Roland Preston:North Carolina Senate gives initial approval to legalizing medical marijuana

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The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that affirmative action in higher education is unconstitutional,

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Members of two of the Environmental Protection Agency's most influential advisory committees, tasked

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It's the end of an era for NBC's Meet the Press.Chuck Todd has announced that he's set to leave the

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Federal authorities announced hackers in China have stolen "customer call records data" of an unknow

A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out a lower court decision to halt construction of the Key

In the early hours on Wednesday, as the sun was setting on one presidency and rising on another—but

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BP’s Selling Off Its Alaska Oil Assets. The Buyer Has a History of Safety Violations.