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Oil giant Chevron is expected to announce it will expand operations in Venezuela, US official says
Oil giant Chevron is expected to soon announce it will expand operations in Venezuela, a U.S. official said.

CENSURED: Rep. Chuck Edwards cited for conduct toward former female staffers
The House has censured Rep. Chuck Edwards after an Ethics Committee investigation concluded he engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young ...

Bessent pitches US-backed financial literacy competition to world's largest economies
Driven in part by his own experience with poverty as a child, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pitching a financial literacy campaign to leaders of the world's largest econ...

Lindsay Clancy jury goes home after a fourth day without a verdict and signals an impasse
Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial have now gone through four days of deliberations without a verdict. The jury went home Tuesday after earlier telling the judge they were str...

Tropical Storm Edouard arrives on the Texas and Louisiana coasts after gaining strength in the Gulf
Tropical Storm Edouard has made landfall along the Texas-Louisiana border after picking up a late burst of strength in the Gulf of Mexico.

THE CLOSING BELL: Stocks slip on Wall Street under pressure from higher oil prices and rising bond yields
Stocks fell on Wall Street as another round of U.S. military strikes on Iran sent oil prices higher, stoking worries about stubbornly high inflation.
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Two recognized by WakeED Partnership
A high school senior and middle school counselor are being recognized by the WakeEd Partnership.

Teen dies after amoeba exposure
A North Carolina teen with a case of a rare brain-eating amoeba died Monday (August 31).
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Simple Stewed Apples
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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...








