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2 days ago · RALEIGH — Thousands of trees damaged by Tropical Storm Helene will be repurposed under a North Carolina project developed through Interagency Recovery Coordination (IRC), a team of federal, state and local government, non-profits and faith-based organizations.
Hong Kong court jails 45 democracy campaigners on subversion …
4 days ago · A Hong Kong court on Tuesday jailed all 45 defendants convicted of subversion in the city's largest national security trial, with "mastermind" Benny Tai receiving the longest term of 10 years. International condemnation was swift, with Western countries and rights groups slamming the sentencing as ...
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3 days ago · Rutherfordton, NC (28139) Today. Rain ending this morning. Breaks of sun and becoming windy in the afternoon.
US envoy heading to Israel to press for truce with Hezbollah
2 days ago · US envoy Amos Hochstein announced he would head to Israel on Wednesday after spending two days in Lebanon trying to hammer out a deal for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah. The United States and France have spearheaded efforts for a truce in the conflict, which escalated in late ...
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai takes witness stand in collusion trial
3 days ago · Pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai will on Wednesday take the stand in his collusion trial, testifying in court for the first time despite five previous trials in almost four years. Lai's case is one of the most prominent prosecuted under the national security law imposed by Beijing in 2020 ...
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai tells court he championed 'freedom'
3 days ago · Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai insisted his newspaper had championed democracy and "freedom" as he took the witness stand Wednesday for the first time in his trial for collusion with foreign forces. Lai's case is one of the most prominent prosecuted under the national security law imposed ...
Hong Kong to sentence dozens of democracy campaigners
4 days ago · Hong Kong's largest national security trial will draw to a close on Tuesday, with dozens of the city's most prominent democracy campaigners set to be sentenced for subversion, a charge that can carry up to life imprisonment. Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on the financial hub in ...
Acquitted 'Hong Kong 47' defendant sees freedom as responsibility
4 days ago · As the massive trial of the "Hong Kong 47" democracy campaigners ended on Tuesday, an acquitted member of the group watched from the sidelines and felt the weight of his freedom upon him. Former district councillor and street dancer Lee Yue-shun is one of only two people to have walked away from a ...
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6 days ago · Rutherfordton, NC (28139) Today. Mainly clear. Low 41F. Winds light and variable.. Tonight
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3 days ago · The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office’s Reading Impact Opportunity Team (RIOT) is sponsoring the all-new Girl Scout Troop 61000. Sheriff Aaron Ellenburg cut the red ribbon first, and then members of the new Girl Scout troop each cut a piece.