WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Statement on North Carolina's Latest Gerrymandering Announcement * Following the announcement that North Carolina's Legislature plans to meet in October to propose a new, further gerrymandered Congressional map, DCCC spokesperson Madison Andrus released the following statement: "For the 4th time in five years North Carolina's State Legislature has decided to defy the will of  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 13 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * N.C. Coastal Management to conduct training for local permit officers * NCDEQ's Division of Coastal Management (DCM) will conduct a fall training workshop Oct. 15-16 in Manteo for local permit officers in the north and northeastern regions of their 20 coastal county service area. Cooperative state and local government programs are an important component of the  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 14 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * North Carolinians Can't Trust Roy Cooper on Foreign Policy In a 2024 interview, Roy Cooper told Duke Chronicle Joe Biden was the "the best hope" for peace in Middle East. Yes, Roy Cooper actually said the man whose foreign policy incoherence emboldened America's enemies for four years would have been a better choice to restore American strength. Roy Cooper was wrong. Only Presi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 14 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * On 2nd Anniversary of 10/07 Terror Attack, Will Roy Cooper Condemn His Party's Hamas Caucus? Prominent North Carolina Democrats still haven't condemned their state party's resolutions siding with Hamas terrorists over Israel earlier this year. In headlines that made national news, the N.C. Democratic Party claimed Israel was engaging in apartheid and genocide and passed resolutio  more

ITHACA, New York, Oct. 13 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Native American stereotypes, as seen by Native Americans * Asked to list stereotypes they had heard about themselves or other Native Americans, more than 200 middle school-age citizens of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, a federally recognized nation located in rural North Carolina, most often cited cultural activities, financial privilege and substance abuse. The Cornell-led study, among the first to exp  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 13 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * The Intercontinental Exchange 2B investment in Polymarket * The Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the NYSE, recently announced a strategic investment of up to $2 billion in Polymarket. This massive institutional buy-in is a watershed moment for the prediction market industry, moving it from the crypto-adjacent fringe directly into the financial mainstream. Wake Forest Universi  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Oct. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * UNC Research Uncovers Ways to Address Early Suicidal Thoughts in Children A new study is uncovering ways to assess early suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children as young as 5 -years old. * The idea of a child dying by suicide is unimaginable. Yet, according to recent data, a significant number of children will seriously consider or attempt suicide, even   more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Oct. 14 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Shares Insights and Innovations at APA NC/SC Conference * VHB will be participating in the upcoming American Planning Association North Carolina (APA-NC)/South Carolina APA (SCAPA) Fall Conference, beginning October 15. We will be exhibiting at Booth #4, wher  more