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State & National
| Rape’s other victims |
| Friday, February 20, 2015 |
| WASHINGTON – The first time Tiffany Perry learned about her conception, she was too innocent to fully understand the gentle explanation her mother was offering, too young to process such a heavy and complicated behavior. What she distinctly remembers is watching “Oprah” with her mom a few years later, as a 10-year-old. It was the |
| Income inequality rises in all 50 states |
| Thursday, February 19, 2015 |
| WASHINGTON – Income inequality is rising and it affects workers in every state, according to a new report by the Economic Policy Institute. Researchers from EPI, a nonpartisan think tank focused on low- and middle-income workers, analyzed Internal Revenue Service data for all 50 states and found that not only was the income gap between the top 1 |
| Unhealthy choices for migrated blacks increased mortality rates |
| Thursday, February 19, 2015 |
| DURHAM –Millions of African-Americans left the rural South during the 20th century in search of greater opportunities for work, education and overall quality of life in the urban North, Midwest and West. But the gains many made were clouded by an increased mortality rate, likely the result of unhealthy habits picked up by vices common in the big |
| Report examines N.C. economic incentive programs |
| Tuesday, February 17, 2015 |
| RALEIGH – A bill is expected in the N.C. General Assembly as early as this week for a new jobs plan at the urging of Governor Pat McCrory. However, the bill comes on the heels of a new report from the North Carolina Justice Center that indicates 60 percent of job projects under the Job Development Investment Grant program have failed to deliver what |
| Ben Carson’s supporters pick up steam |
| Thursday, February 12, 2015 |
| Renowned retired neurosurgeon Benjamin Carson has been ambiguous about his potential run for presidency in 2016. Just last week he told Fox News anchor Chris Wallace that a candidacy announcement in May “sounds like a reasonable time frame.” When Wallace asked him to confirm his run in his own words, Carson circumvented the question by saying |
| Half of high-risk students coming up empty |
| Thursday, February 12, 2015 |
| Roughly half of high-risk students are starting college but have nothing to show for it in terms of earnings because they leave without a credential that could command a higher salary. Such is one of the key findings of “The New Forgotten Half and Research Directions to Support Them,” a new report by James Rosenbaum, education professor and |
| House panel proposes temporarily closing SC State |
| Thursday, February 12, 2015 |
| COLUMBIA, S.C. — Continued questions over South Carolina State University's ability to get its finances in order prompted a House budget-writing panel to propose temporarily closing the state's only public historically black college. While the idea prompted a firestorm of debate, it appears doomed. Even if it eventually makes it into the House's |
| Heart attack survivor spreads important message |
| Thursday, February 12, 2015 |
| A website saved her life. And Julia Allen, the national spokesperson for the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign, said www.goredforwomen.org can save many more lives if everyone becomes aware of and makes good use of the website. “If you say nothing else about me or about this cause, please just point everyone to the |
