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Crime Researcher: Israel allowed private gun ownership to help ‘cover all the possible’ terrorist targets

Crime researcher Dr. John Lott said Israel allowed private gun ownership specifically to help cover possible terrorist targets, as country loosens gun restrictions in order to arm citizenry.

By Old North News Report | Oct 20, 2023

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Attorney General Josh Stein Sues to Block JetBlue-Spirit Merger

Attorney General Josh Stein on March 31 filed an antitrust lawsuit to block JetBlue’s takeover of Spirit Airlines, alleging that this deal would lower competition and could increase costs and harm reliability for fliers.

By Old North News Report | Apr 10, 2023

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Poll: 76% of voters have seen their grocery prices go up in the last month; Beasley supports increased government spending

By David Beasley | Oct 25, 2022

Ballotpedia’s most recent Scott Rasmussen Number of the Day poll finds a majority of voters have seen grocery prices and gas prices rise in the past month. Economists are predicting a recession is coming and inflation is not going away anytime soon. Some economists say inflation is tied to government spending, supply chain logistics and the war in Ukraine.

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As North Carolina's gas prices climb again, Jean-Pierre castigates OPEC for constricting oil supply: 'The decision that OPEC+ made last week was a mistake and it was short-sighted'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Oct 20, 2022

A week after OPEC announced its decision to slash cut back on oil production by 2 million barrels per day, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed questions about the administration’s plans to respond to OPEC’s decision and its ramifications for the U.S. gas supply.

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'Inflation has shot up a staggering 13.2%' under Biden, McConnell says

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Oct 4, 2022

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the Senate Minority Leader, recently published a press release about the high inflation rate in America stating that Americans are paying 13.2% more now than when President Joe Biden took office.

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New poll: 64% of voters say ‘U.S. is currently in a recession' as mortgage rates soar

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 30, 2022

The government might still be in a state of denial, but two out of three average American voters describe the economy as being in a recession.

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N.C. income lower than US median, which has ‘remained roughly the same' in era of high inflation

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 20, 2022

If you wonder where that extra money that made up your last raise has gone, it’s not your imagination.

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North Carolina's Gas Misery Index dips to $638: 'The overall situation remains very volatile'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 29, 2022

Gas prices continued to decline across the country in the last week, but Americans are still paying a premium at the pump and an analyst warned that volatility in prices remains.

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Functional Government Initiative sues DOE for failing to reveal data about Strategic Petroleum Reserve release

By Timothy Stuckey | Jul 19, 2022

The Functional Government Initiative (FGI) has recently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for refusing to disclose data linked to the Biden administration's release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), according to an FGI press release.

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Heritage Foundation economist: 'Real hourly earnings declined at the steepest (rate) in four decades in June'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 15, 2022

Sky-high inflation, reported to be 9.1% for June, is causing the sharpest real-wage decline in several decades.

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RNC Research rapid response director: ‘Joe Biden is the pay cut president’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 15, 2022

Critics are taking to Twitter to point out that ever since President Joe Biden released COVID-19 stimulus checks in March 2021, amounting to nearly $2 trillion, Americans' year-over-year real wage growth has been negative.

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House Republicans: Biden’s 'open-border polices' help ‘poisonous fentanyl’ across southern border

By Tamara Browning | Jul 7, 2022

Two recent, major illicit fentanyl drug seizures in California are underscoring a crisis in the making in the United States as overdose rates climb.

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National worry about crime hits a 6-year high and North Carolina sees a spike in violence: Americans consider current rate 'unacceptable'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 4, 2022

For the first time since 2016, a majority of Americans say they are greatly worried about crime, according to a recent Gallup survey.

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De Haan: 'We're less than 25 cents away from a national average of $5 per gallon'

By Andy Nghiem | Jun 3, 2022

North Carolina drivers are feeling the heat as the latest Gasoline Misery Index shows that they will spend an average of $969 more on gasoline this year than they did last year. Patrick De Haan, oil and refined products analyst of GasBuddy, said he expects the national average to reach $5 per gallon around June 17.

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AAA reveals gas prices in North Carolina have increased 54 cents in the last 30 days

By Timothy Stuckey | May 26, 2022

The national gas average has still not declined roughly two months following President Joe Biden's emergency oil release, according to a recent AAA report.

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Baby formula supply is at or below 50% in North Carolina: 'I have to scour to find stores'

By John Kelly | May 19, 2022

Some people are claiming that undocumented immigrants are receiving baby formula while North Carolina residents are finding bare shelves where the formula should be at local stores.

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North Carolina's 'Gas Misery Index' hit $832: Americans have spent 'over half a billion dollars more on gasoline compared to a year ago'

By Andy Nghiem | May 13, 2022

Peak driving is approaching and drivers in in North Carolina and across the nation are feeling the pressure as the price of gasoline is on the rise again.

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Gas tax holidays harm more than help: 'a way for politicians to pretend they are making the situation better'

By Ariana Chiarenza | May 9, 2022

A proposed gas tax holiday in North Carolina as a temporary reprieve from record-high gas prices is being condemned by lawmakers hoping to cut costs at the pump long term.

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Mother of immunocompromised child: 'If you're asked to wear a mask, just wear it'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 21, 2022

If there’s one thing society has learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that no one policy will please all the people.

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N.C. A&T's Turman on Antilynching Act: 'I think it just gives a sense of comfort to a lot of people'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 8, 2022

It has been a long time coming, but a North Carolina A&T professor is pleased that President Joe Biden recently signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, making lynching a federal hate crime.