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Pilot Carol Riese, of Wisconsin, controls the world’s only flying B-24J Liberator as it flies over downtown Raleigh during the Wings of Freedom Tour at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Oct. 19. Hosted by the Collings Foundation, Wings of Freedom visits more than 100 cities a year to show off working pieces of American war history as well as to educate people about the veterans of WWII. The tour will be in Burlington until noon on Oct. 25 and then move to Statesville through Oct. 27.
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Parts of western NC in state of emergency Hickory The Catawba County Board of Commissioners and City of Hickory declared states of emergency on Tuesday amid widespread damage from Monday’s storms. The declaration enables emergency services to coordinate response and recovery efforts. Officials report fallen power lines, fallen trees and debris in the roadways. Catawba County estimates The National Weather Service is investigating possible tornado touchdown.
NC ranked 11th in tax climate for businesses Raleigh Last week the nonpartisan Tax Foundation ranked N.C.’s tax climate the 11th best for business in 2018. Three years ago, N.C. was ranked 41st on the group’s index. In 2013, N.C.’s corporate tax rate was 6.9 percent before the Republican-led legislature began phasing in a multi-year reduction. Now, of the 44 states that have a corporate tax, N.C.’s flat 3 percent is the lowest and Iowa’s is the highest at 12 percent.
Rep. Foxx to host Service Academy Day for 5th District students Clemmons Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) will host a U.S. Service Academy Day on Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Historic Broyhill building in Clemmons, N.C. Representatives from all five academies will be there to explain more about the application and nomination process for admittance.
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ECU to enroll breast cancer patients in landmark study October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month By Laura Ashley Lamm North State Journal GREENVILLE — In North Carolina, breast cancer is the second leading cause of death for women. Each year, more than 6,000 North Carolina women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 1,000 will die from the disease, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. In North Carolina, women have a one-in-eight lifetime risk of developing breast cancer. It’s not just in this state where women are facing diagnosis and treatment discussions. According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 252,710 new cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2017 with 40,610 women expected to die from the disease this year. Clinical studies and treatment options are valuable in helping women battling breast
cancer. ECU Physicians, the clinical practice of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, are enrolling patients in a nationwide clinical study designed to evaluate a potential new treatment option for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer. HER2-positive breast cancer is a type of breast cancer that tests positive for a protein called human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). HER2 promotes the aggressive spread of cancer cells. The American Cancer Society estimates that 20 to 25 percent of the approximately 234,000 annual breast cancer diagnoses in the U.S. are HER2-positive. Called HER2CLIMB, the nationwide study will evaluate the medication tucatinib, an oral medication that can be taken at home, in combination with standard treatments for patients with locally advanced or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer, with or without brain metastases. See BREAST CANCER, page A3
“These aircraft travel the nation as a flying tribute.” — Hunter Chaney, Collins Foundation spokesman
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Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during an interview with Mariella Frostrup at the Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham, Britain, on Oct. 15.
House Republicans launch probes of Clinton emails decision, uranium deal WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican lawmakers on Tuesday launched investigations to examine several of President Donald Trump's longstanding political grievances, including the FBI probe of Hillary Clinton's emails and her alleged role in a sale of U.S. uranium to a Russian firm. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte and House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy announced a probe to
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MORRISVILLE — History is roaring over N.C. this week as the Wings of Freedom tour of World War II aircraft touches down in communities across the state. Last week Raleigh-Durham International Airport hosted the aircrafts and this week they will take history buffs on tours over Burlington. WWII bombers and fighters visit Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport, including the rare B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchell and TF-51D Mustang. The Morrisville stop was the first in N.C. in more than 20 years. It gave people a chance to see the aircraft up close, but also a chance for a once-in-a-lifetime flight experience on the bombers. Some even took the controls with flight training on the TF-51, a common first flight training aircraft. The N.C. Department of Transportation held a ceremony welcoming the tour to its aviation office and hangar at RDU. The tour is led by Collins Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and touring the nation’s living transportation history, but also honoring American veterans. In 26 years, the tour has made more than 2,900 visits to airports across the mainland United States and Alaska. “These aircraft travel the nation as a flying tribute to the flight crews who flew them, the ground crews
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WINGS from page A1 who maintained them, the workers who built them, the soldiers, sailors and airmen who helped protect them; and the citizens and families whose freedom they helped preserve,” said Collins Foundation spokesperson Hunter Chaney. The organization charges for visiting and flying the planes as one way to keep the birds in the air, and the flights aren’t cheap. If visitors want to take to the air it costs $400 for a ride in a B-25, $450 for flying in a B-17 and up to $3,200 to pilot a T-51. If visitors aren’t interested in leaving the ground, walk-through tours are available at $15 for adults and $5 for kids. In addition to tours, the foundation is building The American Heritage Museum in Hudson, Mass., due to open in late 2018. When complete, the museum will feature more than 85 unique and rare tanks, vehicles and artillery from throughout history and around the world. The organization says they are building displays within the museum that tell stories of personal courage and sacrifice, and include rare artifacts showing how the defense of freedom has been shaped by “an evolving global consciousness, technological, social, economic and political changes over time, particularly over the last 100 years.” However, the Wings of Freedom Tour is still their biggest event, hitting more than 100 cities and half of all states each year. Between 3.5 and 4 million people see these warbirds annually. Following the N.C. stops, the tour heads to Statesville, Ga.
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Top, Flight engineer Stephen Arnold, of Seattle, gives a thumbs up as the world’s only flying B-24J Liberator comes in for landing at RaleighDurham International Airport. Left, Flight crew volunteer Mike Macon, of Burlington, looks out the rear of the plane.
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Senate appoints committee N.C.’s National Guard’s 112th Finance Detachment for judicial reform deploys to Kuwait By Donna King North State Journal
RALEIGH — On Tuesday Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) announced formation of the Senate Select Committee on Judicial Reform and Redistricting. The committee will debate and work on changes to the state’s judiciary and the selection of judges. Appointed to the committee are Sen. Dan Bishop, CoChair; Sen. Warren Daniel, Co-Chair; Sen. Bill Rabon, Co-Chair; Sen. Dan Barrett, Sen. Dan Blue, Sen. Jay Chaudhuri, Sen. Chuck Edwards, Sen. Joel Ford, Sen. Ralph Hise, Sen. Floyd McKissick, Sen. Wesley Meredith, Sen. Paul Newton, Sen. Shirley Randleman, Sen. Norm Sanderson and Sen. Terry Van Duyn. “After 60 years of haphazard and sometimes contradictory changes to our judicial system, I hope our state can have a thoughtful dialogue on how to modernize, reform and strengthen it in the coming months,” said Berger in a statement released on Tues-
day. “The judiciary touches every North Carolinian, so the conversation needs to include Republicans and Democrats, judges, legislators, district attorneys, clerks of court, executive branch officials, men and women of all races, and, yes, even lawyers. This committee will carefully consider all options on how we select judges including the House’s judicial redistricting bill, merit selection models, retention elections, and, if we maintain a system of elections, their frequency and partisan structure.” The announcement comes a week after the Republican-led legislature overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 656, the Electoral Freedom Act of 2017. The law makes it easier to get third-party candidates on the state’s election ballots, but also cancels the 2018 judicial primaries, the main sticking point for Cooper. Lawmakers said they want to allow newly qualified third party candidates the opportunity to examine any changes the committee may make in judicial reforms.
By Donna King North State Journal SILER CITY — The North Carolina Army National Guard’s 112th Finance Detachment at the Siler City Armory deployed to Kuwait this weekend in support of Operation Joint Guardian. The guard members will provide financial support for U.S. military forces, US government contractors, local nationals and
joint coalition forces in Kuwait. They will join more than 450 Virginia, Maryland and Army National Guard soldiers a combined forces contingency operation that according to the U.S. Army is designed to deter and react to possible threats within the region. The unit’s last deployment was to Kosovo in support of “Operation Joint Guardian” in 2013. This is the fourth overseas deployment for the detachment.
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The North Carolina National Guard welcomes friends, family and fellow soldiers of the West Virginia National Guard to the DeForest Talbert Readiness Center renaming ceremony held at the NCNG Armory in Sanford, on Oct. 20.
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Randy Brown installs wireless internet on grain bin in Duplin County to provide high-speed wireless to homes and businesses within a five-mile radius.
High speed internet to reach parts of rural North Carolina By Jessica Furr North State Journal PINK HILL, N.C. — It has been years of waiting but taxpayers in rural Duplin County will soon be saying goodbye to dial up and hello to high-speed internet. While dial up internet seems a distant memory to many of us, up until now it has been a frustrating reality in the homes, schools and businesses in Duplin. An estimated 12,000 residents have been living without internet altogether, according to a survey conducted by the Duplin County Government earlier this year. These survey results were presented to existing providers who said that the area did not have the population density to justify fiber optic cables. Susan Myers, co-founder of Eastern Carolinas Broadband says that lack of access to high-speed
EMAILS from page A1 address “outstanding questions” about why former FBI Director James Comey publicly disclosed the bureau's investigation of Clinton but never disclosed one into Trump's associates in the 2016 presidential campaign. “These investigations were initiated on a partisan basis, and will shed no light on Russia's interference in the 2016 election, but then again they are not intended to do so,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said Tuesday in a statement. Instead, said Schiff, “they are designed to distract attention and pursue the president's preferred goal — attacking Clinton and (Barack) Obama.” Republicans in Congress also are investigating whether officials in Obama's administration
internet, isn’t just inconvenient, it can impact learning for students. She says the new high-speed internet will help local schools in Duplin County. “Rural areas tend to be the very last to benefit from the development of any new technology,” said Myers. Last week, the Duplin County Board of Commissioners granted approval for ECB to move forward in building out the “fixed wireless” infrastructure to support wireless internet for the county. Compared to cable or DSL, fixed wireless does not depend on running wire, cable or fiber to each home. Instead it uses radio signals, much like cell phone or TV transmissions, but in a different frequency range. This allows customers who are spread out geographically to access the signal, using a small antenna at the home capable of handling music, videos and large
spied on Trump's campaign and whether Russians helped pay for a dossier on Trump commissioned by Fusion GPS, an opposition research firm. So far, there is no evidence to support either allegation. Clinton was Trump's Democratic rival in the 2016 presidential election and faced questions about her handling of classified material after it became public that she used a private email server in her home for some of her correspondence. Since winning the presidential vote last year, Trump has been beset by questions about Russian efforts to manipulate the U.S. election and whether any of his campaign advisers, some of whom had contacts with Russian officials, were involved. Uranium deal The Republican leaders of the
downloads. Unlike satellite internet, fixed wireless only has to travel a short distance between the customer and the transmitting tower. ECB’s future plans are to partner with more towns and counties across the east to mount antennas on water towers to serve the surrounding areas. “Our rural community cannot wait five years for high speed internet. We need it now. We started Eastern Carolina Broadband so that our schoolchildren and farmers do not fall behind,” said Myers, who lives and works in rural Duplin County. Eastern Carolina Broadband will begin offering high speed internet services in Duplin County beginning January 1, 2018. High speed fixed wireless internet will start at $59 dollars per month. That price includes 25 mb down with no caps on data.
