by Zola Sigmon Sun, November 17th 2024 at 3:22 PM Updated Sun, November 17th 2024 at 3:24 PM JUNE 8, 2024 -Long reroutes and traffic backups heavily impacted drivers and businesses Saturday, June 8, on Day 2 of the NCDOT’s 4-mile I-40 weekend closure for bridge repair over Hominy Creek — and it wasn’t as…
The race to 270 is officially underway, and former President Donald Trump is currently in the lead to get the Electoral College votes that either candidate needs to take the White House. None of the seven battleground states in the 2024 presidential election—Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin—have been called yet. As…
new video loaded: Reaching Rural Voters in North Carolina After Hurricane Helene transcript Back transcript Reaching Rural Voters in North Carolina After Hurricane Helene Ahead of Election Day, canvassers knocked on voters’ doors in Ashe County in storm-ravaged Western North Carolina. “What we know is that North Carolina is a dead heat right now. So…
Donald Trump is leading Kamala Harris in just one swing state, according to the final Sienna College/New York Times poll before the election. The poll, released on Sunday, shows Harris leading in Nevada, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Georgia. The candidates are tied in Pennsylvania and Michigan, while Trump leads in Arizona. It surveyed 7,878 likely…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday helped pack diapers into boxes of personal care products destined for North Carolina hurricane victims, agreeing with one helper who said “it takes a village.” “You’re exactly right,” Harris said as she put two packages of diapers in each cardboard box that was placed in…
Arriving just two weeks after the devastating Hurricane Helene, Milton flooded barrier islands, tore the roof off the Tampa Bay Rays ‘ baseball stadium and toppled a construction crane | Representative(Photo: PTI) 5 min read Last Updated : Oct 12 2024 | 8:56 AM IST Florida residents slogged through flooded streets, gathered up scattered…
Elon Musk is the richest man in the world and the owner of X, Tesla, and SpaceX. But perhaps the more apt description of the guy would be the internet’s biggest and most dangerous troll—a characterization that has been on full display over the last several weeks, as Musk has trafficked in all manner of…
Stocks in the infrastructure sector aren’t always top of mind. When it comes to investing, tech stocks like chipmaker Nvidia or Novo Nordisk in the weight loss space have been the headline-grabbers over the last year. But investors who want to diversify their portfolios away from those popular names and themes can consider the infrastructure…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Sunday allowed Elon Musk’s SpaceX and T Mobile to enable Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability to provide coverage for cellphones in areas of North Carolina hard-hit by Hurricane Helene. The FCC often grants such emergency temporary approvals during disasters to help restore wireless…
Hurricane Helene unleashed record rainfall in parts of Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee, becoming one of the deadliest hurricanes in modern times and setting up the affected regions to face years of health challenges. Some of the effects, like the flooded manufacturing plant that produces 60% of the nation’s IV supply, will…