WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Aug. 5 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Are professional economists truly objective when forecasting GDP? Maybe not. * Are professional economists truly objective when forecasting economic projections? New research from Wake Forest University suggests otherwise, revealing a subtle yet powerful influence of political affiliation on predictions of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. Economist Aeimit Lakdawala, an associate professor a  more

WACO, Texas, Aug. 5 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Booth Selection Now Open for the 2026 AFCA Convention in Charlotte * The countdown is on! Booth selection for the 2026 AFCA Convention is officially underway. Join us January 11-13, 2026, at the Charlotte Convention Cente r in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the premier event in the football coaching profession. Key Dates: * Exhibitor Move-In: January 9-10, 2026 (All booth  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd, Welch Introduce Bill Targeting Foreign Robocalls, Scammers * Bipartisan bill to increase cooperation between feds, private sector to fight overseas scams backed by AARP, USTelecom Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) recently introduced the bipartisan Foreign Robocall Elimination Act, legislation that would bring together government and private sector  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 6 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Duke Energy partners with Brookfield to secure investment in Duke Energy Florida, expands capital plan to $87 billion * Brookfield invests in a 19.7% non-controlling equity interest in Duke Energy Florida for $6 billion * Partnership supports $4 billion increase in Duke Energy Florida's five-year capital plan aimed at enhancing company's ability to meet customers' rapidly growing and evo  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Aug. 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Unveils Expansive 2025 Women's Collegiate Soccer Schedule Featuring More Than 1,980 Matches Across Platforms * * ESPN+ will stream 1,750+ women's soccer games from 22 conferences, including 100 conference championship matches * 64 regular-season games will air on ESPNU, SEC Network (SECN), and ACC Network (ACCN) * Season-opener: 1 North Carolina at Tennessee  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * IN THE STATES: On Medicaid's 60th Anniversary, Democrats Across the Country Hold GOP Senate Candidates Accountable for Cheerleading Massive Cuts * On the 60th anniversary of Medicaid being signed into law, Democrats in Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, and North Carolina are slamming GOP Senate candidates and incumbents for their toxic plan that kicks millions off of their  more

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, Aug. 5 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association posted the following news release: * * * MEMA Appoints Jennifer A. Lewis as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association is pleased to announce that Jennifer A. Lewis has joined the organization as vice president of regulatory affairs. With nearly 20 years of experience in federal regulatory enforcement and policy,   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 6 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * Dave Delivers! DMV Audit Highlights Democrat Mismanagement State Auditor Dave Boliek fulfilled a campaign promise yesterday and released a comprehensive audit of the DMV. The executive summary of the audit is yet another indictment of the failure of Democrats to manage the agency, starting with former Gov. Roy Cooper, who now wants to run off to Washington and avoid hearing about th  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 4 [Category: BizElectronic Products] -- Qorvo, a provider of advanced wireless devices, wired and wireless networks and defense radar and communications, issued the following news: * * * Qorvo Earns Raytheon's Premier Award GREENSBORO, N.C., August 4, 2025 - Qorvo(r) (Nasdaq: QRVO), a leading global provider of connectivity and power solutions, announced that Raytheon, an RTX business, has recognized Qorvo with its Premier Award for performance and overall exc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross, Foushee Slam Closure of EPA Office of Research and Development, Urge Administrator Zeldin to Reverse Course * Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin warning of the immediate and long-term effects that closing the EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD)   more

BOONE, North Carolina, Aug. 5 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Russell County passes resolution supporting black lung benefit increases * August 5, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org LEBANON, Va. -- Last night, Russell County supervisors passed a resolution urging U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith and U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner to support legislation increasing black lung benefits. Ka  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A new preliminary field report from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) details landslide hazards in the wake of Hurricane Helene. The report, 'Preliminary Field Report of Landslide Hazards Following Hurricane Helene,' was published in May 2025 as Open-File Report 2025-1028 and was authored by Kate E. Allstadt, Sara K. McBride, Jonathan W. Godt, Stephen L. Slaughter, Kelli W. Baxstrom, Steven Sobieszczyk, and Anna Stull. The report's findings are based on a USGS mi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a document titled 'Assessment and Validation of Depressions in Digital Elevation Models From Multiple Elevation Data Sources and Delineation of Depressions, Sinking Streams, and Their Watersheds in Tennessee and Parts of Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.' The report, authored by David E. Ladd and John K. Carmichael, is designated as Scientific Investigations Report 2024-5134. The   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in collaboration with North Carolina State University, has released a report on the '2023 Earthquake Ground-Motion Workshop for the Central and Eastern United States, with a Focus on the Gulf and Atlantic Coastal Plains--Agenda and Abstracts'. The document, Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5025, was prepared by Oliver S. Boyd, Julie A. Herrick, Ashly Cabas, and Sean K. Ahdi. It documents the agenda, presentations, and panel   more