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4/20 -

Cleveland county animal shelter to cease using gas chamber for euthanization

4/20 -

Residents of Latta, S.C., attend town council meeting to express views on mayor's decision to fire town's lesbian police chie

4/20 -

Study reveals half of jailed NYC teens have traumatic brain injury before incarcerations

4/20 -

Dr. Adrianne Wadewitz, feminist scholar and seminal contributor to Wikipedia, has died

4/20 -

Disagreement growing over control of quinoa, an increasingly popular 'superfood' in the U.S.

4/19 -

Scientists and food activists create Open Source Seed Initiative, pledge seeds will be available without restrictions

4/19 -

Studies suggest long term unemployment has become "a trap that is difficult to escape"

4/19 -

Bureau of Land Management criticized for selling herd of Wyoming horses to Canadian slaughterhouse

4/19 -

NC scientists say Dan River surface water safe for farming despite recent coal ash spill

4/18 -

Army begins integrating women into platoon artillery jobs, with Fort Bragg as a first site

4/18 -

Same-sex couple files joint NC tax return to protest of ban on gay marriage

4/18 -

Obamacare insurance premiums to rise less than expected

4/18 -

Housing is becoming less attainable for the middle class due to rising rents, home costs

4/16 -

Obama claims GOP attempts to restrict voting rights for elderly, women, minorities and impoverished to cast ballots in swing states

4/16 -

States crack down on for-profit colleges to protect students with loan debts

4/16 -

Homeless Jesus statue in Davidson, NC receives both praise and scrutiny

4/15 -

Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources finds possible link between seismic activity and fracking

4/15 -

New CBO budget predictions for Obamacare for the 2015–2024 period: $104 billion less than the previous projections; it's working

4/15 -

NRDC: With only 100 or so panthers still alive in Florida, EPA still considering oil-wastewater disposal well near prime habitat

4/15 -

New NC tax code results in higher taxes for middle class, less revenues available for public works, more money for wealthy

4/14 -

Latest voter suppression trick: Miami-Dade blocks voters standing in line from using bathroom

4/14 -

WaPo: "Republicans kiss votes from women goodbye"

4/14 -

Polling data says McCrory's approval ratings still "under water"

4/14 -

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Economic recovery limited to high-income households

4/13 -

National Hispanic University in CA to close in 2015

4/13 -

Black Girl Travel, an international travel club, addresses criticism that it encourages black women to date men from other countries

4/13 -

Jackson county teachers share views on NC education reform

4/13 -

National Wildlife Federation report concludes wildlife is still being affected by BP oil spill of 2010

4/13 -

Medicaid requires substance abuse treatment to the newly insured, but barriers remain that limit access

4/09 -

Former actress from 'Star Trek: Voyager' and 'Star Trek: Nemesis' narrates new documentary that argues the sun revolves around the Earth

4/09 -

Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma opens new $2-million center for veterans

4/09 -

New dust bowl blows into southern Colorado after four years of drought

4/08 -

Despite hysteria, little if any evidence of voter fraud in NC

4/08 -

Healthcare reform brings coverage to millions of Americans; number of uninsured citizens reaches new low

4/08 -

Democratic governors reluctant on marijuana legalization despite widespread public support

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