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Labor commissioner announces record-breaking $3.7 million in recovery of unpaid wages
Labor Commissioner Luke Farley announced that the North Carolina Department of Labor recovered a record-breaking $3.7 million in unpaid wages for workers in 89 of the state's ...
Military veteran held in Russia for more than 4 years on disputed charges has been released
Russia has released an American military veteran, allowing his return to the U.S. after four years of what his family and U.S. officials allege was wrongful incarceration and ...
THE CLOSING BELL: US stocks edge further from their records as oil prices keep swinging
U.S. stocks slipped a bit further from their records, while oil prices kept swinging on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow crude to flow freely again.
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Iranian-backed Houthis kill 6 in attack on vessel, and other developments in the Mideast
Authorities in Yemen say at least six people were killed when Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired missiles on a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
BEFORE THE BELL: Oil prices settle, Wall Street inches higher ahead of new inflation numbers due this week
Wall Street was modestly lower in premarket trading and oil prices settled despite lingering uncertainty about when the Strait of Hormuz will reopen to the global flow of oil ...
Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzle
President Donald Trump likes to say that he started his war with Iran after 50 years of economic pressure had failed to stop its nuclear weapons ambitions. But now he's bettin...
Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people
A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck western Colombia, killing at least 111 people and damaging hundreds of buildings.
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Balkcom chosen to run in 11th District race
A current state lawmaker has been named to run as the Republican nominee in the 11th Congressional District race, after incumbent Chuck Edwards quit the campaign over ethics a...
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A Taste of Summer: Growing Blackberries in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Summer reminds me of one of the premier desserts in North Carolina. When I was a youngster growing up in Nash County, one of the many thrills was diggin...
