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State Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Friday July 19, 2024 ( 7 items )  

CommScope to Sell Its Outdoor Wireless Networks and Distributed Antenna Systems Businesses to Amphenol Corporation
HICKORY, North Carolina, July 19 -- CommScope issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: Claremont, NC -- CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM), a global leader in network connectivity, announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Outdoor Wireless Networks (OWN) segment as well as the Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) business unit of its Networking, Intelligent Cellular & Security Solutions segment to Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH). CommScope will receive approximately  more

In the News: DNC Announces Largest-To-Date $15 Million Investment to Battleground State Parties
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: The DNC is doing the work on the ground to win On Tuesday, as Republicans gathered during the Project 2025 Republican National Convention to fall in line behind Donald Trump, the Democratic National Committee announced the largest-ever investment to date made to battleground state parties $15 million to state Democratic parties in battleground states like Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Neva  more

NBC: Mark Robinson Scrubs Campaign Website of His Dangerous Anti-Choice Extremism
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Mark Robinson is once again caught trying to deceive North Carolinians about his dangerous anti-choice extremism, with NBC reporting that he "appears to have removed references to abortion from his campaign website." After updating his campaign website to include an issues page, Robinson removed any reference to his support for an extreme abortion ban in North Carolina, despite having it listed on the same w  more

NCDHHS Awarded $2.5 Million to Expand School-Based Health Services
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 19 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to expand school-based health care in North Carolina. The grant will support NCDHHS' ongoing work to ensure school-aged children and their families have equitable access to health care and behavioral health services readil  more

New HGTV Seaside Renovation Competition Series 100 Day Hotel Challenge Premiering Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 8 P.M. ET/PT Pits Married Real Estate Developers Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt Against Each Other
NEW YORK, July 18 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: * * * Property Brothers Drew and Jonathan Scott to Judge the Ultimate Battle of the Spouses on North Carolina's Crystal Coast * * * HGTV's winningest duo Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt, who were champions of Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge and season two of Rock the Block, will now go head-to-head in the new beach renovation competition series 100 Day Hotel Challenge. Focused on   more

Researchers Learn How Cancer Cells Divide Despite Treatment
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, July 19 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Researchers in the lab of Jean Cook, PhD, chair and professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, have identified the cellular processes that occur when you take a cancer drug meant to stop rapid cell growth in tumors. * * * Cancer cells can hijack cell cycles to exponentially increase their numbers, a process called proliferation. Cancer  more

ROUND UP: Josh Stein Launches "Law Enforcement for Stein" Coalition
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: "North Carolina's law enforcement officers keep families across our state safe. As Governor, I'll continue to work with them to fight crime and get violent criminals off our streets." Yesterday, Attorney General Josh Stein launched "Law Enforcement for Stein" with a press conference featuring a coalition of state and local law enforcement officials supporting Stein's vision for a "safer, stronger North Caro  more