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Congress has permanently banemd the sale of tobacco and e-cigarettes to anyone under the age of 21. The new regulations were included in the budget for the federal government for 2020, negotiated among lawmakers in Washington. Raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco and e-cigarettes from 18 to 21 had...
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WRAL.com reports that a man was killed Sunday around 12:30 a.m. when his home was struck by a vehicle, apparently operated by a drunk driver.  The collision is the fourth time the home has been struck by a vehicle in recent years, but the City of Raleigh has refused to install...
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In just the latest in a year of recalls, GM has announced it is recalling 73,000 Chevy Cobalts over an airbag wiring issue.  According to an article in Goldsboro Daily News  the defect could cause the Chevrolets' roof-mounted driver side airbags from deploying.  It is unknown what prompted the recall, but...
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WRAL.com provides a summary of the happenings as trial begins in Winston Salem over recent changes to the North Carolina's voting law, detailing opening arguments on day one, Monday, June 13, 2015. The suit is ongoing despite the North Carolina General Assembly recently passing a new statute moderating some of the...
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A 3-year old child died yesterday from drowning in a Clayton pool yesterday, according to an ABC11 article.  The article does not state whether there were lifeguards on duty at the Lionsgate Athletic Club, but according to the Lionsgate website, the location has multiple pools, so it would seem likely...
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Over the past several years, there have been conflicting studies on whether antidepressants taken by pregnant women result in birth defects.  Today,  the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study that many are calling the most detailed look at the issue.  The study questioned 38,000 women who...
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