During the recent lapse in federal appropriations, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina continued to prosecute significant cases, according to a summary released by U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted 19 inspections at 19 Food and Cosmetics companies from North Carolina in the third quarter of 2025.
An analysis by Old North News shows that, following President Donald Trump’s Feb. 5 executive order titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” North Carolina is one of 29 states following the order that bans biological males from playing on female sports teams.
Ted Budd, Senator of North Carolina, expressed concerns about the potential risks to U.S. food and agriculture systems if China were to infiltrate these sectors.
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