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Signs of change: In NC’s rapidly growing Triangle, here are five places to watch in 2022
The Triangle is changing quickly, but these five locations demonstrate the best and worst of what’s to come. Powered by ...
Cary’s downtown park already is enticing developers. Here’s what else is being built.
Though it is the largest of Raleigh’s suburbs, Cary’s downtown area is sleepy and aging. That may change soon with ...
This tiny NC town with 780 residents could host a business that adds 20,000 jobs
The US 1 corridor between Apex and Sanford is prime land in the path of development as the Triangle continues ...
New six-lane highway to spur and shape growth across southern Wake County and beyond
The next leg of the Triangle Expressway won’t open until late 2023 at the earliest, but developers from Apex to ...
As towers and apartments are built, Research Triangle Park is ‘going vertical’ in 2022
After years of being a collection of walled-off fortresses barely visible from the region’s cities and highways, RTP is beginning ...
Gen Z brought the ’90s back because it feels impossible to grow up in today’s economy
Gen Z is nostalgic for the ’90s and early 2000s. Anchiy/Getty Images The youth become nostalgic when the economy is ...
Meet a first-generation college grad with $250,000 in student debt: ‘It’s the price I had to pay to achieve the American Dream’
College graduation Getty Images When Juan Antonio Sorto moved to America at age six, he began learning that education was ...
Meet a mom and teacher who hasn’t been able to work because child care is so unpredictable: ‘I was way behind on work and completely stressed, not sleeping’
Laura Danger. Laura Danger Laura Danger, 33, is a Chicago-based educator and mother of two who’s had to leave the ...
Today’s mortgage and refinance rates: January 23, 2022
Alyssa Powell/Insider Fixed mortgage rates surge upwards For most of 2020 and 2021, fixed mortgage rates were significantly lower than ...
Donald Trump blasts the ‘vicious’ Jan. 6 committee and NY AG for targeting his children Ivanka and Donald Jr.
Donald Trump along with his children Eric(L) Ivanka and Donald Jr. arrive for a press conference January 11, 2017 at ...
Play-to-earn crypto games have exploded onto the scene and are shaking up gaming business models. Here’s how they work, and where the value comes from for investors.
Axie Infinity media kit Value for play-to-earn crypto games comes from a variety of sources, not just one thing. A ...
Clarence Thomas’ wife spoke at a conservative conference featuring the founder of the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia group involved in the Capitol riot
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sits with his wife and conservative activist Virginia Thomas while he waits to speak ...
Democratic lawmakers speak out in support of abortion rights on what ‘could be the last anniversary’ of Roe v. Wade as law of the land
Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Image Saturday marked the 49th anniversary of the landmark ruling Roe v. Wade. Democratic lawmakers ...
A former Trump official admitted he helped Rudy Giuliani with the fake electors scheme
A November 19, 2020 photo shows the personal lawyer of US President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, speaking at a press ...
Texas AG Ken Paxton could face a lawsuit after missing a prosecutor’s deadline to hand over documents tied to his appearance at Trump’s rally before the Capitol riot
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, left, next to his wife and Texas State Sen. Angela Paxton, speaks to anti-abortion activists ...
Britain accuses Kremlin of plotting to install pro-Russian leadership in Ukraine
A convoy of Russian armored vehicles moves along a highway in Crimea, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Associated Press Britain’s Foreign ...
One of the largest trucking companies in the US is giving raises of up to 33%, allowing drivers to make up to $150,000 in their first year, amid worker shortage
Erik Isakson/Getty Images A major trucking firm is offering the biggest raises in its 60-year history to attract and retain ...
China is spending $300,000 to get US influencers to share positive social media posts to boost the country’s image ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics
Beijing will host the Olympic Winter Games in February. Yi Haifei/China News Service via Getty Images Chinese officials have hired ...
Connecticut mother sues Meta and Snap, alleging they contributed to suicide of 11-year-old daughter who had ‘extreme addiction’ to social media
BigTunaOnline/Shutterstock A woman in Connecticut is suing Meta and Snap, alleging their platforms played a role in her 11-year-old’s suicide. ...
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Here’s how long people with COVID-19 may remain contagious, according to the best available data
People clear the virus at different speeds so the length of time infected varies. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle/Getty Images UK ...
Michigan superintendent denies rumor that litter boxes were put in bathroom for students who identified as furries
A litter box. Getty Images A Michigan superintendent denied that litter boxes had been added to a school bathroom for ...
Deleted video shows ‘Stop the Steal’ organizer said he’d ask the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to provide Jan. 6 security: report
Stop the Steal organizer Ali Alexander returns to a conference room for a deposition meeting on Capitol Hill with the ...
Biden administration anniversary video with Tom Hanks mocked for mirroring The Simpsons
Tom Hanks speaks during the Celebrating America Primetime Special on January 20, 2021. The livestream event hosted by Tom Hanks ...
The Arizona Democratic Party unanimously voted to censure Sen. Kyrsten Sinema for voting to uphold the filibuster
Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images The Arizona Democratic Party voted to censure Sen. ...
Kohl’s reportedly receives $9 billion bid from hedge fund Starboard Value Group as Wall Street pressures the retailer to make major changes or sell
Eric Risberg / AP Images A Wall Street consortium offered approximately $9 billion to purchase department store chain Kohl’s. Kohl’s ...
Tucker Carlson relates COVID-19 vaccine mandates to Nazi experiments on human subjects in concentration camps
Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Tucker Carlson on Friday drew connections between vaccine mandates and Nazi medical ...
Try something new this Triangle Restaurant Week. Here’s your guide, pandemic style
Bowls of ramen, handmade pasta, crispy wings and more. Triangle Restaurant Week is upon us, so dig into these details. ...
Cary quantum computing startup raises $60M as it nears completion of 2nd gen computer
Atom Computing has a growing presence in Cary and plans to double its workforce across its offices after raising $60 ...
Try something new this Triangle Restaurant Week. Here’s your guide, pandemic style
Bowls of ramen, handmade pasta, crispy wings and more. Triangle Restaurant Week is upon us, so dig into these details. ...
