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07/30/2025

Listen to today's NewsWorthy: The N.C. state legislature overrides Gov. Josh Stein's veto of Senate Bill 266. Democrat Wiley Nickel drops out of the race for U.S. Senate, backs former Gov. Roy Cooper. Duke University faces two new federal investigations. S.C. drops its sales tax on many items this weekend.

The N.C. state legislature overrides Gov. Josh Stein's veto of Senate Bill 266. Democrat Wiley Nickel drops out of the race for U.S. Senate, backs former Gov. Roy Cooper. Duke University faces two new federal investigations. S.C. drops its sales tax on many items this weekend.

07/30/2025

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3% in the second quarter of the year, marking a turnaround from the previous three months. Consumer spending — which is the biggest driver of the economy — rose at an annual rate of 1.4%. https://buff.ly/hE9e8iU

The U.S. economy grew this spring after a slowdown earlier this year. A report from the Commerce Department shows the nation's GDP grew at an annual rate of 3% in the second quarter of the year.

07/30/2025

Renaming the Kennedy Center after President Trump – or its opera house after his wife – may run afoul of the laws that created it.

The GOP bill is called the "Make Entertainment Great Again Act," but it focuses on one particular venue: the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Significant obstacles stand in the way.

07/30/2025

The North Carolina Board of Elections is moving forward with plans to update information on thousands of voters. Some of their registrations don’t comply with the law and now, many of those already-registered voters will have to fix their information. We tell you how to know if you’re among them and discuss the politics of this issue.

07/30/2025

In the latest version of Superman, Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) and the Man of Steel (David Corenswet) bond, and quarrel, over their status as outsiders.

In the latest Superman film, Lois Lane and Clark Kent have a fight about what's more punk: edginess or kindness. The fate of something more than the mosh pit hangs in the balance.

07/30/2025

Days after the suit was filed, the Journal followed up last week with another scoop: the Justice Department told Trump in May that his name appears among others in the materials it possesses about Epstein. https://buff.ly/J0bF4pN

Trump says he personally told his "very good friend Rupert Murdoch" that he had not sent a racy birthday greeting two decades ago to Jeffrey Epstein. Murdoch's Journal reported it anyway.

07/30/2025

In recent months, the Trump administration has tried to strip 525,000 DACA recipients, also known as Dreamers, of benefits, although no regulatory changes have been made to end the program. https://buff.ly/B8nkmoE

"DACA does not confer any form of legal status in this country," said DHS assistant press secretary Tricia McLaughlin, who then encouraged "every person here illegally" to self-deport.

07/30/2025

For months, shoppers heard from manufacturers and retailers that President Trump's barrage of new tariffs on virtually all imports would cost them dearly. But that hasn't happened, and the full blow has yet to land.

Prices have risen a tad on some items especially affected by tariffs. But for the most part, companies are finding ways to delay price increases — for now.

07/30/2025

The people of Gaza are experiencing a dire hunger crisis — and the consequences could reverberate across generations.

U.N. officials say many people in Gaza are experiencing "famine-like conditions." Health experts who have studied past famines warn that the fallout can reverberate across generations.

07/29/2025

The city of Charlotte is reevaluating its tree canopy goals, but while the city collects canopy data, developers keep bulldozing forests in residential areas. https://www.wfae.org/energy-environment/2025-07-29/south-charlotte-residents-push-back-against-development-amid-continued-canopy-loss/?

Summer is in full swing even as Charlotte loses its best defense against the heat: trees. The city of Charlotte is reevaluating its tree canopy goals, but while the city collects canopy data, developers keep bulldozing forests in residential areas.

07/29/2025

The state legislature has overridden Gov. Stein’s veto of Senate Bill 266 with the support of two Mecklenburg County Democrats. The bill eliminates a key climate target for the state and Duke Energy.

07/29/2025

This follows an announcement last week from French President Emmanuel Macron that France planned to recognize a Palestinian state in September at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. https://buff.ly/hpB8rc1

The United Kingdom plans to recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel commits to peace in the Gaza Strip and stopping the annexation of the West Bank.