‘Most everyone I know who’s been thinking about this carefully believes we will have to extend the order through the end of May,’ Schewel said. ‘But we haven’t made that decision yet.’
Cameron Beach
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Newly Jobless Hit Bumps Filing for Unemployment Pay
Almost 220,000 North Carolinians filed for unemployment between March 16 and 26. That’s 60,000 more than all the unemployment claims filed in North Carolina throughout 2019.
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Durham Owner to Gov. Cooper: Food, Drink Industry Needs Help
Owners and workers at bars and restaurants say help with unemployment benefits isn’t enough.
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Weeks into McDougald Terrace Evacuation, a Mother Yearns for Normalcy
Uprooted from their imperfect home, Shimey Harvey and her son have lost more than an apartment as they wait for the evacuation to end.
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Duke Hospital Sends Bill Collectors After Student Rape Victim
A student, who was raped on Central Campus in December 2018, got an unexpected call a few months later from a bill collector telling her she owed hundreds of dollars.
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A Durham Courthouse Moment: “This Is My Freedom on the Line”
A young defendant does the math and calculates it makes more sense to represent herself in court.