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Secure Your Future: Essential Guide on Wills, Trusts, & IRAs
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The article presents six key financial steps to be taken before the end of the year, as advised by financial planners: updating beneficiaries on 401(k) or life insurance policies, reviewing estate plans and insurance coverage, making charitable donations and gifts, maximizing pre-tax retirement savings, taking the required minimum…
Revolutionary NCSU Welding Method Prevents Bubbles in Metal Parts
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered a welding technique for composite metal…
Urgent: Police Seek Tips on Gas Station Armed Robbery Suspect
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Officials are seeking assistance from the public in identifying an individual involved in an armed…
2023 U.S. Construction Boom Sparked by Inflation Reduction Act
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The United States' clean energy economy grew significantly in 2023 despite economic challenges, with the industry receiving nearly $100 billion in new investments and adding more than 80,000 jobs, thanks to President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and increasing demand for clean energy technologies. The legislation led to a surge in…
Duke Energy: 1800 Cary, NC Residents Face Christmas Power Outage
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On Christmas Day, a power outage occurred in part of Cary, North Carolina, affecting around 1,800…
Mastering Furniture Craft with Brian Brace
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Brian Brace, an artisan furniture maker, began his career with an 8,000-hour apprenticeship in Vermont…
North Carolina Education Case Returns to Supreme Court
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The North Carolina Supreme Court is set to revisit the Leandro education funding case in February 2022, less than 16 months after ruling that a judge could transfer taxpayer dollars without the General Assembly's approval to address education inequities. The case is being appealed by Republican legislative leaders, who question whether…
Urgent: Asheville Police Search for Woman Missing Since March
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The Asheville Police Department is searching for 38-year-old Stephanie Necole Eakes, who was last seen in…
State Seeks EPA Grant Ideas for Pollution Reduction
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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) is seeking ideas from low-income and…
Police Chief Apologizes for Middle School LGBTQ Book Search in MA
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A police officer in Massachusetts searched a middle school for a banned book, "Gender Queer: A Memoir," after the police department received a complaint about "concerning illustrations" in the book which depict LGBTQ sexual experiences. The incident occurred at W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School, prompting an apology from the police…