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Nash County Health Department officials announced three more COVID-related deaths Tuesday as both the number of cases and the positivity rate … Read more
The Nash County Health Department was unable to report updated COVID-19 case numbers on Monday but did report two new COVID-related deaths tha… Read more
Nash and Edgecombe counties set new records for confirmed cases of COVID-19 this week with 525 new cases emerging across the Twin Counties. Read more
Almost 200 Twin Counties residents have tested posit… Read more
The Nash County Health Department has announced four… Read more
Nash County nearly had another record-breaking week … Read more
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Nash UNC Health Care officials took new steps this week to protect staff members and patients as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in the are… Read more
The Nash County Health Department has reported the COVID-related deaths of seven county residents this week as confirmed cases of COVID-19 hav… Read more
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The Chick-fil-A at Cobb Corners in the northwestern part of the city is closed and the Atlanta-based restaurant chain gave a brief prepared st… Read more
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Twin C… Read more
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Hannah Carson reads from the third chapter of Ecclesiastes inside her Charlotte, N.C., apartment on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. At 90-year-old, Car… Read more
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90-year-old Hannah Carson speaks about the importance of voting from her Charlotte, N.C., apartment on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. Carson, who says… Read more
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FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, file photo, a ballot drop box is shown where voters can drop off absentee ballots instead of using th… Read more
FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, file photo …
Ballots cast by people who vote early but die before…
ATLANTA (AP) — At 90 years old and living through a …
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The president of a historically Black college in North Carolina has died of complications from COVID-19, the chairman of … Read more
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In this Oct. 8, 2020, photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Har… Read more
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In this Oct. 8, 2020, photo, Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at Carpenters Local Union 1912 in Pho… Read more
In this Oct. 7, 2020, photo, Democratic vicBiden’s p…
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STEPANAKERT, Nagorno-Karabakh (AP) — People infected with the coronavirus pack into cold basements along with the healthy to hide from artille… Read more
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ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s military-backed National Command and Operation Center has issued a warning that another lockdown could be imposed to co… Read more
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DETROIT (AP) — Downtown Detroit was returning to its roots as a vibrant city center, motoring away from its past as the model of urban ruin. Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — A California private school has been…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will let fans b…
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Virus cases are surging across…
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Matthew Davidson was beating his heroin addiction. The 31-year-old was attending group recovery meetings. He had a restaurant job he liked. He… Read more
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What are the treatment options for COVID-19? Read more
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TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares fell moderately Tuesday, tracking Wall Street's overnight decline as hopes faded Washington will come through with b… Read more
LONDON — Ireland’s government is putting the country…