“These investigations were initiated on a partisan basis, and will shed no light on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, but then again they are not intended to do so.” — Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) House intelligence and oversight committees on Tuesday announced another new probe, this one into an Obama-era deal in which a Russian company bought a Canadian firm that owned some 20 percent of U.S. uranium supplies. The Republican lawmakers said they want to know if the
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BREAST CANCER from page A1 vancing new treatment options for advanced HER2-positive “Patients who have been di- breast cancer through studies agnosed with HER2-positive like HER2CLIMB,” said Mubreast cancer and whose cancer zaffar. “Despite treatment adhas metastasized benefit from vances, there is still a signifitreatment with HER2-targeted cant need for new therapies that therapies,” said Eric P. Winer, can impact the lives of patients M.D., chair of the HER2CLIMB with advanced HER2-positive International Steering Com- breast cancer — including canmittee, professor of medicine cer that has spread to the brain at Harvard Medical School and – and that can be tolerated for director of the Breast Oncology long periods of time.” The safety and effectiveness Center at Dana-Farber Cancer of tucatinib has not yet been Institute in Boston. “This investigational medi- established. As with other ancation is designed to inhibit the ti-cancer treatments, this inactivity of HER2 and is being vestigational treatment may evaluated in combination with or may not provide benefit and other approved therapies. The may cause side effects. To be eligible for this study, HER2CLIMB trial will enroll patients with HER2-positive patients must have localbreast cancer that has spread to ly advanced or metastatic the brain, a patient population HER2-positive breast cancer. that is often excluded from clin- In addition, patients must have already been treated with four ical trials,” he added. Historically, HER2-positive common breast cancer therdisease has been associated with apies -- taxane (Taxotere® or shorter survival times as well as Taxol®), trastuzumab (Hera higher risk of recurrence and ceptin®), pertuzumab (Perjebrain metastases. Over the past ta®), and T-DM1 (Kadcyla®). Enrolled participants will retwo decades, the approvals of four other targeted treatments ceive standard, approved treathave led to slower progression ments. In addition, they may of the disease and improved also receive the investigational survival rates for HER2-posi- medication tucatinib. To learn more about the tive patients. Yet the need for new thera- HER2CLIMB study, including pies remains, according to ECU eligibility criteria, visit HERoncologist Dr. Mahvish Muzaf- 2CLIMB.com or call the Leo Jenkins Cancer Center in far. “Brody is dedicated to ad- Greenville at 252-744-1888.
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The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University is enrolling patients in the HER2CLIMB nationwide study on medication for advanced or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer.
transaction was fully investigated by the FBI and other agencies before a panel that oversees foreign investment in U.S. strategic assets approved it. Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) said he sent a letter to then-Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner raising “very, very real concerns about why we would allow a Russian-owned company to get access to 20 percent of America's uranium supply." Some Republicans have said Clinton's State Department approved the deal after her husband's charitable foundation received a $145 million donation. But the State Department has only one seat on the panel that approved the transaction, and the New York Times has reported that Clinton did not participate in the decision. All the new investigations address longstanding Trump griev-
ances. The president complained late last week that the news media have ignored the uranium deal while focusing on whether any of his campaign aides colluded with Russia. “That's your real Russia story,” he said. “Not a story where they talk about collusion and there was none. It was a hoax.” Trump also charged in a Twitter note last week that Comey had exonerated Clinton long before the bureau's investigation of her had been completed. “Obviously a fix? Where is Justice Dept?” he wrote. After first clearing Clinton in the email probe, Comey announced 11 days before the election that the FBI had begun investigating a newly discovered batch of Clinton emails. Clinton has said Comey's letter to Congress on the issue tilted the race to Trump.
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Top U.S. general says no sign soldiers in Niger took too many risks Arlington, VA. The top U.S. general said on Monday he had no information that Army special operation forces involved in a deadly attack in Niger earlier this month had taken too many risks. "I don't have any indication right now to believe or to know that they did anything other than operate within the orders they were given," General Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a news conference.
U.S. warns public about attacks on energy, industrial firms Washington, D.C. The federal government issued a rare public warning that sophisticated hackers are targeting energy and industrial firms, the latest sign that cyberattacks present an increasing threat to the power industry and other public infrastructure. The Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation warned in a report distributed by email late on Friday that the nuclear, energy, aviation, water and critical manufacturing industries have been targeted along with government entities in attacks dating back to at least May.
Strange twist in Texas murder case surfaces on death row, delaying execution Livingston, Texas Texas inmate Larry Swearingen, who has been sitting on death row for 17 years, may have been plotting to avoid his date with the execution chamber in November by having a serial murderer take the fall for his crime, according to a county prosecutor. But an attorney for Swearingen denies such a plot exists with a second deathrow inmate, Anthony Shore, and Shore has not tried to take the rap for Swearingen's convictions. The attorney said over the weekend that the county prosecution's collusion accusation is false and part of a series of blunders in a faulty prosecution.
Trump video played at hurricane relief concert College Station, Texas President Donald Trump praised all five of his living predecessors on Saturday, thanking them in a video for their work helping to raise funds to aid victims of recent hurricanes. His video statement, which commends Americans for coming together in the wake of four hurricanes and the deadly California wildfires, was shown at Saturday's fund-raising concert for hurricane victims organized by the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation and former presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. All five attended the event, which features artists Alabama, Lady Gaga, the Gatlin Brothers, Robert Earl Keene and others.
U.S. lawmakers ask DOJ if terrorism law covers pipeline activists Washington, D.C. Lawmakers from both parties asked the Department of Justice on Monday whether the domestic terrorism law would cover actions by protesters that shut oil pipelines last year, a move that could potentially increase political rhetoric against climate change activists. Ken Buck, a Republican representative from Colorado, said in a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, that damaging pipeline infrastructure poses risks to humans and the environment.
Flake will not seek re-election By Donna King North State Journal U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Az.), one of the most prominent critics of President Donald Trump and a key target of Steve Bannon, said on Tuesday he was out of step with his party and would not seek re-election. “There may not be a place for a Republican like me in the current Republican climate or the current Republican Party,” Flake, whose term ends in 2018, told the Arizona Republic. Flake added that he would not run as an independent. In a dramatic speech on the Senate floor Tuesday, Flake said American politics had become “inured” to "reckless, outrageous and undignified” behavior from the White House. “The instinct to scapegoat and belittle threatens to turn us into a fearful, backward-looking people,” said Flake. Flake was among the members of Congress targeted by Steve Bannon, CEO of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and former White House senior strategist. Bannon has promised to unseat 15 candidates who have appeared to back Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (RKy.) over Trump. Bannon, who helped mastermind Trump’s election campaign but left the White House in August, appeared at a gathering of conservative activists on Saturday and declared: “Right now, it's a season of war against a GOP establishment.” In comments directed at McConnell, Bannon told the gathering: “Up on Capitol Hill, it's like the Ides of March. They're just looking to find out who is going to be Brutus to your Julius Caesar.” Brutus, once an ally of Caesar, was among the assassins of the Roman leader on the Ides of March in 44 B.C.
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Working with well-funded outside political groups, Bannon is encouraging anti-establishment candidates to challenge Republican incumbents in the party's nominating races for the 2018 elections in which all the seats in the House of Representatives and a third of the Senate are up for election. Republican leaders worry that the anti-establishment candidates might be less palatable to general election voters and cause Republicans to lose their majority in the Senate and possibly also the House. N.C. Congressman Robert Pittenger has one of those seats that Bannon may be after. Bannon has reportedly been meeting with Pastor Mark Harris, who will challenge Pettinger for N.C.’s 9th District seat. Bannon reportedly targeted Pittenger after Karl Rove, a long-time Republican strategist and former George W.
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Top, U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Az.) walks past journalists after announcing he will not run for re-election on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Oct.24. Bottom, Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon delivers remarks during the Value Voters Summit at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., Oct. 14.
Bush adviser, spoke at a rally for Pittenger. Rove has been a vocal
critic of Bannon’s push to challenge Republican incumbents.
California takes deportation fight to new level North Carolina among states cracking down on sanctuary cities
People protest the pending deportation of Silvia Ocampo, a single mother of a disabled 8-year-old child, outside the federal building in San Diego, California, on Oct. 19.
By Tim Henderson and Jonathan Allen Reuters WASHINGTON, D.C. — As more states and counties take immigration policy into their own hands, California is stepping up its fight to protect unauthorized immigrants by not only refusing to detain immigrants slated for deportation, but now also by declining to tell federal immigration officials when they will be released from local jails. Such tactics have been tried in smaller jurisdictions — immigrant-friendly counties in Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Texas — but never by a whole state and could have sweeping implications for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The new California law comes the same week that the trial of a Mexican man accused of murdering a woman while illegally in the U.S. began in San Francisco. On Monday, proceedings began in the case of Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, also known as Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, who said he shot Kate Steinle by accident on a pier in the California city on July 1, 2015. He has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder. Garcia Zarate had been deported to Mexico five times since first entering the United States as a juvenile, the San Francisco Chronicle and other local media reported. In June, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 228-195 to pass the "No Sanctuary for Criminals Act," which would withhold some federal grants to sanctuary cities. By a vote of 257-167, the chamber also passed "Kate's law," named for Steinle, to increase penalties for illegal immigrants who return to the United States. Under the laws, immigrants in the country illegally would face mandatory detention for past convictions of an expanded number of offenses. U.S. Immigration and Cus-
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toms Enforcement (ICE) has targeted nearly a million people for deportation. The number of ICE requests to local officials asking them to delay the release of jailed immigrants so that they may be deported was up 75 percent this year, according to ICE. The California sanctuary law signed by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown earlier this month, also bars California cities and counties from helping ICE by investigating the immigration status of prisoners when they book them. Sheriffs, who run most of the state’s jails, largely oppose the new law, according to California State Sheriffs’ Association President Bill Brown. “This is not about law-abiding immigrants,” he said. “For the criminals, I don’t know why we wouldn’t want to take advantage of this opportunity to have that person removed from the community.” The Trump administration’s reaction to the new law was swift. Thomas Homan, acting director of ICE, said it would create “another magnet for more illegal immigration, all at the expense of the safety and security of the very
people it purports to protect.” The new law will keep ICE from arresting deportable criminals in the relative safety of county and city jails, forcing the agency to pursue prisoners in their neighborhoods and workplaces, which could result in violence, Homan said in a statement after the bill’s signing. Along with counties in California, counties in Massachusetts, New Jersey and Texas have withheld release dates, said Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies, which advocates decreased immigration. “The sanctuary policies that prevent the communication or notification to ICE are deliberate efforts to thwart immigration enforcement,” Vaughan said. North Carolina is among the states that have moved in the other direction. In 2015, Gov. Pat McCrory signed a bill into law that outlawed sanctuary city policies. In 2017, two bills were filed and passed committees that imposed financial penalties on local governments that adopt sanctuary policies. They are currently in the Rules Committee in the N.C.
State Senate and House. At least 33 states have some legislation requiring police to cooperate with immigration authorities, according to an April report from the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute, including Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. The U.S. Supreme Court will likely decide whether policies like California’s and Cook County’s cross the line and violate federal law requiring cooperation with federal authorities on immigration, said Muzaffar Chishti, director of the Migration Policy Institute’s office at New York University School of Law. While Attorney General Jeff Sessions has not yet responded to California’s new law, he did accuse Cook County and the city of Chicago in Illinois; New Orleans; New York City, and Philadelphia of violating federal law on cooperation, giving them until October 27 to justify their policies. “He’s asking them to say if they comply with the law,” Chishti predicted. “They will come back and say ‘yes, we do comply,’ and then it will all end up at the Supreme Court.”
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Venezuela’s unrest, food scarcity take psychological toll on children Political unrest and a painful recession are blamed by economists on the socialist government’s interventionist policies By Alexandra Ulmer Reuters
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Women in traditional garb gather to protest against Quebec’s proposed Charter of Values in Montreal.
Canada’s Quebec province to ban face coverings in public sector By Kevin Dougherty Reuters QUEBEC CITY, Quebec — Quebec will ban face coverings for people giving or receiving provincial government services under a law passed on Wednesday that rights groups have criticized as marginalizing Muslim women in the mainly French-speaking Canadian province. While the law, which takes effect by July 1, 2018, does not specify which face coverings are prohibited, the debate has largely focused on the niqab worn by some Muslim women, which covers everything but the eyes. People affected by the law would include public-sector employees such as teachers, police officers, hospital and daycare workers. Like France, which passed a ban on veils, crosses and other religious symbols in schools in 2004, Quebec has struggled to reconcile its secular identity with a growing Muslim population, many of them North African emigrants.
