RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 23 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * BREAKING: Western North Carolinians Call For Whatley's Removal From FEMA Review Council WYFF: "A letter with 126 names from people all across WNC...in it is a request to remove Michael Whatley from the FEMA Review Council" * Brand new reporting from WYFF reveals more than 100 Western North Carolinians are calling on DC insider Michael Whatley to be replaced on the FEMA Review Council du  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 23 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Building momentum: Duke Energy partners with local economic development organizations to market high-potential industrial sites in Connersville, Westfield PLAINFIELD, Ind. - Duke Energy has selected two properties in Connersville and Westfield for inclusion in its 2025 Site Readiness Program, which prepares high-potential business and industrial sites for economic development investments and markets th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR in the News, September 21, 2025 * CAIR-NC: Allison: 'This hateful stunt was meant to silence us' - Iredell Free News The North Carolina chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NC ), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, also welcomed law enforcement efforts related to the incident. "We strongly condemn th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, chairman and ranking member, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2025, with Sens. Tedd Budd, R-North Carolina, Chris Coons, D-Delaware, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, and Thom Tillis, North Carolina: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen Statement Ahead of Moldovan Parliamentary Elections Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Sept. 23 (TNSrep) -- The Center for Responsible Lending issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * New CRL Report on the Real Impact of Payday Loan Apps: Escalating Debt New data show apps multiply costs and financial insecurity for borrowers - puncturing industry claims * The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) today released a report, "Escalating Debt: The Real Impact of Payday Loan Apps Sold as Earned Wage Advances (EWA)," which shows that people   more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Sept. 23 (TNSjou) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * AI Engineers Nanoparticles for Improved Drug Delivery The new approach allows researchers to identify and optimize material recipes to more effectively encapsulate difficult-to-deliver drugs By Michaela Martinez Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a platform that combines automated wet lab techniques with artificial intelligence (AI) to design nanopart  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Sept. 23 (TNSjou) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Using Iron to Destroy Multiple Myeloma Cancer Cells Inhibiting a critical enzyme involved in iron regulation makes cancer cells vulnerable to cell death By Michaela Martinez Researchers at Duke University have shown that blocking an enzyme involved in iron regulation not only kills multiple myeloma cancer cells, but also increases the effectiveness of current therapies a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: * * * Nearly $48 Million Approved to Support Disaster Recovery ASHEVILLE, N.C. - FEMA announced nearly $48 million in additional funding for 46 North Carolina Tropical Storm Helene and other disaster recovery projects. This includes 31 newly approved projects, as well as 18 large projects, each over $1 million that the Department of Homeland Security has ad  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 23 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Home run partnership: Duke Energy Foundation, Tampa Bay Rays donate $82,000 to help Florida customers pay energy bills * The Foundation donated $1,000 for every Rays win this season * Donations will go to community agencies that provide financial assistance for customers in need * Duke Energy Foundation and the Tampa Bay Rays announced a $82,000 donation to help customers across Florida pay their en  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steven W. Troxler submitted a public comment letter addressed to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration urging the agency to withdraw its proposed rule aimed at regulating the nicotine yield of cigarettes and certain other combusted tobacco products. Described as "Tobacco Product Standard for Nicotine Yield," the rule was announced shortly before a change in administration and has been criticiz  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * NC Lawmakers to EPA: Our state will suffer if you surrender the fight against climate change * Today, Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Alma Adams (NC-12), and Valerie Foushee (NC-04) urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which requires the EPA to protect people from the pollution that causes climate change and its impacts. Recently, r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 7:25-cv-01514-BO; E.D.N.C. filed September 19, 2025) involving Aaron O'Brian Freeman: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19, 2025, charged 31-year-old Aaron O'Brian Freeman ("Freeman"), of Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina, with conducting a fraudulent "free-riding" scheme in which he bought nearly $900,000 worth of securities without paying for them. The SEC's compla  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Sept. 22 [Category: BizElectronic Products] -- Qorvo, a provider of advanced wireless devices, wired and wireless networks and defense radar and communications, issued the following news: * * * SIAE MICROELETTRONICA and Qorvo collaborate on Advanced Ka-Band Phased Antenna Array for Satellite Communications * Milan, Italy - September 22, 2025 - SIAE MICROELETTRONICA, a global leader in microwave radio and wireless network solutions, has partnered with Qorvo (NASDA  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 23 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * Whatley Protested By Western North Carolinians At Closed Door FEMA Meeting Today, DC insider Michael Whatley was met with protesters at a FEMA "Listening Session" that was closed to the public and press. The protest came just hours after more than 100 Western North Carolinians called for Whatley to be replaced on the FEMA Review Council for leaving them behind as Whatle  more