight Continues In North Carolina
In July of this year, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down major parts of the overhaul. The three-judge panel ruled those changes targeted African-Americans "with almost surgical precision." Now, voting rights advocates say some Republicans will try to sidestep that decision on Thursday, when the State Board of Elections will consider new plans that technically follow that ruling but raise other issues.
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North Carolina Governor Drops 'Bathroom Bill' Lawsuit Against U.S.
Gov. Pat McCrory said the suit he filed against the Justice Department, which defends a bill that regulates who uses what bathrooms and allows for discrimination against LGBT people, is too expensive.
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Guess How Much That Anti-LGBTQ Law Is Costing North Carolina
In March, North Carolina state legislators banned transgender people from peeing in the bathroom of their choosing. According to the law, HB2 or the “bathroom bill,” when you’re in public building—a government agency, a public school, whatever—the gender listed on your birth certificate is the only one that matters. You remember the initial hubbub: North Carolina and the federal government suing each other, the boycotts and the hashtags and the Bruce Springsteen concerts cancelled.
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Hurricane Matthew Hits the Carolinas in Pictures
A Charleston resident kayaks down a flooded Rutledge Avenue after Hurricane Matthew hit Charleston, South Carolina.
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Hundreds Stranded in North Carolina Floods after Hurricane Matthew
Hundreds of people were rescued by boat and helicopter as floodwaters inundated North Carolina towns on Monday in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, and officials warned that life-threatening flooding from swollen rivers would continue for days.
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The Civilized Black Bears of Asheville, North Carolina
The burgeoning hipster city has hundreds of ursine residents. By Cara Giaimo.
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We Salted Nannie: A True Southern Ghost Story
In 2014, Tom Maxwell rented a historic home for cheap. Nine months later, he and his family ran away as fast as they could, fleeing a parade of spirits and apparitions. Today, three centuries of bad mojo in a house called Nannie.
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City ISP makes broadband free because state law prohibits selling access
A municipal ISP that was on the verge of shutting off Internet service outside its city boundaries to comply with a state law has come up with a temporary fix: it will offer broadband for free.
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Emails show how Republicans lobbied to limit voting hours in North Carolina
When Bill McAnulty, an elections board chairman in a mostly white North Carolina county, agreed in July to open a Sunday voting site where black church members could cast ballots after services, the reaction was swift: he was labeled a traitor by his fellow Republicans.
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In North Carolina and Florida, is the Trump voter suppression plan working?
Mass purging of black Democrats from voter rolls and African Americans’ low early voting turnout raises concerns for Hillary Clinton supporters in swing states. By Sabrina Siddiqui and Richard Luscombe.
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Thursday in Selma, North Carolina
I wandered around awkwardly, thinking about the left’s shortcomings, missed opportunities. Shouldn’t many of these folks have been with Bernie? By Astra Taylor.
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The North Carolina GOP just bragged about how few black people were able to vote early
The party sent a press release to reporters on Sunday trumpeting the fact that fewer black voters cast early ballots this year than they did in 2012. "African American Early Voting is down 8.5% from this time in 2012," the release read. "As a share of Early Voters, African Americans are down 6.0%." The statement also cheered the rise in white voters as compared to 2012. "The once dynamic Obama Coalition [is] crumbling and tired," said Robing Hayes, the North Carolina GOP chairman, saying the party's "motivated statewide volunteers and extensive ground game" are the reason for the good news.
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Southern Wildfires Create Smoky Haze, Prompt Health Concerns
Wildfires burning across the South have created a smoky haze over metro Atlanta and prompted a public health advisory in Kentucky — and the forests are expected to continue burning for days as flaming leaves fall to the ground and spread the fire, authorities said Wednesday. In Georgia,...
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Epic Games chief pays $15M to protect 7,000 acres of North Carolina wilderness
ZZT developer and Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney has reportedly paid $15 million to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to permanently protect 7,000 acres of undeveloped land in his home state of North Carolina. This donation, earmarked as a "conservation easement" (which typically require landowners to forfeit the right to develop, subdivide, or otherwise interfere with the preservation of a natural landscape), is a nice example of how a successful member of the game industry might invest some of their wealth in a way that benefits others.
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Pat McCrory Lost the North Carolina Governorship. Now He’s Trying to Steal It
North Carolina Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, champion of the country’s most notorious anti-LGBTQ law, lost his bid for re-election on Nov. 8—at last count, by 7,448 votes. Yet nearly two weeks later, McCrory still refuses to concede. Instead… By Mark Joseph Stern.
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North Carolina G.O.P. Moves to Curb Power of New Democratic Governor
Republican lawmakers introduced measures to end the governor’s control over election boards and to require State Senate approval of his cabinet members. By Trip Gabriel.
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