“We are just saying that for reasons linked to communication, identification and safety, public services should be given and received with an open face,” Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard told reporters in the province's National Assembly. “We are in a free and democratic society. You speak to me, I should see your face, and you should see mine. It's as simple as that,” he said. The National Council of Canadian Muslims said it was deeply concerned by the law's passage and was looking at its legal options. “This legislation is an unjustified infringement of religious freedoms,” said executive director Ihsaan Gardee. The law allows for exemptions under certain circumstances, although it did not provide details. Regulations setting out how the new law will be enforced are yet to come. Asked in the federal parliament whether he would challenge the
George Soros foundations now control $18 billion By Lawrence Delevingne Reuters NEW YORK — Billionaire investor and financier of Democrat campaigns George Soros has transferred about $18 billion, the majority of his estimated fortune, to his Open Society Foundations. The transfer makes his foundations the second largest grant-making group in the U.S., according to media reports on Tuesday. The foundations already controlled billions of dollars, but Soros, 87, has in recent years increased the pace of transfers from his hedge fund-turned-family office, Soros Fund Management, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times reported earlier on Tuesday, citing Open Society officials.
Representatives for Open Society did not respond to requests for comment from Reuters. Open Society Foundations says it was intended to use its resources globally to “build vibrant and tolerant democracies” and has given away nearly $14 billion since inception in 1979, according to its website. However, the organization is best known for funding liberal causes and candidates including a reported $33 million for the Black Lives Matter organization. Soros was also a large contributor to the fundraising Super PAC group backing Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton last year. Hungarian-born Soros, who made a huge profit betting against an overvalued British
law, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who represents a Montreal district, said he would continue to ensure all Canadians are protected by the country's charter of rights and freedoms, “while respecting the choices that different legislative assemblies can make.” France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Bulgaria and the German state of Bavaria have imposed restrictions on the wearing of fullface veils in public places, with Denmark on track to set its own ban. Right-wing extremist groups and some local French-speaking media in recent years have targeted Quebec’s Muslims as part of a broader debate on the accommodation of religious and cultural minorities in the province. Incidents of Islamophobia have increased in Quebec in recent years. In January, six people were killed in a shooting at a Quebec City mosque. A French-Canadian university student has been charged as the sole suspect.
pound in 1992, reportedly moved the funds into Open Society Foundations to ensure that its work is funded in the event of his retirement or death. Soros early this year hired former UBS Group AG asset management executive Dawn Fitzpatrick to serve as the latest chief investment officer for New Yorkbased Soros Fund Management, which also manages money for Open Society. Soros also tapped Patrick Gaspard, former official with the Democratic National Committee and the Obama Administration, to take over as president of Open Society Foundations at the end of 2017. Only the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now larger than Open Society among U.S. grant-making groups, with an endowment of about $40 billion. Soros is worth an estimated $23 billion, according to Forbes. According to opensecrets.org, the $18 billion in funds is three times the amount spent by all campaigns and all parties in the 2016 elections.
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Business magnate George Soros arrives to speak at the Open Russia Club in London, Britain June 20, 2016.
LOS TEQUES, Venezuela — Venezuelan siblings Jeremias, 8, and Victoria, 3, were in their pajamas and preparing to go to bed when a tear gas canister smashed through their family's kitchen window in early July. National Guard soldiers were pelting the building in this highland town near Caracas with tear gas canisters as they searched for opposition activists who had been protesting against unpopular President Nicolas Maduro for over three months. Amid screams and insults from neighbors, soldiers stormed the building and arrested dozens of youths, according to the children's mother, Gabriela. Gabriela and her husband Yorth hid the kids in their bedroom closet as the apartment filled with thick gas after seven canisters crashed in. The guards did not enter their apartment, but the family was unable to sleep that night and the apartment reeked for days. After that, the kids changed. Jeremias cried and begged to leave Venezuela. His younger sister, previously not even scared of the dark, was terrified every time she heard a loud sound — an object falling, a truck, or thunder. “She would say: ‘The soldiers are attacking us’ and cry,” said Gabriela, 30, a nurse by training. “That was the trigger for us that we had to get the kids out of here, otherwise it would be even worse for them psychologically.” A month after the incident, the family sold what it could, packed three suitcases and left Venezuela with around $250 in their pocket, joining droves fleeing the country. Out of fear of reprisals, Gabriela asked that their surname and current country of residence not be published. Her children's case highlights the lasting psychological toll the OPEC nation's economic and po-
litical crisis is having on its youngsters. Venezuela, home to the world's largest crude oil reserves, has spiraled deeper into chaos in recent years as Maduro — the narrowly-elected successor of leftist firebrand Hugo Chavez — has cracked down harder on the opposition amid a painful recession blamed by economists on his socialist government's interventionist policies. Recently, months of protests demanding early elections interrupted schools, leaving kids holed up at home or exposed to violence. A crippling recession has spawned shortages of products like milk and diapers, while rapid inflation means toys or school uniforms are unaffordable for poor families. It is lack of affordable food — a kilo of rice costs around 20 percent of a monthly minimum wage — that is putting the most strain on children from poor families. Some low-income families have little choice but bring their children to rough food lines at supermarkets or send them to work or beg. Parents say childrens' games include pretending to find food at the supermarket. In the most dramatic cases, kids suffer malnutrition and disease. A minority of parents, appalled by once-booming Venezuela's collapse into misery, try to hide the crisis from their kids. Accountant Suset Gutierrez tells her two sons in the decaying industrial town of Ciudad Guayana that nighttime gunshots are fireworks from parties or exploding car tires. “I’ve had to vary the stories because they've wanted to know about the parties,” said Gutierrez, 47, whose kids also asked why they don't have more milk or pasta at home. “I've had to invent that it's because the cows have fallen ill or because heavy rains in other countries mean there's no wheat.” Outside Venezuela, Gabriela and her husband, who used to work as a company administrator, have found work selling flowers and at a cafe. They see their children steadily improving. Once the family gets more economic stability, Gabriela said she will seek psychological help for them.
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One of Yennifer Padron and Victor Cordova’s daughters eats an arepa in the family room of the house that they share at Petare slum in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 21.
'Underwear bomber' sues U.S. Justice Department over rights By Brendan O’Brien Reuters FLORENCE, Colo. — A Nigerian man serving life sentences for trying to set off a bomb in his underwear on a plane on Christmas Day 2009 is suing the U.S. Justice Department for denying his free speech and religious rights. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab received multiple life sentences after the attempted attack on the Amsterdam to Detroit flight, which he called part of his “religious duty” as a Muslim to wage jihad against the United States. In a lawsuit filed in a Colorado federal court, he said authorities in the federal maximum security prison where he is being held were violating his constitutional rights by not allowing him to communicate with the outside world or practice his religion as a Muslim, court documents showed. Abdulmutallab, 30, was being held in long-term solitary confinement, the lawsuit said. It accused staff at the United States Penitentiary-Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence, Colorado of repeatedly force feeding him during a hunger strike using “excessively and unnecessarily painful” methods.
Abdulmutallab also asserted the Justice Department went too far in restricting his communication, including not allowing him to talk to his nieces and nephews since his solitary confinement was based on a special administrative measures imposed on national security grounds. White supremacist inmates were permitted to harass him during prayer times, according to the lawsuit. “Prisoners retain fundamental constitutional rights to communicate with others and have family relationships free from undue interference by the government,” said Gail Johnson, his attorney, in a statement to the New York Times. “The restrictions imposed on our client are excessive and unnecessary, and therefore we seek the intervention of the federal court.” Justice Department officials were not immediately available for comment. Abdulmutallab trained at an al Qaeda camp in Yemen under the direction of U.S.-born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, according to the Justice Department. His bomb caused a fire on the Northwest Airlines flight, which had 289 people aboard, and he was subdued by passengers.
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Ashe County Terry Buchanan, Ashe County’s sheriff, was indicted Monday by a grand jury who said he mishandled public records requests from Charlotte television station, WBTV. Buchanan was charged with three counts of felony obstruction of justice and three misdemeanor counts of willful failure to discharge duties of his office. He was released on $25,000 bond and been suspended with pay, pending a full hearing. The television station had been investigating his appointment to the sheriff position and requested email communications on it. WBTV
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Earthquake shakes NC golf course Yancey County A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck in Burnsville on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter of the quake was 8 miles deep and directly under Mt. Mitchell Golf Club, according to maps on the geological survey web site. It happened around 2 a.m. News outlets in the area say no damage was reported. There are about 80 earthquakes a year reported in the area, according to the Asheville Citizen-Times. Most are too small to be felt in the zone, which runs from Alabama through Virginia.
5 counties in N.C. eligible for federal disaster funds after early frost Cleveland, Henderson, Polk, Rutherford and Transylvania counties The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated nine counties in South Carolina as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by frost and freeze that occurred from March 4, 2017, through March 17, 2017. Counties in N.C. are also eligible due to their proximity to the designated counties. Those counties include: Cleveland, Henderson, Polk, Rutherford and Transylvania. These counties were designated natural disaster areas on Oct. 13, 2017, making all qualified farm operators in the designated areas eligible for FSA’s emergency loans. Farmers in eligible counties have eight months from the date of the declaration to apply for loans to help cover part of their actual losses. USDA
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Fans outraged over 99X radio change Craven County After two decades as one of the region’s top rock stations, WXNR in New Bern has changed its format, creating a firestorm of protests by its listeners. The decision to flip format from rock to Top 40 will not be changed, according to Bruce Simel, the Glenburnie Drive station’s marketing manager. While there were more than 3,000 people who signed a petition against the change on charge. org, Simel said it was a better business decision to change the format to Top 40. NEW BERN SUN JOURNAL
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Ashe County sheriff indicted Ashe County Ashe County Sheriff Terry Buchanan was indicted by a grand jury on six criminal charges related to public records requests by WBTV in Charlotte. Buchanan faced three felony counts for obstruction of justice and three misdemeanor counts of willful failure to discharge duties. Buchanan was ordered to surrender all county property and was released from jail on a $25,000 unsecured bond. The records requests stemmed from an investigation by the TV station on the process that led to Buchanan being appointed sheriff in January.
Jones County Approximately 300 deer hunters from across North Carolina are expected to participate in this weekend’s annual big game tournament in Jones County. The 2017 Pollocksville Big Game Hunt and Music Festival will be held Oct. 27-28 with the hunting tournament beginning Friday and ending with Saturday night’s awards ceremony. This event has been a two-decade tradition and serves as an annual fundraiser for the Pollocksville Fire Department. DAILY NEWS
Wilson County This one-of-a-kind art park in the heart of Historic Downtown Wilson fuses fascinating artistic, educational, and recreational opportunities at the intersection of art and science. The public is invited to the grand opening of the park at 4 p.m. Nov. 2 followed by a special park lighting at 7 p.m. The park is full of large-scale whirligigs created by the late artist Vollis Simpson. WILSON WHIRLIGIG PARK
Work begins on Virginia Dare Bridge Dare County NCDOT contractors began major deck maintenance work on the Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge (U.S. Highway 64 Bypass) across Croatan Sound on Monday. The work, which will extend the life of the bridge, will include concrete deck repairs, concrete crack sealing and new pavement markings. The work is scheduled to begin with the Monday through Thursday closures of the eastbound lanes between Oct. 23 and Nov. 15. Once that work is complete, work on the westbound lanes will close that side of the bridge Monday through Thursday from Nov. 15-Dec 13. Traffic will be routed to a detour along U.S. 64 through Manns Harbor and Manteo across the William B. Umstead Bridge.
