Citing a lack of protections for LGBTQ students and students with disabilities, the Orange County School Board balked on officially adding new language to the school system’s dress code that would ban the Confederate flag, swastikas, and other racially intimidating symbols from county schools. The measure, which would prohibit students from wearing clothing and accessories […]
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The Morning Roundup: Comey Calls Trump a Liar
It’s Friday. We made it through another week. Let’s go out with a bang, courtesy of former FBI director James Comey.1) Comey calls Trump a liar. For those of you who watched the former FBI director testify on the Hill yesterday, you know that James Comey dropped more than a few bombshells. From The New […]
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Legislature Calls Off Special Session Demanded by Governor
Wednesday, Governor Cooper called for a special session of the legislature for the purpose of redrawing voting maps the Supreme Court deemed unconstitutional and racially gerrymandered.From the INDY: In a press conference this afternoon, Governor Cooper called for a special session of the legislature to redraw state House and Senate voting maps recently deemed unconstitutional […]
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The Morning Roundup: Comey to Testify That Trump Asked Him to Back Off Flynn Investigation
First of all, we’d like to congratulate all the “Best Of” winners and finalists. With that said, let’s get on to it. We’re going to devote the bulk of this morning’s Roundup to former FBI director James Comey’s pending testimony on the Hill—and all we learned about it yesterday. But first:1) ISIS claims attacks on […]
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The Morning Roundup: Sessions and Trump Are Reportedly At Odds, Comey Set to Testify Tomorrow
First things first. Our annual “Best of the Triangle” edition is on the racks, so go grab one and congratulate the many winners you guys chose. Now let’s check out Tuesday’s headlines.1) The Sessions/Trump bromance is reportedly over. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reportedly upset that the president isn’t allowing him to do his job. […]
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The Morning Roundup: Supreme Court Rejects Racist Legislative Districts, Durham City Council Rejects Publix
A lot happened around the Triangle Monday. Let’s review.1) Supreme Court confirms that district lines were racially gerrymandered. It’s unclear whether special 2017 elections will occur, but the high court delivered a blog to the GOP-controlled legislature. From the INDY: This morning the Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision that twenty-eight state legislative districts […]
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The Morning Roundup: Trump Kicks Planet in the Face
It’s Friday, but there’s really not much to celebrate. 1) Trump pulls U.S. out of historic Paris climate accord. It’s not exactly shocking that President Donald Trump made good on a campaign promise and pulled the U.S. out of the most significant climate agreement in history. But it’s still a disaster. From The Washington Post: […]
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The Morning Roundup: Trump Expected to Pull U.S. Out of Paris Accord
Let’s get right to it.1) President expected to withdraw from Paris accord. Sorry, Mother Nature. From The New York Times: The Obama administration pledged $3 billion to an international fund meant to aid the hardest-hit countries. Only $1 billion of that had been transferred to the fund by the time President Trump took office on […]
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Trump Makes Up Word, Raleigh Shop Immortalizes the Gaffe
For those of you who don’t know, the president made up a word last night, and his tweet about “negative press covfefe” quickly went viral before (six hours later) being deleted. It was a moment that left many people scratching their heads. From The New York Times: Had the president’s lawyers, so eager to curb […]
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The Morning Roundup: Flynn Will Turn Over Documents to Senate
Good morning friends. It’s Wednesday. Go grab the new INDY. In the meantime, let’s review some headlines.1) Mike Flynn is about to play ball. A person close to President Donald Trump’s embattled former national security adviser says Flynn will hand over documents to the Senate in response to a subpoena he has, until now, been […]