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Ex-FDA commissioners, including former Trump advisor, warn against White House efforts to ‘tip the scales’ on COVID-19 vaccine

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WHITE OAK, MD – JULY 20: A sign for the Food And Drug Administration is seen outside of the headquarters ...

Here are the biggest moments from the chaotic first Trump-Biden debate

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in the first 2020 presidential campaign debate held on ...

Biden landed punches in the first debate, but you’d barely notice because Trump doesn’t fight fair

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U.S. President Donald Trump and former Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speak during the first presidential debate ...

‘That was a s—show’: Pundits called the Biden-Trump debate an unwatchable failure that was mostly the president’s fault

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Trump on Tuesday night. Scott Olson/Getty Images Pundits were exasperated in their attempts to sum up Tuesday night’s debate, which ...

Meet Hunter Biden, the often scandal-plagued middle child of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, who was a major topic at the first Trump-Biden debate

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Hunter Biden. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for World Food Program USA Hunter Biden, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s middle child, was ...

Biden calls Trump a ‘racist’ as they clash over Black Lives Matter protests and race relations during the first presidential debate

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in their first 2020 presidential campaign debate in Cleveland ...

Biden calls Trump the ‘worst president America has ever had’ in Tuesday’s chaotic debate

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President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in their first 2020 presidential campaign debate held on the ...

Trump tells Proud Boys to ‘stand by’ after being asked to condemn white supremacists in presidential debate

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President Donald Trump speaks during the first presidential debate against former Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at ...

Biden says ‘it’s hard to get a word in with this clown’ after Trump interrupts him

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Democratic nominee Joe Biden at Monday night’s debate. Scott Olson/Getty Images After another episode of getting cut off and shouted ...

Contractor killed on NC State campus construction site after equipment collapses

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The worker’s death is being investigated by NC OSHA. Powered by WPeMatico

NC man charged in scheme to get $6 million in COVID-19 funds meant for small businesses

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The man tried to receive PPP money that’s targeted for businesses struggling in the pandemic by submitting fake documents for ...

Halloween guidelines for NC call trick-or-treating ‘higher risk’ and urge alternatives

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Indoor costume parties are also a ‘higher-risk’ activity to avoid Powered by WPeMatico

Contractor killed on NC State campus construction site after equipment collapses

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The worker’s death is being investigated by NC OSHA. Powered by WPeMatico

NC man charged in scheme to get $6 million in COVID-19 funds meant for small businesses

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The man tried to receive PPP money that’s targeted for businesses struggling in the pandemic by submitting fake documents for ...

Chapel Hill nears big decision on downtown parking deck, office deal. What’s at stake?

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The $80 million deal with Grubb Properties will come to a vote Wednesday. Powered by WPeMatico

Skilled trades are in high demand. A new Orange County program trains women for them.

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Women hold only about 3% of the skilled trade jobs in the construction industry. Powered by WPeMatico

Halloween guidelines for NC call trick-or-treating ‘higher risk’ and urge alternatives

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Indoor costume parties are also listed as a high-risk activity to avoid Powered by WPeMatico

Chapel Hill nears big decision on downtown parking deck, office deal. What’s at stake?

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The $80 million deal with Grubb Properties will come to a vote Wednesday. Powered by WPeMatico

Skilled trades are in high demand. A new Orange County program trains women for them.

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Women hold only about 3% of the skilled trade jobs in the construction industry. Powered by WPeMatico

Why a decades-old border dispute just sparked tank battles and airstrikes and has Russia and a NATO member picking sides

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A photo released by Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry shows Azerbaijan’s forces destroying an Armenian anti-aircraft system at the contact line of ...

A comprehensive timeline of the coronavirus pandemic at 9 months, from China’s first case to the present

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Medical staff wearing protective gear move a patient infected with the coronavirus from an ambulance to a hospital on March ...

How to change or remove the locations saved to your iPhone through Apple’s ‘Significant Locations’ feature

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You can change your Significant Locations easily. Crystal Cox/Business Insider To change your iPhone’s “Significant Locations” settings, you’ll need to ...

Workers at chains including Whole Foods and Whataburger are taking legal action in fight over employees’ right to wear Black Lives Matter masks

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People want to wear their Black Lives Matter masks at work, as well as at protests. AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez ...

New subscribers to Atlas Coffee Club can get their first bag of beans free — it’s some of the best coffee I’ve ever had

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More than 400 hospitals across the US have been debilitated by a cyberattack that forced staff to cancel surgeries and work with pen and paper

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MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images Universal Health Services, a hospital chain with over 400 locations, was hit with a cyberattack ...

US goods-trade deficit widens to record $82.9 billion in August as imports surge

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AP Photo/Ben Margot The US goods-trade deficit widened to a record in August as companies rushed to meet stronger consumer ...

61 years after RBG graduated from law school, the gender bias she faced is less obvious — but just as prevalent

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Samantha Lee/Business Insider Ruth Bader Ginsburg graduated from Columbia Law School in 1959. Lindsay Dedario/Reuters Sign up here to receive ...

US stocks edge lower ahead of first presidential debate

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A traders works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell on March 17. ...

Rolls-Royce will build an electric vehicle within the next decade to keep up with tightening emissions laws

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Rolls-Royce is developing its first electric vehicle as emissions regulations tighten in many countries. Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce plans to bring an ...

It’s time for Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Week. Here’s what that means in a pandemic.

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Outdoor dining is the centerpiece of this year’s Restaurant Week in downtown Raleigh. Some blocks of Fayetteville Street will be ...