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poses a moratorium on any state agency, school or local government regulating bathroom or private facilities access until 2020. “Roy Cooper made a deal with the business community and the legislature to repeal HB2 and put divisive social issues that North Carolinians are sick of hearing about behind us, and his attempt to resurrect these issues shows he acted in bad faith and lied about wanting to end the focus on HB2,” Senate Leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore said in a joint statement. Cooper signed the settlement on the same day he issued an executive order that bars state agencies and those who have contracts with the state from discriminating on the basis of gender identity or expression. ACLU and transgender activists claim victory in both actions. “Nothing can make up for the cruel and senseless attacks transgender people have faced in North Carolina but I am hopeful that the court will agree to clarify the law so that we can live our lives in less fear,” said Joaquín Carcaño, a transgender man and the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit. N.C. has faced litigation and public criticism since 2016 when the state enacted a law that said local governments could not impose anti-discrimination laws on private businesses and restricted bathroom access in state-owned buildings to the biological sex listed on people's birth certificates, rather than their gender identity. “For too many reasons, it is not in our state’s best interest to remain in drawn-out court battles that still linger because of HB 2,” Cooper, a Democrat, said in a statement announcing the settlement. The judge in the case must sign off on the proposal before it takes effect. It could affect nearly 60,000 state employees and contractors.
Prison official resigns as officers killed in failed escape are laid to rest By Donna King North State Journal RALEIGH — On Monday, David Guice, chief deputy secretary for Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, said he will retire at the end of the month. The announcement follows a failed escape attempt at Pasquotank Correctional Institution in Elizabeth City last week that claimed the lives of two corrections officers. Guice has been in the role for four years. Previously he was the director of Community Corrections and represented Transylvania County in the N.C. legislature. The Department of Public Safety said that Guice has worked in state government for 40 years. Meanwhile over the weekend, the two corrections officers killed in the attack and failed escape were laid to rest. The families of Correction Enterprises Manager Veronica Darden and Correctional Officer Justin Smith asked for privacy as they mourned in separate services held in the Burnim Fine Arts Center at Elizabeth City State University. “As we continue to mourn our colleagues and friends and pray for those critically injured, we not only must seek justice for the perpetrators, we are taking steps to try to ensure that this sort of tragedy never happens again,” Department
of Public Safety Secretary Erik A. Hooks said. “I am committed to conducting a complete and thorough investigation of the events that occurred to make the prison environment safer for our staff, visitors to our facilities and the inmates we house.” DPS has requested the National Institute of Corrections conduct a review of the security operations at Pasquotank Correctional Institution, and all aspects of Correction Enterprises’ safety protocols. The department also launched a review and risk assessment of all inmates currently assigned to work in Correction Enterprises operations. Correction Enterprises employs about 2,500 inmates statewide, teaching job skills in 17 different industries, while producing goods and providing services for government agencies. Two corrections officers were killed and several other injured on October 12 in the sewing facility of Corrections Enterprises Two prison employees were killed and several others injured Oct. 12 at Pasquotank Correctional Institution when a group of inmates started a fire in the prison's specialty sewing plant and attempted an unsuccessful to escape. DPS has permanently closed the sewing plant at the prison where the attack happened.
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BREVARD —Cindi Spillman is a firm believer that anyone can create art. Inspired by her mother, Spillman is opening ArtLab, an art workshop in downtown Brevard, on Oct. 27 to prove to her community that anyone can be an artist. “I hope the community gets out of this that they have a place to go to find their inner artist,” Spillman said. Her mother, Brenda Galloway Spillman, always encouraged her to pursue a life in art, but her mother was turned off from making art herself after her elementary school teacher said she “wasn’t good at art.” As her mother was recovering from surgery, Spillman took her watercolor supplies to the rehab center and kept her company. One day, she talked her mother into making her own creation. “As she was recovering from her knee replacement, we started dabbling with watercolors, and she just became more and more overjoyed by something that she thought she couldn’t do,” Spillman said. Her mother passed away in March 2016 after battling ALS, and Spillman decided it was time to pursue a career and give back to her community of Brevard. “In the back of my mind, it’s always been keeping a promise to my mom at my age to have a career in the arts and have this be what I do,” Spillman. “It’s a way to give back to the community I love. I’ve been coming to Brevard since I was 3 years old. My roots are in Transylvania County very deeply. It’s nice to be back in the small town where people know each other. I really believe as I talk to more and more people as we get closer to our opening that this will be a great place for the
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community to gather.” Although her mother isn’t here to see ArtLab, her memory is alive with paintings by her in the living room. “She would have loved it here,” Spillman said. “I was doing practice classes a few weeks ago, and one cousin walked in and said ‘your mother would have loved this.’ She’s very much a part of the spirit here.” Spillman said one component of ArtLab will be collaboration of different forms of art — from poetry to yoga — which is how she came about the concept and name of ArtLab. “I love art,” Spillman said. “I’m a science nerd. There’s a lot of science in art. There’s all sorts of overlapping. The main idea is to experience with creativity.” She said she’s always looking for ways to grow her knowledge and hoping the community feels a similar sentiment. “I’m always interested in what can I learn next,” Spillman said. “What don’t I know? What do I think I know but I don’t really know? What ways can we expand
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our knowledge but can connect people? I’m really excited. There’s a lot of potential and I’m glad to be a part of it.” Her main goal is to bring together the community whether it’s through businesses supporting each other or bringing together different people who have a common interest — learning art. “There’s a lot of angst in the world,” Spillman said. “I sincerely hope that this place can be a place that we can learn about how we’re more alike as people and come together as a community.”
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Ask anybody in the public power city of Lexington, North Carolina, where to find the absolute best barbecue in the world, and the answer will be a resounding “Right here!” Judge for yourself this Saturday, Oct. 28, at the city’s 34th annual Barbecue Festival. A regular on best-of lists around the region and the country, the festival is a celebration of one style of barbecue: Lexington style! That means chopped pork shoulder that is basted with a mixture that includes ketchup, vinegar, salt and pepper. It’s slow-roasted over hickory wood until it’s what the festival folks describe as “fall-apart tender.” There’s much more to the festival than eating the ’cue! A 5K Hawg Run starts the big day, and then family-friendly fun ensues, like pig races, a car show, live music on eight stages, performances by the Purina Incredible Dog Team, a lumberjack sports show, and BMX stunt shows. Be sure to check out the 50-ton pig-themed sand sculpture! The celebration concludes with a finale concert and fireworks Saturday evening. Learn more and plan your day at www.barbecuefestival.com.
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THE BRIEF Insurer Hartford to buy Aetna’s U.S. life, disability business for $1.45 bln Hartford, Conn. Hartford Financial Services Group Inc said on Monday it would buy health insurer Aetna Inc’s U.S. group life and disability business for $1.45 billion cash in a move that will expand its insurance portfolio and spur its digital technology plans. Shares of The Hartford fell more than 5 percent to $53.63 after the insurer said it would suspend its existing buyback to fund part of the deal and would not repurchase stock next year. It will use the outstanding $273 million from its 2017 equity buyback program to fund the purchase, as well as dividends from its insurance units and holding company resources. It will not issue debt or equity for the purchase. “Hartford is financing the deal by dividends and clearly mentioned that it will not authorize an equity repurchase plan for 2018, driving the shares down,” Atlantic Equities analyst John Heagerty said. The transaction will make The Hartford the second-largest provider of group life and disability insurance in America with more than 20 million customers, and will strengthen the firm’s business among mid-sized companies.
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President Donald Trump walks with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as he arrives for the Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 24.
Trump says popular retirement program will be unscathed in tax plan President wants tax overhaul passed by year’s end and Democrats urge president to embrace bipartisan approach
By Susan Heavey and Ginger Gibson Reuters WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed the possibility of curbing a popular tax-deferred U.S. retirement savings program to help pay for his sweeping tax cuts, and voiced doubts about adding another top bracket targeting the wealthiest Americans. The potential scaling back of 401(k) plans, which for four decades have helped millions of workers save for retirement, is one of several important details yet to be ironed out in a major tax overhaul that Trump promised as a candidate and wants his fellow Republicans who control Congress to pass by year's end. The White House and its congressional allies have floated the idea of paring certain tax deductions to make up for revenue that would be lost because of their proposed tax cuts, the centerpiece of which is a sharp reduction in the corporate income tax rate. The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times reported on Friday that Republicans were considering an annual cap of about $2,400 on pre-tax contributions to 401(k) plans, roughly 13 percent of what workers under age 50 cur-
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The idea of an additional top tax bracket was floated by Republican House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan. In an interview broadcast on Fox Business Network on Monday, Trump appeared to pour cold water on the idea. "It may not happen," Trump said. "The only reason I would have (it) ... is if for any reason I feel the middle class is not being properly taken care of." There is also pressure from investors to pass the tax overhaul. The expectation of deep tax cuts has helped fuel a stock market rally during Trump's first year as president, with the broad S&P 500 index up more than 13 percent. The index hit record highs every day last week, although it retreated on Monday. "The question becomes what happens if tax reform doesn't happen in 2017, does the market sell off into the year-end?" said Andrew Slimmon, portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management in Chicago. Trump is expected to participate on Tuesday in Senate Republicans' weekly policy lunch. He said he would press the lawmakers to act on taxes and that he thinks there are enough votes to pass the plan. While its broad parameters have been made public, the detailed legislation has not yet been unveiled. Democrats have urged Trump to include them in the development of the legislation. The Republican blueprint was devised without Democratic input. The last major tax restructuring, Republican former President Ronald Reagan's 1986 overhaul, received significant input and support from Democrats.
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rently can contribute on a tax-deferred basis. That would slash the amount of money that workers can save for retirement in 401(k) plans, which typically are invested in a portfolio of mutual funds. "There will be NO change to your 401(k)," Trump wrote on Twitter. "This has always been a great and popular middle class tax break that works, and it stays!" Tampering with 401(k) plans, which have largely replaced defined benefit pensions in the United States, would risk alienating tens of millions of workers as well as Wall Street, which generates fees from managing the plans. Many companies match a percentage of their employees' 401(k) contributions. It also would provide ammunition to Democrats, who have painted Trump's plan, with its $6 trillion in tax cuts, as a gift to the rich and corporate America that would balloon the federal deficit. Senator Ron Wyden, the top Democrat on the tax-code writing Senate Finance Committee, criticized Republicans for not making decisions on issues related to middle-class taxpayers, while having already decided to cut taxes for corporations. "I am really struck with how the Republicans are handling this question of retirement accounts, which are a real lifeline for working families and as of this moment, it is still not clear whether they are going to include a really bad idea that would make it harder for working families to prepare for retirement," Wyden said. More than 94 million Americans are covered by defined con-
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tribution plans like a 401(k), according to a recent study by asset manager Vanguard. Total assets in such plans exceed $7 trillion. New tax bracket?
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Pittsburgh U.S. specialty metals maker Arconic on Monday named a veteran of General Electric as its new chief executive, a move that pleased Arconic’s biggest shareholder, which had been closely examining the hiring of a new leader at the company. Arconic tapped Chip Blankenship as its CEO although Elliott Management, which holds a 12.1 percent stake, had another choice in mind. “Chip Blankenship is an excellent selection... We have confidence that Chip will deliver the results and returns that Arconic is capable of producing,” Dave Miller, senior portfolio manager at Elliott, said in a statement. The decision was six months after the former CEO resigned under pressure from Elliott Management, which has been pushing for changes at Arconic. At the beginning of the year the activist hedge fund nominated directors to the board. It also has been trying to get Arconic to boost its stock price. Shares of Arconic fell as much as 10 percent to $24.45 after reporting on Monday lower-than-expected profit for the third quarter, partly from higher costs from production of parts for the next versions of aircraft engines. Arconic counts Airbus SE, Boeing Co, United Technologies Corp and GE Aviation as customers.
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EDITORIAL | RAY NOTHSTINE
Ode to a child One police officer said the child “had been beaten from head to toe.”
