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    I40 Shut Down in Both Directions Once Again

    Interstate 40 is shut down in both directions near the North Carolina–Tennessee state line due to a potential landslide and…
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    Cracking down on campaign finance cheats. NC law means secret probes, slaps on wrist. 

    5-year investigation of Sons of Confederate Veterans ends with misdemeanor charges, small fines. Highlights NC campaign finance law limits. Cracking…
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    Few Helene victims in NC had flood insurance. Future of federal program unclear.

    Most residential and businesses property losses in North Carolina due to Tropical Storm Helene not covered by flood insurance. Few…
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    Failure to report child abuse led to shakeup at McDowell DSS

    Leaders at McDowell County DSS resigned after NC DHHS concerns about child abuse claims going unreported. Future of local agency…

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      Miley Cyrus’ Magnifique Mash-Up of ‘The Climb’ & ‘We Can’t Stop,’ Plus More Highlights Inside Paris Spotify Concert

      As fortunate fans spilled into the intimate and sweaty Maxim’s de Paris on Wednesday night (June 18), no one knew exactly what to expect. Vocals? For sure. Fashion? Absolutely. This is Miley Cyrus, after all. But when the superstar combined two of her biggest hits – none other than “The Climb” and “We Can’t Stop” – into a special one-off medley, fans were floored. “We put this together just for all of you tonight,” shared Cyrus, in her first of two Mugler looks. Related Miley Cyrus Teases Spotify Billions Club Live Show in Paris (And a Concert Film Is Coming, Too)…

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      REO Speedwagon Singer Terry Luttrell Injured In Car Accident After Falling Asleep at the Wheel

      On Sunday (June 15), REO Speedwagon singer Terry Luttrell miraculously survived a car crash after he fell asleep at the wheel. The accident occurred just a day after the band’s farewell show at the State Farm Center in Illinois, and Luttrell’s car was totaled in the incident. “I was able to get up and get out of the car,” the 78-year-old Luttrell told The News-Gazette. “The airbag went off and cracked my sternum a little bit. I have a little back pain and neck pain. It’s nothing that can’t be overcome.” Luttrell admited that his busy schedule, including signing autographs…

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      The Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ Scores Highest Billboard 200 Ranking In Nearly 60 Years Following Brian Wilson’s Death

      Following the passing of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson on June 11, streams and sales of the group’s catalog surged 184% in the United States. The pioneering Los Angeles pop-rock group’s sonic masterpiece, Pet Sounds, reenters the Billboard 200 chart at No. 136, its highest rank in nearly 60 years. The groundbreaking album originally peaked at No. 10 in 1966, and is one of 13 Top 10 albums for the group. Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys, released in 2003, vaulted 128 spots to reach No. 52. Streams of the group’s songs increased by 126%, with…

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      Madonna Celebrates Discovery That She Is A Distant Cousin To Pope Leo XIV

      A genealogical study by noted genealogist Henry Louis Gates Jr. featured in a recent New York Times article has revealed that Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, is distantly related to a variety of celebrities, including Madonna, who is his distant cousin. Other notable relations on the pontiff’s family tree include Hillary Clinton, Justin Bieber, and Jack Kerouac. Gates traced much of Pope Leo’s family roots to his Creole ancestry in New Orleans, along with a mix of French, Italian, and Spanish heritage. A link to a common French-Canadian ancestor, Louis Boucher de Grandpre, connects Pope Leo to a…

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