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An entry sign at North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune. (Photo: https://www.marines.mil/)
By Trevon Spencer
President Donald Trump told a crowd of supporters Tuesday that his administration would direct the U.S. Department of Justice to settle remaining claims from veterans and family members sickened by contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune, but would do so only if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in November.
“I am directing the Department of Justice to settle all remaining legitimate claims as soon as possible and get it off the books and get it finished,” Trump said at the rally at the Pitt-Greenville Airport.
“If we don’t win, there’s no money,” Trump said. “If we do win, you’re getting it.”
Electric bikes and electric scooters parked on a street in Columbus, Ohio. Lawmakers in Ohio and many other states have enacted or are considering tougher regulations for e-bikes and e-scooters as their popularity – and safety concerns – grow. (Photo by Megan Henry/Ohio Capital Journal).
By Anna Claire Vollers
Earlier this month, a 50-year-old man riding his personal electric scooter in Washington, D.C., was killed when he collided with a woman on a rideshare scooter.
In June, a 12-year-old Massachusetts girl died after her electric scooter slammed into a school bus in a suburb of Boston.
And in April, an Atlanta woman riding an electric bike was killed when she hit a curb and was thrown headfirst into a wall.
A string of high-profile deaths and injuries involving electric scooters and bikes is spurring states and cities across the country to crack down on them.
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)
By Ariana Figueroa
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s emergency request to implement a rule that would terminate gender-affirming care for transgender people incarcerated in federal prisons.
It means a lower court order that blocked the policy from going into effect will remain in place for now, and gender-affirming healthcare for transgender inmates will continue.
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75-million-year-old dinosaur delivered to NC Museum of Natural Sciences for research | CBS17.com
Can U.S. Rep. Don Davis beat a gerrymander? | WUNC.org
Reducing drug harm in NC mountain counties | Carolina Public Press
What to know about NC’s 3 proposed constitutional amendments | WRAL.com
Vance says Republicans shouldn’t complain about Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother | APNews.com
7 years after Mission deal, HCA disputes state’s authority to enforce purchase agreement | Asheville Watchdog
NC candidates claim chief justice’s support, but judicial code bans endorsements 🔐 | Raleigh News & Observer
Mitchell County leaders await word on potential Sibelco plant | WLOS.com
COMMENTARY
Opinion: Democrats surge in early voting as Republicans lag |
Asheville WatchdogTrump visits NC to campaign for a race even he thinks Republicans will lose | Raleigh News & Observer
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