I USUALLY DON’T WATCH a lot of local television news. Sometimes it’s just too depressing. But a heartbreaking story out of Fayetteville, North Carolina caught my attention after watching football. A nineyear old boy named Zamarie Chance was beaten to death by his mother in a hotel room in Fayetteville. Who was Zamarie Chance? Little is known about him from reports which only adds to the sadness of the story. Was he known by many? A follow up report listed him as a student at Howard Hall Elementary School. What kind of dreams and aspirations did Chance have, if any? Was his world already too heavy and crushed for such dreams to exist? Was abuse and scorn typical in his too short existence on earth? Police admitted the mother’s residency has received several visits by officers for domestic disturbance. The latest news reports focus on the details that Chance died from blunt force trauma after an altercation was overheard and reported by another guest in the hotel room below. Fayetteville police stated after viewing surveillance video that the mom and the boy were the only occupants of the room. Chance was discovered by police in the room with a considerable amount of blood on and around his body. One police
officer said the child “had been beaten from head to toe.” He died at the hospital soon after. Police don’t believe the mother, Crystal Monick Matthews, 35, was under the influence of any toxins or substances that might have altered her mental state or judgement. Matthews has been charged with first degree murder and felony child abuse. How could a mother do such a thing to her child? There are just a small number of news articles concerning the tragedy posted on social media sites like Facebook. A few commentators made ugly and racist remarks about the mother or the black community. Some others demanded that Matthews be “fried” in the no longer used electric chair or beaten to death herself. If she is indeed guilty of the crime, it is almost certain justice will be appropriately delivered, but it’s still too late for little Chance. It’s horrific to think about the fear Chance experienced or possibly how he wondered if he would be saved or rescued from his mother’s alleged barbarism. It’s unwise to speculate about the mother’s conscience, but she allegedly coldly wiped out one of the few human beings who had the potential to love her almost unconditionally. Even when we’re tempted to focus our attention on the national arena in news and politics, the story too is a reminder about the
need to help the defenseless and the young ones in our midst. For Christians one of the most striking commands in Scripture comes from Christ: “Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did it to Me.” Christ adds too with “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.” One of the saddest aspects of life is that for some there are children who are unwanted and unloved. Sadly, we live in a country where almost a fifth of all pregnancies end in abortion. Zamarie Chance deserved so much more than his tragic fate. He deserved to be loved and not just offered material care, but care for his heart and soul. This story is terribly sad and heartbreaking, but one that should remind us too that we must strive to make a difference in the life of a child. Despite all the pressing and urgent concerns in America today, collectively there is little doubt we can do more to protect and cultivate so many precious little ones.
EDITORIAL | FRANK HILL
NC General Assembly Republicans have done it again! In the election world, getting 7,800 signatures is peanuts. A candidate can get that many at a NASCAR race in one afternoon.
“WHAT DID the ‘Mean Old Republicans” (MOR) in the General Assembly do now?” you might ask if you are on the other side of things that haven’t been going your way for the last eight years in North Carolina. They overrode a veto by Governor Roy Cooper of SB 656: The Electoral Freedom Act of 2017. The press and opponents are claiming SB 656 “ends democracy as we know it!’ because it eliminates primary elections in North Carolina for judges and district attorneys starting in 2018. Quick: Name the last 10 candidates in your party for district or superior court judge in the district in which you live in North Carolina. Did having a primary for judge really matter to you? What else is in Senate Bill 656? Does it really “end democracy as we know it”’ as critics claim? North Carolina General Assembly Republicans have opened up the barn door to participatory democracy in congressional races in North Carolina. That is what they have done. Section 2 of Senate Bill 656 clearly states the following requirements for a registered Unaffiliated (UNA) candidate in North Carolina to get on the general election ballot through collection of signatures on a petition for their candidacy for various elective offices:
• For statewide office, which includes Governor, US Senator, Lt. Governor, Council of State offices, NC Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, a UNA candidate only has to collect signatures equal to 1.5 percent of the vote for Governor in the most recent election, or roughly 71,500, with 200 signatures from each of at least 3 congressional districts. • For district races such as U.S. Congress and district attorney races, UNA candidates must collect signatures equal to 1.5 percent of the total number of registered voters in the district down from 4 percent previously. (with one major exception) What does this mean in practical terms? It means that highly-qualified people who don’t like the Republican or Democrat Party anymore and have taken the momentous step to re-register as UNA can get on the fall general election ballot for Congress 1) without blowing a ton of money in a bruising primary; 2) they can start their campaign on the last Friday in June preceding the general election instead of the year before and 3) they can win election to Congress in the fall with perhaps 37 percent of the vote in a threeway race instead of 50 percent +1 in a twoway race. With no runoff. There are roughly 520,000 registered
voters in each congressional district in North Carolina. One and a half percent means a well-organized-and-funded UNA candidate would only need to get 7,800 signatures to get on the fall ballot instead of 20,800 under previous law. In the election world, getting 7,800 signatures is peanuts. A candidate can get that many at a NASCAR race in one afternoon. No money would be wasted in a primary they probably wouldn’t win anyway since UNAs tend to be more moderate on issues than are motivated, often single-issue primary voters. Lowering the general election victory threshold to 37 percent from 50 percent +1 is a major incentive since UNAs represent 30.4 percent of all registered voters in NC today. A UNA would only need to pick up a few Democrat and Republican votes from each side to get to 37 percent in the fall election to win if Rs and Ds split the rest of the vote somewhat evenly. UNAs typically represent what used to be known as the “center” of politics on the bell curve: more socially libertarian but fiscally conservative and responsible. The exception? General Assembly races remain at the 4 percent of registered voters threshold for signature collection instead of dropping to 1.5 percent. They ain’t dumb, that is for sure.
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GUEST OPINION | TROY L. KICKLER
The unending importance of history
History may be the only thing we truly know; the present is simply a splash between the past and the future.
In an age of increasing emphasis on science and technology, many ask the question: “Why study history?” It’s as if the discipline should be relegated to the “dustbin of history,” even when political pundits, for instance, make utterances about being on “the right side of history.” One cannot escape history. Even much of science fiction is written in the past tense. No matter one’s profession, history, at some level, is important. It may be the only thing we know. When I teach a U.S. history course, the first class includes an introductory lecture asking two seemingly easy yet truly difficult questions: 1) What is history? 2) What is the United States? This column will explore the first question. My next will answer the second. For some reason, many think history is mere memorization of facts. It is more than trivia for a pedantic forum, however. The historian makes something of the facts and offers an interpretation. Historians help readers understand themselves and their situations. Otherwise, chronicling only takes up physical or online space. Although history can incorporate the scientific method, scientific determinism should be avoided. Such approaches offer an incomplete or an inaccurate narrative. Although humans have similar emotions and desires, scientific determinism (of whatever sort) can lead the historian to forget about human qualities. We should study real people, not categories of people. Life isn’t simple, and many times, history has multiple causes. History is not mere opinion. As humorist Josh Billings, or Mark Twain, or was it Will Rogers once quipped (the point remains): “It isn’t what we don’t know that gives us problems, it’s what we know that ain’t so.” Historians must do research and provide evidence for interpretations. History is important because it helps develop a “historical consciousness.” While helping form a personal and patriotic identity, history can force us to consider the experiences of others. In short, history can help us understand people and societies and the effect of change in both. History can help us avoid problems. Although future certainty of rightness is unknown, the prolific G.K. Chesterton penned, “We can be almost certain of being wrong about the future, if we are wrong about the past.” At this point, the reader may be exclaiming, “I know what history is not! I know it is important!
WALTER WILLIAMS
But, what is it?” History may be the only thing we truly know; the present is simply a splash between the past and the future. Historian John Lukacs puts forth the following “good description:” “History is the memory of Mankind.” History, Lukacs argues, is the recorded past, the remembered past, and what is not recorded or remembered. It is always growing and will be larger by the time you finish reading this commentary. A person’s history, or life, includes records, memories, and unremembered actions. For example, some personal history is recorded in legal documents, diaries, and correspondence. A lot of your history is remembered (you have childhood memories, and people remember your actions). And much of one’s life may not be recorded or remembered. Yet, it remains part of a broader history. As history becomes larger and larger with each day, memory becomes more important. Documents, for example, tell us facts, yet they trigger memories that make for a more complete history. Imagine forgetting every experience, Lukacs ponders. This can be applied on an aggregate level, too. Imagine a nation forgetting its past. Could it learn from its mistakes? Would it build upon and continue its best practices? History has many levels. Your correspondence, for instance, can be as important to the “memory of Mankind” as a gubernatorial or presidential letter. The larger narrative needs them all. By reading an ordinary person’s correspondence, for instance, one can, understand a little regarding, among many things, the concerns and themes of an era. Please don’t mistake this commentary as a product of nihilism or relativism. It is far from it. There is indeed truth, and history can help one find it. History, though, can be a humbling enterprise. Simply put, everyone has a history, and as Lukacs writes, all are “components of history of their times.” We are all human beings, and history is the marshaling of evidence to support the memory of other human beings. By doing so, we can learn many lessons. Troy L. Kickler holds a doctorate in history and has taught at N.C. State. One of his current projects is a study of Andrew Jackson’s leadership style.
Undermining America UR NATION'S leftist progressives have long sought to undermine the American O values expressed in our Declaration of
Independence and Constitution. Though typical Democrats and Republicans do not have this leftist hate for our nation, they have been willing accomplices in undermining the most basic value the Founding Fathers sought to promote — limited government. Leftists have had their greatest successes in undermining American values on the nation's college campuses. Derelict and dishonest college administrators, professors and boards of trustees have given them carte blanche. Let's look at some of it. Students at the University of Virginia desecrated the statue of Thomas Jefferson, the university's founder. Students at the University of Missouri want Jefferson's statue gone. Why? He was a slave owner. Many in the college community supported Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential bid. They welcomed Sanders' belief that the United States was founded on "racist principles." There have also been calls for the removal of George Washington's and Abraham Lincoln's statues. Some have called for the renaming of schools that honor Washington, Jefferson and 11 other slave-owning presidents. Leftists have called for the renaming of streets named after slave-owning presidents. There have been many leftist calls for the elimination of Columbus Day. Their success at getting Confederate statues taken down has emboldened them. What goes unappreciated is just why America's leftists' movement attacks the Founders. If they can delegitimize the Founders themselves, it goes a long way toward their agenda of delegitimizing the founding principles of our nation. If the leftists can convince the nation that men such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were goodfor-nothing slave-owning racists, then their ideas can be more easily trashed. We find the greatest assaults on our founding documents on the nation's college campuses.
The average parent, taxpayer and donor has absolutely no idea of the bizarre lessons that college professors are teaching students.
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An exhibit about the Vietnam War is seen at the New York Historical Society in New York City, Oct. 5.
COLUMN | BEN SHAPIRO
‘Raising awareness’ isn’t helping much
Let’s all call out bad action when we see it and be as specific as possible about it.
”Awareness must be raised.” “A spotlight must be brought to this crucial issue.” “We must all think about our own culpability.” These tired nostrums are repeatedly deployed in our politics to explain why someone complains about a broad problem or tells a specific story of victimization without accompanying evidence that would allow us to act. Accusations of institutional racism rarely come along with specific allegations regarding specific police officers. If allegations and names were included, we could all look at the evidence and determine whether or not to call for consequences. Stories of sexual assault and harassment at work are often told without naming names. If those names were named, authorities could investigate; the media could begin collecting data; and we could do something about it. But that would be useful. We don’t want useful measures. We want to note how terrible things are generally. Why? What drives us to ignore the obvious fact that most Americans oppose specific evils and would side against those evils when presented with evidence of them occurring? Perhaps it’s our innate drive toward establishing a feeling of moral superiority. You don’t get to feel morally superior when you name someone who acts in criminal fashion; you’re just a witness, and witnesses are useful members of society, bettering society actively rather than criticizing it from the outside. Or perhaps it’s the burden that comes along with evidence. It’s much easier to gain sympathy by telling a story about victimization without naming names—a story nobody can contradict,
since you’re not getting specific. In fact, if you do get too specific about allegations of sexual assault, as actress Lena Dunham did, your allegations might be called into question. And if you do get too specific about allegations of police racism and brutality, as the Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett did, your accusations might be debunked. So, is it worthwhile to complain about generalized problems without providing specific instances upon which we can agree and against which we can fight? Only on a marginal level — and in some ways, it’s actually tremendously counterproductive. It may be useful to “raise awareness” among police officers about being careful in their procedures so as not to be accused of racism, for example. It may be useful to “raise awareness” among men in offices about being careful around female employees so as not to be accused of harassment. But it may also be counterproductive to rage against the system generally because it leads to false and widespread perceptions that all police officers are cursed with the original sin of racism, or that all men are cursed with “toxic masculinity.” So, here’s an idea: Let’s all call out bad action when we see it and be as specific as possible about it. We can all agree on what a bad guy looks like; there isn’t much debate about Harvey Weinstein. But if we continue to promote the importance of “raising awareness” rather than providing evidence, our groundless distrust for one another is bound to grow and metastasize. Ben Shapiro, 33, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor-in-chief of DailyWire.com.
