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Candy shop owner recalls being stranded in India amid virus
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Sarah Taravath hates to fly. She once drove a rental car back from Colorado to avoid a return flight. In 43 years, Taravath has only been on a handful of such in-country visits. “I feel like I missed out on a lot of opportunities,” Taravath said. “Conferences,...
Trump aide: 'We're not going to control the pandemic'
LONDONDERRY, N.H. (AP) — The coronavirus has reached the upper echelons of the White House again, with an outbreak among aides to Vice President Mike Pence just over a week from Election Day. A top White House official declared: “We’re not going to control the pandemic.” Officials on...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump and his oh-so-familiar falsehoods
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Mexico is paying for the wall (it isn’t), health care choice for veterans came from him (it didn’t) and his tax cut stands as the biggest in American history (nowhere close). These are among his touchstones — the falsehoods that span his...
Police: 4 men shot in Raleigh
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina said a man was killed and three others were shot near a bar. Raleigh Police Sunday evening that Justin Carlton Jones, 25, was killed in an early morning shooting. They said two men had been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon in connection to the...
Man with metal detector finds 222-year-old coin near church
EMBDEN, Maine (AP) — A man with a metal detector has found a long-hidden, 222-year-old coin under a few inches of soil outside a church in Maine. Shane Houston, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was on a metal-detecting trip with a friend from New Hampshire when he found the coin earlier this month, the...
Strong year for North Carolina pecans
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — After several years of uncooperative weather, North Carolina pecan farmers say 2020 will bring a bumper crop. The Charlotte Observer reports that key reasons are plentiful rain and sunshine this year as well as the lack of any major storms. The state's prime pecan seasons starts...
Surging coronavirus colors White House race in closing days
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump assured supporters packed shoulder to shoulder at a trio of rallies Saturday that “we’re rounding the turn” on the coronavirus and mocked challenger Joe Biden for raising alarms about the pandemic, despite surging cases around the country...
Holiday parade in North Carolina reinvents itself amid virus
SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) — The ’Tis the Season Spectacular Parade will return for the third consecutive year, but this time people who normally watch the parade are going to be part of it. “We really had to reverse our way of thinking about a parade,” said Shari Graham, one of the...
The Latest: Pence's top aide tests positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 10:50 p.m. A spokesman says Vice President Mike Pence will continue with his aggressive campaign schedule after his chief of staff, Marc Short, tested positive for the coronavirus Saturday. Pence spokesman Devin O’Malley...
Wake Forest beats No. 19 Virginia Tech 23-16
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Walk-on freshman safety Nick Andersen had three interceptions, Christian Beal-Smith ran for 129 yards and Nick Sciba kicked three field goals to help Wake Forest beat No. 19 Virginia Tech 23-16 on Saturday. Andersen stopped two deep Hokies drives. His third interception ended...
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