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Pfizer booster shot of COVID-19 vaccine 95.6% effective
A booster dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine was found to have a high efficacy -- 95.6% -- against Covid-19…
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Pandemic babies: how are they developing in a world upended by COVID?
By Taylor Knopf When Katie Ferguson dropped her 2-year-old off for his first week of preschool this fall, he cried…
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Teenage girl hit by car outside NC State Fair
A teenage girl was struck by a car Tuesday night outside the North Carolina State Fair.
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Three months into Medicaid transformation, providers say the new administrative burdens are crushing
The transition from a Medicaid system run by the state to one run by insurance companies was touted as a…
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‘This is so painful.’ Balloons released, prayer vigil held for 5 teens killed in Raleigh crash
A vehicle traveling at about 80 mph ran off the right side of southbound Capital Boulevard early Sunday and slammed…
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23-year-old Knightdale officer dies after fiery crash on I-540 in Raleigh
Two Knightdale squad cars were responding to a separate crash in the area around 2:30 a.m. when a Mercedes Benz…
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Crowd size smaller, festivities all the same during opening days of State Fair
The North Carolina State Fair entered its first weekend after the annual event was canceled last year due to the…
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Wilmington ports avoiding many supply chain issues affecting the US, small business still hurting
Throughout Friday, a steady flow of ships and trucks moved through the port of Wilmington without delays. The port authority…
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Supporting mothers through addiction as two public health crises converge
By Elizabeth Thompson The team at UNC Horizons is no stranger to public health crises — the opioid epidemic has…
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Suspect dies in Edgecombe Co. deputy-involved shooting
An Edgecombe County deputy was involved in a fatal shooting and stabbing at a home on Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
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