The average parent, taxpayer and donor has absolutely no idea of the bizarre lessons that college professors are teaching students. Professor Adam Kotsko of Shimer College teaches, "Whether or not your individual ancestors owned slaves, you as a white person have benefitted from slavery and are complicit in it." Dr. Micah Johnson, a research assistant and graduate student instructor in the University of Florida's department of sociology and criminology and law, teaches that the American notion of patriotism is "drenched in whiteness" and that patriotism implies that black people are "un-American." These types of attacks on American values have reached one of our most prestigious institutions of higher learning — the U.S. Military Academy. The administration at West Point knew of 2nd Lt. Spenser Rapone's disqualifying insubordination at the academy, extremist political views and regulation-breaking online activity. Proof has surfaced that West Point leadership knew as early as 2015 that Rapone was an avowed communist and held Marxist anti-American beliefs. One of his Facebook posts read, "F--this country and its false freedom." Despite Rapone's conduct and demonstrated hatred of our nation, the U.S. Military Academy's administration saw fit to allow Rapone to graduate in 2016. But the rot at our premier military academy goes beyond the traitorous ideas of Rapone's. That was revealed in an open letter written by retired Army Lt. Col. Robert Heffington, once a professor of history at West Point. Heffington's letter exposed widespread corruption, cheating and falling standards at the academy to which the administration has turned a blind, politically correct eye. In response to Heffington's widely circulated letter, the superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy, Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr., released a standard bureaucratic letter saying the administration will address the concerns raised in Heffington's letter about falling standards. It will also investigate the revelations that it not only managed to graduate Rapone but also sent him on to Army battlefield units, thus enabling him to spread his anti-American ideas. The American people need to stop being sheeple and put a halt to the undermining of our nation taking place in our institutions of higher learning. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University.
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Main, A man walks with a bloody lip as demonstrators yell at him outside the location where Richard Spencer, an avowed white nationalist and spokesperson for the so-called alt-right movement, is delivering a speech on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla., Oct. 19. Middle left, Myeshia Johnson, wife of U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson, who was among four special forces soldiers killed in Niger, kisses his coffin at a graveside service in Hollywood, Fla., Oct. 21. Middle right, A girl casts her father’s ballot for a national election at a polling station in Tokyo, Oct. 22. Bottom left, Five former presidents — Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama — attend a concert at Texas A&M University benefiting hurricane relief efforts in College Station, Texas, Oct. 21.
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NC State center Omer Yurtseven reacts as he takes the floor while the Wolfpack men’s basketball team is introduced during the Primetime with the Park event at Reynolds Coliseum. Primetime with the Pack gives fans their first look at the men’s and women’s basketball teams as they participate in a night of goofy antics and drills.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
UNC to host charity jamboree with ECU, UNCG, UNCW Four in-state basketball teams have announced they will participate in a preseason exhibition “jamboree” on Sunday, Nov. 5 to raise money for Gov. Roy Cooper’s North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund. North Carolina will host the event at the Smith Center, with East Carolina, UNC Greensboro and UNC Wilmington also participating. Each team will play a total of 40 minutes, divided up in three segments against other teams. The event will begin at 3 p.m. Tickets are priced at $20 and went on sale Wednesday at the UNC athletic ticket office, online at GoHeels.com or by calling 1-800-722-HEEL. Proceeds from ticket sales will go to the Disaster Relief Fund. UNC students will be admitted free with a valid student ID, but are also encouraged to make donations at the gate. ECU, UNCG and UNCW will also have a limited number of tickets available through their respective athletic ticket offices.
HOCKEY
Hurricanes prospect Wallmark leads AHL in scoring Charlotte Checkers center Lucas Wallmark is tied for the American Hockey League lead in scoring, registering 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in the team’s first seven games. Wallmark was a fourth-round pick of the Hurricanes in 2014 and led the Checkers in goals (24) last season, his first playing in North America. He played eight games with Carolina in 2016-17, notching two assists. He is tied with Vegas prospect Teemu Pulkkinen (four goals, seven assists in five games) for the AHL lead.
7-footer turned down NBA and overseas contract to return to NC State By Shawn Krest North State Journal
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Appalachian State quarterback Taylor Lamb has led the Mountaineers to four wins when trailing after halftime this season.
Mountaineers proving to be closers App State has used fourth-quarter play to move to the top of the Sun Belt Conference By Brett Friedlander North State Journal Anyone who follows golf knows that the Masters doesn’t really begin until the back nine on Sunday. Anyone who has followed Appalachian State over the past few weeks is starting to learn that the Mountaineers don’t really getting going until the football version of the back nine. The fourth quarter. Coach Scott Satterfield’s team has saved its best for last all season by outscoring its opponents 81-34 in the final 15 minutes of its games. It’s a finishing kick that has helped App State pull out three straight victories and catapult itself back to the top of the Sun Belt Conference standings.
“That’s how you win, finishing off in the fourth quarter,” Satterfield said. “There’s a fine line between winning and losing and a lot of times it comes down to just a few plays. It’s keeping your concentration and going as hard as you can go for 60 minutes. We’ve been very fortunate to finish off these games in the fourth quarter.” The first hint of the Mountaineers’ late-game magic came in a one-point loss to Wake Forest on Sept. 23, when with a Kidd-Brewer Stadium record crowd watching from the stands, they put themselves in position for a game-winning 38-yard field goal that was blocked with five seconds remaining. Two weeks later against New Mexico State, they were able to finish off the comeback by scoring three touchdowns in the final 7:13 to keep their homecoming celeSee APP STATE, page B4
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North Carolina State Wolfpack center Omer Yurtseven (14) scores over Wake Forest Demon Deacons forward John Collins (20) in the first half of the college basketball game at PNC Arena in Raleigh.
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NC State-Clemson game time still up in the air ESPN exercised a six-day hold on the Nov. 4 Clemson at NC State game, giving the network the option to broadcast the game in prime time. The other ACC game up for consideration in the time slot is Virginia Tech at Miami.
RALEIGH — Of the 30 players drafted in the second round of June’s NBA Draft, 17 have yet to see any on-court action this season. Omer Yurtseven could easily be on that list. The 7-footer from Turkey declared for the NBA Draft following a frustrating freshman year and received a second-round grade. He also received feedback on what he needed to improve. “Lateral quickness,” Yurtseven said, “and defense and rebounding. They wanted me to be more aggressive on the boards.” Still, a 7-foot Euro player who can shoot from the outside is worth a second-round pick, but Yurtseven passed up the chance to make an NBA roster this year and watch games from the best seat in the house. He had enough of that at the start of last season. Yurtseven was forced to sit out the first nine games of his freshman year at NC State, after an NCAA ruling on his tenure with a pro team in Turkey. He didn’t make his debut until Dec. 15, didn’t start until two weeks later and never really seemed to catch up.
“To be honest, I don’t know. Last year was not the most comfortable year for me.”
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The Tar Heels will be without starting point guard and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry to start the season after the senior broke his right hand during one of UNC’s preseason practices. The injury is expected to keep Berry out for four to six weeks. Sophomore Seventh Woods and freshman Jalek Felton will need to pick up the slack while Berry — who averaged 14.7 points, 3.6 assists and 1.4 steals last season — is sidelined. Woods played 7.7 minutes per game last year while Felton, the nephew of former Tar Heels star Raymond Felton, was the No. 29 prospect in the 2017 class according to Rivals.com. B5
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TRENDING
Kaitlyn Kearney: The NC State senior volleyball player broke the school record for career blocks last Wednesday. Kearney entered the matchup with UNC one shy of the 497 blocks amassed by late 1980s Wolfpack standout Pam Vehling. Kearney registered five, moving into first all-time and eclipsing the 500-block mark. The Frisco, Texas, native has 108 total blocks on the season after getting three more Sunday at Pitt.
beyond the box score POTENT QUOTABLES
NFL
The Carolina Panthers’ up-and-down season continued Sunday with a frustrating loss in Chicago. The Bears scored twice on defensive touchdowns — both by rookie safety Eddie Jackson — in the 17-3 decision. Former UNC quarterback Mitch Trubisky had just seven passing attempts for the Bears, while Carolina’s Cam Newton was intercepted twice as both teams failed to score an offensive touchdown.
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“I felt it was the right play at that time.” 49ers coach Brad Lambert on the two-point conversion play — a reverse with a pass back to quarterback Hasaan Klugh — that gave Charlotte a 25-24 overtime win, its first of the year.
Alex Cora: The 42-year-old Houston Astros bench coach will take over one of baseball’s most prestigious — and difficult — jobs in 2018 after being named the next manager of the Boston Red Sox. Cora, who played for six teams in his career, won a World Series with Boston in 2007. His brother Joey also had an 11-year career and is a base coach with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Earl Watson: It took only three games for the Phoenix Suns to make a change on the bench. Watson was fired as head coach after an 0-3 start, replaced by associate coach Jay Triano on an interim basis. Triano is the Canadian national team’s coach and previously coach the Toronto Raptors, where he was 87-142 in two-plus seasons. Carla Williams: University of Georgia deputy athletic director Carla Williams has been named the next Virginia AD and will become the first black female athletic director at a Power 5 school. She replaces the retiring Craig Littlepage, who in 2001 became the first black athletic director in the ACC when he took over the job with the Cavaliers.
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“I think that, while I’m here, we’re always going to be ranked high, initially, so that it makes it nicer when we lose.” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
6 No. 9 Notre Dame and No. 14 NC State are both 6-1 and will play Saturday in South Bend in a game that could have college football playoff implications. The Irish are coming off a 49-14 thrashing of rival USC, while the Wolfpack and its sixth-best rush defense (91.3 yards allowed per game) had a bye week to prepare for the nation’s sixth-best rushing attack (317.9 yards per game).
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The Hornets were the latest team unable to come up with an answer for forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who scored 32 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in the Bucks’ 103-94 win in Milwaukee. Dwight Howard had eight points and 22 rebounds and Frank Kaminsky had a team-high 18 points for Charlotte (1-2).
Carolina first-rounder Martin Necas was returned to his team in the Czech Republic on Sunday. Necas, 18, made the Hurricanes out of training camp but played in just one of the team’s first five games — a 5-2 win in Edmonton where he logged only 6:54 of ice time — before being returned to HC Kometa Brno of the Czech Extraliga.
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The Monster Energy Cup playoffs are down to eight drivers after four more were eliminated following the last race of the second round at Kansas Speedway. Engine failure ended Kyle Larson’s run at a title, and an accident led Matt Kenseth to a 37th-place finish. Jamie McMurray and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. also finished outside the top 25 and were eliminated. Martin Truex Jr. remains the man to beat — he won for the third time in six postseason races.
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Challenges don’t get easier for Tar Heels Larry Fedora looks ahead to 2018 with influx of youth, small victories
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Pitt running back Darrin Hall is tackled by NC State linebacker Airius Moore (58) and safety Jarius Morehead (31) during the Wolfpack’s 35-17 win over the Panthers. NC State’s sixth-ranked run defense will get a stiff challenge Saturday from Notre Dame’s No. 6 rushing attack.
