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News from 2023

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25 people die with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in North Carolina during week ending June 17

By Old North News | Jun 26, 2023

There were 25 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in North Carolina in the week ending June 17, making up 1.3% of total deaths by all causes in North Carolina.

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85 people die in North Carolina from Alzheimer's disease in week ending June 24

By Old North News | Jun 26, 2023

There were 85 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in North Carolina during the week ending June 24, a 2.3% decrease from the previous week.

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Governor Offers Reward for Information on Guilford County Murder

By Old North News Report | Jun 26, 2023

On June 22, Governor Roy Cooper announced that the State is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Leon Williams, age 30.

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Tillis Announces $65 Million For Additional NC Infrastructure Projects

By Old North News Report | Jun 26, 2023

On June 22, Senator Thom Tillis announced that the Department of Transportation is providing North Carolina with seven RAISE grants totaling more than $65 million, bringing more infrastructure investments in addition to the billions of dollars already allocated to the state through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Senator Tillis helped negotiate and pass into law.

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Attorney General Josh Stein Applauds Stronger Protections for Students Against Predatory Schools

By Old North News Report | Jun 26, 2023

Attorney General Josh Stein today applauded the U.S. Department of Education’s efforts to ensure that for-profit colleges give students the opportunity to learn the skills they need to secure good-paying jobs in their chosen fields.

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Budd Helps Introduce Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act

By Old North News Report | Jun 26, 2023

Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has helped introduce S. 2019, the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act.

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Who made the biggest political contributions in North Carolina during week ending June 24?

By Old North News | Jun 25, 2023

The top 100 political contributions made during the week ending June 24 found here.

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North Carolina: 301 people in 45-64 age group are estimated to have died during week ending June 10

By Old North News | Jun 25, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 301 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending June 10.

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North Carolina deaths did not exceed upper threshold of death expectancy during week ending June 10

By Old North News | Jun 25, 2023

North Carolina's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending June 10, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Which North Carolina political committees received contributions during week ending June 24?

By Old North News | Jun 25, 2023

Here are the 50 North Carolina political committees that received the largest financial contributions during the week ending June 24.

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15 people die in North Carolina from influenza and pneumonia in week ending June 24

By Old North News | Jun 25, 2023

There were 15 deaths with influenza and pneumonia listed as the underlying cause reported in North Carolina during the week ending June 24, a 11.8% decrease from the previous week.

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368 people die from diseases of the heart in North Carolina during week ending June 17

By Old North News | Jun 25, 2023

There were 368 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in North Carolina in the week ending June 17, making up 18.8% of total deaths by all causes in North Carolina.

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47 Hispanic people in North Carolina passed away in week ending June 3

By Old North News | Jun 25, 2023

There were 47 Hispanic people who died in North Carolina in the week ending June 3, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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33 people die in North Carolina from kidney disease in week ending June 24

By Old North News | Jun 25, 2023

There were 33 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in North Carolina during the week ending June 24, no changes from the previous week.

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Governor Cooper Hosts Education Roundtable in Guilford County, Speaks with Education Leaders About NC General Assembly’s Plans to Dismantle Public Education

By Old North News Report | Jun 25, 2023

On June 20, Governor Roy Cooper hosted a roundtable discussion about the extreme NC General Assembly legislation that would undermine and underfund public education.

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Governor Offers Reward for Information on Gaston County Murder

By Old North News Report | Jun 24, 2023

Governor Roy Cooper announced that the State is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Gavin Alexander Plyler, age 24.

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Week ending June 10 could be deadliest for people in 25-44 age group in North Carolina

By Old North News | Jun 24, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 72 people in the 25-44 age group died during the week ending June 10.

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436 people die from cancer in North Carolina during week ending June 17

By Old North News | Jun 24, 2023

There were 436 deaths from cancer reported in North Carolina in the week ending June 17, making up 22.3% of total deaths by all causes in North Carolina.

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Governor Cooper Proclaims June 19 as Juneteenth Day

By Old North News Report | Jun 24, 2023

Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed June 19 as Juneteenth Day to honor the oldest known commemoration of the abolition of slavery in the United States.

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Tillis, Coons Introduce Landmark Legislation to Restore American Innovation

By Old North News Report | Jun 24, 2023

On June 22, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced thePatent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023, bipartisan legislation that will restore patent eligibility to important inventions across many fields, while also resolving legitimate concerns over the patenting of mere ideas, the mere discovery of what already exists in nature, and social and cultural content that everyone agrees is beyond the scope of the patent system.