Duke University on Monday enacted stricter mask and vaccine policies after a surveillance test returned hundreds of positive results for COVID-19 among its overwhelmingly vaccinated student and staff population. Duke, which required COVID-19 vaccination for all students coming or returning to its Durham, North Carolina, campus this fall, reported that 304 undergraduate students, 45 graduate…
Duke University Enhances Restrictions After COVID-19 Surge on Mostly Vaccinated Campus
Rioters Who Cause Property Damage or Harm Could Face Harsher Sentencing in North Carolina
The North Carolina Senate approved a bill this week that would raise the stakes for those who engage in a riot that results in damage or injury. A person could face criminal charges and jail time if the rioter causes damage to property, or assaults a citizen or emergency personnel, during a protest or a…
North Carolina Task Force Reports Themes of Critical Race Theory in K-12 Schools
Race shaming and allusions to surgical castration in children’s literature—as well as accusations of xenophobia against political figures—are among the themes found in Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s “Indoctrination in North Carolina Public Education” report. Robinson previously told The Epoch Times that he created the Fairness and Accountability in the Classroom for Teachers and Students task…
How Pro-CCP Communists Are Working to Flip North Carolina
In this episode of Counterpunch, Trevor Loudon talks about how pro-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) communists have set up voter registration networks in minority communities across North Carolina. Trevor says they are working feverishly to flip North Carolina into a Democrat-run state—knowing that this turn will ensure Democratic presidential victories for decades to come. Counterpunch is…
[Premiering at 7PM ET] How Pro-CCP Communists Are Working to Flip North Carolina
In this episode of Counterpunch, Trevor Loudon talks about how pro-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) communists have set up voter registration networks in minority communities across North Carolina. Trevor says they are working feverishly to flip North Carolina into a Democrat-run state—knowing that this turn will ensure Democratic presidential victories for decades to come. Counterpunch is…
North Carolina Law Extends Pharmacists’ Authority to Administer Vaccines, Adds Parental Consent for Minors
A North Carolina law now extends the authority of pharmacists to administer COVID-19 vaccines without a prescription from a physician. The temporary authority had been granted by an emergency amendment to the federal Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP) in 2020. Gov. Roy Cooper signed a bill into law on Friday. “This important legislation…
North Carolina Court Restores Voting Rights to Felons on Probation or Parole
Some 56,000 North Carolina felons who are on parole, probation, or supervised release, will have their voting rights restored, a judicial panel said on Monday. The 2–1 ruling, in a state Superior Court in Raleigh, immediately reinstates voting rights to North Carolina residents convicted of felonies but whose current punishments don’t include prison time. The…
In the Wake of Tropical Depression Fred, a Western North Carolina Church Lends a Hand
From providing disaster relief by ship to islands in the Caribbean, to assisting those in need at ground zero in a flooded local community, Anchor Baptist Church has continued its 30-year tradition of helping people left helpless in the wake of a storm. Randy Barton, pastor at Anchor Baptist in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, surveyed…
2 Dead, 20 Missing in North Carolina County Flooded by Fred
RALEIGH, N.C.—Authorities combing areas of North Carolina flooded by the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred said Thursday that two people have been found dead and about 20 were unaccounted for. Meanwhile, Fred—now a post-tropical cyclone—was pushing through New York and New England with drenching rains, and Tropical Storm Henri was sending dangerous waves onto East…
North Carolina Senate Passes Bill That Would Repeal Pistol Permit Law
The North Carolina Senate this week approved legislation that would repeal a background check currently required before people get a permit to buy a pistol. The state chamber passed House Bill 398 in a party-line 27–20 vote on Wednesday and delivered the bill to Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday. All yes votes came from Republicans,…
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