Trip to South Bend special for Doeren, Wolfpack NC State to face run-first Irish in battle of top-15 teams By Brett Friedlander North State Journal RALEIGH — Saturday’s game at Notre Dame won’t be the most important the NC State football team plays during the 2017 regular season. That will happen next week when defending national champion Clemson comes to Carter-Finley Stadium for a battle that in all likelihood, will determine the ACC Atlantic Division title. But it will still be special when the 14th-ranked Wolfpack takes on the ninth-ranked Irish in the shadow of Touchdown Jesus and the Golden Dome. And not just because it’s the next game on the schedule. “Regardless of the conference,” coach Dave Doeren said. “Beating Notre Dame at Notre Dame, if they’re in the top 10, matters.” If there’s anyone who knows about the Notre Dame mystique and the significance of playing the Irish in South Bend, it’s Doeren. He began hearing about it from his earliest days in Shawnee, Kan. “I grew up in a Catholic home, going to Catholic church and that was part of the Sunday conversation,” the State coach said. “Every week it was the Notre Dame score, so I grew up brainwashed there, probably, with Lou Holtz as their head coach and a lot of great players that I got to watch. I really look forward to playing this game.” This is the second straight year
the Wolfpack has played the Irish, but Doeren said that last season’s game was different because it was played in Raleigh. In a hurricane, no less, on a submerged field better suited for a swim meet than football. The conditions and the venue aren’t the only differences between that game — a 10-3 State victory — and Saturday’s rematch. Not only are both teams significantly better than they were in 2016, but Notre Dame has completely reinvented its identity on offense. Whereas last year’s team relied heavily on the passing of quarterback DeShone Kizer, who went on to become a second-round pick of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, this current Irish team is built around a power running game fueled by a massive line and the ball carrying duo of Josh Adams and Brandon Wimbush. Adams is averaging 138 rushing yards per game and is second in the nation with an average of 9.2 yards per carry. Wimbush, a dual-threat quarterback, is second on the team at 84.7 yards per game with 10 touchdowns, to go along with his eight touchdowns through the air. Because of the difference in the Irish’s style, Doeren said he hasn’t bothered watching the tape of last year’s game as part of this week’s preparation. “Coach (Brian) Kelly deserves a lot of credit,” Doeren said. “He made some tough decisions and staff changes and done a great job. “When we played them last year they couldn’t run the football. They tried to throw it in the rain and all that stuff.” Notre Dame comes into Satur-
day’s game ranked sixth nationally in rushing offense at 317.9 yards per game. Conversely, State is ranked No. 6 in rushing defense, allowing an average of just 91.3 yards. It’s a strength-against-strength clash that has Doeren almost as fired up as he is about having the chance to play at Notre Dame Stadium. “That’s a great heavyweight battle right there,” Doeren said. “They’ve got four senior offensive linemen, we’ve got four senior defensive linemen. … I’m excited just to watch the line of scrimmage in this game. As a football coach, it’s no secret that I love that part of the game. It’s going to be a great battle within the game.” As excited as Doeren might be, he knows better than to get too caught up in the moment — or to get caught looking ahead to that potential championship showdown with Clemson next week. He said the experience he gained with a Northern Illinois team that reeled off 12 straight wins following a season opening loss in 2012 will help him keep his current squad locked in on the task at hand as it tries to pull off a similar accomplishment. “You kind of get in a groove and you get a feel for the guys,” Doeren said. “You focus on what has brought them the success they’ve had. “People are chasing you instead of you chasing them, so what you have to focus on is not letting them catching you. You do that by improving weekly. Like I told them, we don’t need to be perfect, we just need to be better. That’s all we have to do.”
Even an upcoming nonconference matchup against Western Carolina is no gimme, with the Catamounts currently ranked 19th in the national FCS poll. Given his team’s prospects By Brett Friedlander over the final four games of this North State Journal already lost season, Fedora has CHAPEL HILL — An epi- begun setting his sights on earndemic of injuries that has put 15 ing victories other than those on players out for the season, an of- the scoreboard. “You’ve got to look for the little fensive line that puts its quarterback in harm’s way on virtually things, the small silver linings in every snap and a series of lopsid- the details,” he said. “We’ve just ed losses have put into question got to keep improving and paywhether North Carolina will win ing attention to detail.” Because the Tar Heels are no another football game this sealonger in contention to become son. But that doesn’t mean coach bowl eligible, Fedora and his Larry Fedora and his Tar Heels staff have already begun looking are going to stop trying, starting ahead to the future by playing with Saturday’s home matchup more and more young players against Coastal Division-leading whose increased roles could help speed their development for next Miami. “We’re going to focus on this season. Among them are running game and the goal will be to win this football game and do back Michael Carter, offensive lineman JayJay Mcwhatever we need to Cargo, defensive back do to be successful Tre Shaw and wide and that’s it,” a defireceiver Dazz Newant Fedora said at his UNC some. regular weekly press “We don’t have a vs. Miami conference Monday. lot of choice in that “That’s what it’ll be matter,” Fedora said every week. That When about playing so won’t change.” Saturday, noon many freshmen. “I UNC (1-7, 0-5 ACC) Where would prefer not to didn’t give itself much Kenan be bringing anybody of a chance at Virginia Memorial out of a redshirt that Tech last Saturday by Stadium right now is still in a allowing the Hokies redshirt, so we’re goto score touchdowns Watch ing to focus on this on a fumble return, an ESPN2 game and the goal interception return will be to win this and a punt return — football game and do in addition to having a punt blocked — in a 56-7 hu- whatever we need to do to be successful. That’s it. That’s what miliation in Blacksburg. The game marked the third it will be every week. That won’t in the past four weeks that the change.” Nor will Fedora’s philosophy Tar Heels have been limited to a single touchdown. The 38 points on how he coaches, even as he they’ve scored in the past four slogs through the worst season games combined is less than they of his career. “I’m not shaky about my phiaveraged per game in 2016. UNC’s only win this season losophy, I’m not questioning came all the way back in Week 3 whether I can coach, I’m not questioning whether our coachat Old Dominion. As bad as things have gotten es can coach, I’m not questionfor the Tar Heels, both on the field ing those kinds of things,” he and in the training room, things said. “I know what we’re doing could still potentially get worse and the way we’re doing things with a remaining schedule that are proven. “You’ve got to put your nose includes games at Pittsburgh and at home against red-hot rival NC down, your head down, and you State in addition to Saturday’s keep grinding and you keep domeeting with the eighth-ranked ing it. Eventually good things are going to happen.” Hurricanes (6-0, 4-0).
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Cutcliffe takes more active role with practice Duke coach holding players and coaches accountable for details By Shawn Krest North State Journal DURHAM — After losing his fourth straight game on Saturday, Duke coach David Cutcliffe made a promise to his players. “They’re going to see a lot more of me,” he said in his postgame press conference. Cutcliffe has kept his promise as the Blue Devils prepare for a trip to Virginia Tech. “He’s definitely been down on the practice field a lot more,” defensive lineman Mike Ramsey said, “walking around, talking to us.” “He’s out there,” center Austin Davis agreed. “He’s yelling. He’s making sure that we’re staying energized, because it’s a huge opportunity this week. You have Virginia Tech — a team that’s been historically good in the ACC. You have them at their place. They’re a ranked team. That stadium is one of a kind. He’s making sure that we have that energy, and he’s starting it up front. He’s the leader, and he’s making sure we’re ready for the game.”
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Cutcliffe is making sure no detail goes unexamined as he looks for a way to get the Blue Devils’ once promising season back on track. “It starts in meetings,” he said. “It starts with me in staff meetings. It starts with our review of previous games. We’re studying what we’re doing, the direction we’re going to go. You want to take as fine-toothed a comb as you can to every detail. All of that culminating in, once you’re out there on the practice field, it’s not just good. It’s exceptional.” Cutcliffe hasn’t noticed anyone loafing or slacking at practice, but that hasn’t stopped him from examining everything anyway. “You know what something can always be?” he asked. “Better.”
Cutcliffe admitted he was angry after the Blue Devils lost a very winnable game against Pitt. He didn’t need to scold his players, who were just as upset as he was. “It hurts,” Davis said. “For all of us seniors, it hurts losing a game. We don’t want to take it for granted, because there’s only four more guaranteed in our career. We’re fighting our butts off to make it five. We don’t want to take those games for granted, because it’s limited. So we’re all angry. We’re competitors. That’s what got us here to Duke — we’re competitive.” Duke has had moments on offense and defense this season, but the problems — too many explosive plays given up on defense and drive-killing mistakes on the other side of the ball — result from inconsistency. That can only be fixed with Cutcliffe’s fine-toothed comb. “Consistency comes in focus, first,” Cutcliffe said. “There’s no way, whether I’m a punter, kicker, quarterback, safety or linebacker, if I’m not totally focused on that play, then I have no chance to try to win the game. It may be the most difficult task that coaches face. I think it’s the most difficult task an athlete faces. Loss of focus can cost you games. It’s the most difficult task we have in life.” Hopefully, Duke’s focus on the details will allow the Blue Devils to tackle the other difficult task facing them — traveling to Lane Stadium. If not, expect to see even more of Cutcliffe.
Tar Heels quarterback Brandon Harris is attended to by the training staff as head coach Larry Fedora looks on Saturday against the Virginia Tech.
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Wake Forest vs. Louisville BB&T Field Saturday, 12:20 p.m. ACC Network
Preview: This is the first meeting between these teams since the Wakey Leaks scandal, in which Wake’s disgruntled radio analyst was found to have given game plan information to Louisville, came to light. The Deacons (4-3, 1-3 ACC) have lost three straight after a 4-0 start while the Cardinals (5-3, 3-2) broke a two-game losing streak at Florida State last week. Players to watch: Louisville’s Heisman Trophy winning QB Lamar Jackson is the fastest player in ACC history to gain 10,000 career yards of total offense. He has 11,260 in 32 games. DE Duke Ejiofor has 7.5 tackles for loss this season as part of a Wake defense that leads the nation with an average of nine TFLs per game. Fast fact: The first meeting between the Deacons and Cardinals came in the 2007 Orange Bowl, a game in which the Cardinals beat the ACC champion Deacons 24-13. What to expect: The Deacons shut down the Cardinals for three quarters last season before running out of gas in the fourth. Their defense is good enough to finish the job this time, but only if they can avoid self-destructing as it did last week at Georgia Tech. — Brett Friedlander
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Panthers look for answers on offense Rivera says team needs to “find out who we are” By Shawn Krest North State Journal
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The Hurricanes fell behind by four goals in Dallas and were unable to make a comeback, losing 4-3.
