Enslaved people took refuge at pioneering hotel on NC Outer Banks. But perils awaited
A major flash point came when Union soldiers entered Hotel De Afrique and “attacked the defenseless occupants with knives and ...
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NC A&T Honors A Civil Rights Legacy: Celebrating the 65th Anniversary of the Woolworth Sit-Ins
TODAY, GREENSBORO IS MARKING THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIT INS THAT SPARKED A NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. ON FEBRUARY 1ST, 1964, NORTH CAROLINA ... WITH GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS TO HOST ...
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Delaware County Historical Association restoring Revolutionary War Veteran graves
DELHI, N.Y. (WBNG) -- After receiving funding from local philanthropic organizations, the Delaware County Historical Association, or DCHA, sought to restore the graves of Revolutionary War Vets th ...
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A developer sought to build affordable housing in Johnston, R.I. Then, officials voted to take the land by eminent domain.
Mayor Joseph Polisena Jr. said officials will look to build new fire and police stations and a Town Hall there instead – a move that means Johnston will no longer be building a new high school ...
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Four Oaks Native Crowned 40th Miss Johnston County
was crowned the 40th Miss Johnston County on Saturday at Cleveland High School. Johnson will now advance to compete in the Miss North Carolina Competition, which will take place in High Point from ...
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Syrian civil war
The car exploded beside a lorry carrying mostly female agricultural workers outside Manbij. Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named "transitional" president after leading the overthrow of the Assad regime ...
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Ukraine-Russia war map: Where Putin’s forces are making gains in eastern Ukraine
The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, says the capture of Velyka Novosilka may prove more political than strategic. “Russia is likely trying to leverage the claimed ...
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Johnston Town Council OKs mayor’s plan to seize affordable housing property
JOHNSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — A special meeting was held Tuesday night in Johnston to discuss if the town should use eminent domain to seize property slated to become affordable housing. Mayor Joseph ...
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Johnston mayor blocks housing project in favor of new public safety complex
JOHNSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — After pledging to “use all the power of government” to fight an affordable housing project, Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena Jr. has announced plans to seize the land ...
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Ukraine War Maps Show Russia on Verge of Capturing Major Target
This map from the Institute for the Study of War from January 27, 2025, shows control of Velyka Novosilka, Donetsk region. This map from the Institute for the Study of War from January 27 ...
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Airstrike kills at least 70 seeking care at last functioning hospital in North Darfur capital as Sudan’s civil war rages
The attack on the Saudi Teaching Maternal Hospital in El Fasher marks the latest escalation in a string of violence in Sudan’s 20-month civil war - a brutal power tussle between the paramilitary ...
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Fighting in Sudan’s civil war sets ablaze the country’s largest oil refinery, satellite photos show
China moved into Sudan’s oil industry after Chevron Corp. left in 1992 amid violence targeting oil workers in another civil war. South Sudan broke away to become its own country in 2011 ...