Hurricanes not satisfied with 2-2 road trip Loss in Dallas leaves “bad taste” By Cory Lavalette North State Journal RALEIGH — Getting three of four points at home and going .500 on the road is a sound recipe to reach the NHL postseason. But despite the early-season road woes the Carolina Hurricanes have experienced in recent years, they weren’t satisfied winning two of four during their annual N.C. State Fair road trip. “It was average, and we’re not an average team,” newcomer Justin Williams said Tuesday as the Hurricanes prepared to host the red-hot Tampa Bay Lightning that night. Coach Bill Peters was surely relieved the team didn’t have a catastrophic road trip like in years past, but echoed Williams in saying the loss in Dallas in the final game erased some of the positivity of winning two of the first three away from Raleigh. “I wouldn’t say happy is the right word,” Peters said of his level of satisfaction with the trip. “I just know .500 on the road is a minimum. I wouldn’t say happy. That taste that we have in our mouth from our last effort is not a good taste, so there’s work to be done with our consistency.” The “bad taste” — a 4-3 loss in Dallas where the team fell behind 4-0 — doesn’t erase that there were positives from the trip, but
APP STATE from page B1 bration from being spoiled. Freshman wide receiver Malik Williams hit Thomas Hennigan on 27-yard trick play to put App State ahead before Jalin Moore ran 56 yards for the clinching touchdown in a game that saw it set a school record with six interceptions. The Mountaineers (5-2, 4-0 Sun Belt) then rallied from a 21-0 deficit on the road at Idaho to win 23-20, with the final 16 points
The Carolina Panthers defense had a history-making performance against the Bears. The Panthers gave up just five first downs in the game, breaking the franchise record of seven, which had stood since 1995. In fact, Carolina was the first NFL team to allow just five first downs in a game since 2014. The Panthers gave up just 153 yards, their fewest since 2013 and second-fewest given up in the league this season. All of which makes it even harder to believe that the Panthers lost to the Bears by two touchdowns. “We outgained them,” coach Ron Rivera said. “We out-possessed them.” And yet, the Bears scored two defensive touchdowns while holding the Panthers to three points, their worst offensive output since Nov. 13, 2011. “I’m disappointed,” Cam Newton said. “No excuse. We squandered an opportunity.” It’s the second time this season that the Panthers have been held to single digits. In the previous 61 games, Carolina had been held to single digits just twice. So what ails the Panthers offense? Part of the problem is the absence of Greg Olsen, who suffered a broken foot in the second game of the season and is out until at least Nov. 26. The tight end was a big-play threat and gave Newton a safety valve. “You miss Greg for more than that reason,” Rivera said. “You miss his ability to run routes and impact a defense. You miss
the calming effect he brings to the huddle and the line of scrimmage.” Olsen’s absence also puts pressure on the rest of the offense. “Very much so,” Rivera said. “Having him there takes little bit of pressure off of (tight end) Ed Dickson, who’s really splitting roles. It takes pressure off the receivers — now he’s the throughthe-middle-of-the-defense threat, and it helps the quarterback tremendously.” Olsen’s absence leaves the offense much younger and less experienced. Curtis Samuel, whose fumbled option pitch was returned 75 yards for the Bears first score, has struggled in his rookie season. “You’ve got to ask, ‘Are we asking too much of him too soon?’” Rivera said. “It’s a lot to learn and a lot to do. … I think we may be stressing him a lot. He’s doing as good a job as he can, but there’s a lot to learn.” That’s the case across the offense, as Rivera considers whether things need to be simplified, based on the personnel. “Based on the number of new guys, yes,” he said. “You put some new guys on the field, and it’s not like you’ve had in the past. We’re missing Greg and (injured center) Ryan Kalil, veteran guys. With them, when they communicated, it was simple hand signals, and the tempo of the offense picked up. With so many new guys, as you go through the communication, it takes longer to register.” Which leaves the team at a crossroads as it heads to Tampa Bay. “The old saying — everybody has a plan until you get hit in the mouth,” Rivera said. “Well, we got hit in the mouth. Now we have to find out who we are.”
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Hurricanes left wing Jeff Skinner scored five goals in Carolina’s first six games of the 2017-18 season.
also plenty of things to work out as the Hurricanes’ sparse schedule ramps up. Plus: Jeff Skinner has picked up where he left off last season, scoring five times in the first six games after notching 17 goals in the final 19 games last season. … Jaccob Slavin and Brett Pesce still look like a lockdown pairing. They nullified Connor McDavid in Edmonton, and did a good job on Artemi Panarin when Columbus came to Raleigh in Game 2. Even: Scott Darling’s numbers in his first five starts don’t look all that sterling (.898 save percentage, 2.57 goals-against average), but his play has been been better than the stats indicate. Cam Ward got one start, in Edmonton, and got the job done — he made
scored in the fourth quarter. Although they entered the final period with a one-point lead against Coastal Carolina last week, the game was in doubt until a pair of Williams touchdowns finally put the upstart Chanticleers away allowing App State to remain undefeated in conference play. While Satterfield acknowledged his team needs to do a better job earlier in games, he attributed its ability to battle from behind and finish strong to a combination of
48 saves in a 5-3 win. … The special teams have had good moments, but both the power play and penalty kill have lacked consistency early in the season. Minus: The sophomore slump is a created narrative, but so far Sebastian Aho has fallen into that territory with just three assists in the first six games. With 20 shots on goal already, chances are those numbers will correct themselves. … The addition of Williams (five points in his first six games) has been a good one, but with Lee Stempniak still nursing a lower body injury, the Hurricanes are thin in the top nine. Secondary scoring remains an issue, with centers Victor Rask and Derek Ryan each managing just one even-strength point through six.
timely adjustments, conditioning and an abundance of veteran players in key positions. None of those players has been more instrumental in driving that fourth quarter success than senior quarterback Taylor Lamb, whose 427 passing yards against Coastal were the second most in school history and whose 47 career touchdown throws are a new App State record. “We’d love to win every game by 20 or more points. That would be
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Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is sacked by Bears outside linebacker Leonard Floyd during Sunday’s game at Soldier Field.
awesome, but it’s hard to do in this day and age of college football,” Satterfield said. “There’s a ton of parity around the country. We see it week in and week out. Regardless of teams’ records, it’s about matchups and it comes down to execution.” That execution will be tested again Saturday when Satterfield takes his Mountaineers on the road for a nonconference showdown at UMass. The game is a rematch of the
2006 FCS national championship in which App State defeated the Minutemen 28-17 for the second of its three straight titles. While the Mountaineers have gone on to achieve success at the FBS level since, UMass is still struggling with the transition. The Minutemen are just 1-6 on the season, however they have scored 50 or more points in each of their last two games and are coming off their first win last week against Georgia Southern.
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Crowded post a new problem for Duke Duke center Marques Bolden battles for a loose ball against Maine last season at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Bolden is part of a formidable frontcourt for the Blue Devils.
Blue Devils have four high-quality big men By Shawn Krest North State Journal DURHAM — Wendell Carter isn’t used to having so much company. “We’ve just got to learn to play together,” he said after Duke’s BlueWhite scrimmage. “Both of us …” Carter caught himself and corrected his statement. “All three of us … all FOUR of us want the ball.” The paint could be a crowded place for Duke this season. In addition to the five-star Carter, the Blue Devils have Marvin Bagley, another five-star freshman. The pair of newcomers join Marques Bolden, a fivestar center from last season who returns for his sophomore year, and sophomore Javin DeLaurier. “We have good bigs,” said coach Mike Krzyzewski. “We’re big and athletic. It’s a different team for us.” Indeed, it’s a new look for Duke. Krzyzewski’s teams have generally depended heavily on outside shooting and perimeter play. Before Jahlil Okafor led the Blue Devils to the 2015 national title, the last dominant Duke big man was Shelden Williams in 2006. Before that, it was Carlos Boozer and Elton Brand. Having four high-quality post players is going to take a bit of adjustment for everyone. “The court is smaller with all those big guys,” Krzyzewski said. “If you had a car, you’d rather have a van with them. That’s what we hope our opponents feel — it’s a smaller court when we have all that length out there.” Bolden returned to Duke after a disappointing freshman season that was derailed by a series of injuries. He considered leaving for the NBA and transferring to another school before choosing to return to the Blue Devils. DeLaurier played sparingly last season. By all accounts, both players have improved significantly in the offseason. Bolden has taken on a leadership role, and Carter refers to him as “my mentor.” They’ll still likely begin games on the bench, with the two dominant freshmen getting the starts. “They’re going to play together,” Krzyzewski said. “But if we started a team tonight, Marvin and Wen-
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dell would start at the two bigs. But I would want Javin and Marques to play like starters when they can. You might start five, but you want eight or nine thinking like it, believing that’s who they are, playing with the consistency that a starter would play with.” Carter is used to a twin-towers attack. He said this year’s Duke team is the biggest one he’s been a part of since the 2015 Georgia Stars team that won the Peach Jam. He was teamed with Kansas 7-footer Udoka Azubuike. “But we weren’t this talented,” Carter said. “We’ve just got to learn how to play together,” he added. “All of us want the ball. We want to go to the ball-side post. We’ve got to learn how to cover without going to the same side, how to play out of the high-post short corner. We’ve got to learn how to play different positions when we’re all on the court together.” With only one ball and five positions on the floor, there’s always the risk of frustration cropping up. As the season opens, however, everyone is ready to work together. “I don’t see anything wrong at all,” Carter said. “We’ve got two very phenomenal big men who can stretch the floor. Then Marques is very dominant on the inside. I don’t see how that can steer in the wrong direction.”
UNC’s Berry out 4-6 weeks with broken hand Tar Heels will be without starting point guard to start season By Brett Friedlander North State Journal A REPLAY of last year’s NCAA tournament win against Kentucky was playing in the North Carolina locker room last week before the players came out to the floor for the Tar Heels’ media day function. It brought back memories both good and bad for point guard Joel Berry.
“I saw the play where I rolled my ankle and I thought at that moment that I was done,” Berry said. “After that game I wanted to laugh and smile, but I was in so much pain I was crying. It was really bad. Hopefully I don’t have to experience that again.” Even though UNC is still three weeks away from playing its first regular season game, Berry’s hope for a pain-free senior season has already gone out the window. The Most Outstanding Player of last year’s Final Four will miss at least four weeks after suffering a broken bone in his right hand
Shawn Krest’s Ballot All-ACC team Bonzie Colson, F, Notre Dame Joel Berry II, G, UNC Marvin Bagley III, F, Duke Grayson Allen, G, Duke Jerome Robinson, G, Boston College Preseason Player of the Year Bonzie Colson, Notre Dame Preseason Rookie of the Year Marvin Bagley, Duke
Predicted order of finish 1. Duke 2. Miami 3. North Carolina 4. Louisville 5. Notre Dame 6. Virginia 7. Florida State 8. Virginia Tech 9. Clemson 10. Syracuse 11. Wake Forest 12. Georgia Tech 13. NC State 14. Boston College 15. Pittsburgh
Brett Friedlander’s Ballot All-ACC team Bonzie Colson, F, Notre Dame Joel Berry II, G, UNC Grayson Allen, G, Duke Ben Lammers, C, Georgia Tech Bryant Crawford, G, Wake Forest Preseason Player of the Year Bonzie Colson, Notre Dame Preseason Rookie of the Year Marvin Bagley, Duke
at practice. Berry averaged 14.7 points and 3.6 assists per game for the Tar Heels last year. Despite playing on two badly sprained ankles, he led UNC to the national championship by scoring a gamehigh 22 points in the title game against Gonzaga. He was also his team’s leading scorer on Friday in a closed scrimmage victory against Memphis. As one of two returning starters, Berry is being counted on for both his scoring and leadership of a young team ranked ninth in the nation in the recently released preseason coaches poll. While he’s sidelined, the point guard duties are likely to be split between sophomore Seventh Woods and freshman Jalek Felton. While coach Roy Williams said last week that Woods has improved over a rookie season in which he saw only limited action behind Berry and the now-graduated Nate Britt, the Hall of Fame coach is especially high on
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Predicted order of finish 1. Duke 2. UNC 3. Notre Dame 4. Miami 5. Virginia Tech 6. Louisville 7. Virginia Tech 8. Florida State 9. Wake Forest 10. Clemson 11. NC State 12. Georgia Tech 13. Syracuse 14. Boston College 15. Pittsburgh
Felton, the 6-3 nephew of former Tar Heel star Raymond Felton. “He may be the most gifted player on our team,” Williams said. “He doesn’t understand hard work, doesn’t understand focus, doesn’t understand defense … but I think he’s got a chance to be a really good player and help us. He’s got some skills a lot of other people don’t have.” Berry’s injury continues a painful preseason pattern for UNC. In 2015, starting point guard Marcus Paige was sidelined for the season’s first six games after also suffering a broken bone in his hand. Last year at this time, small forward Theo Pinson went down with a broken bone in his foot. The good news for the Tar Heels is that both players returned from their injuries to help their team advance to the Final Four. UNC will begin the 2017-18 season on Friday, Nov. 10 with a home game against Northern
YURTSEVEN from page B1 “When Omer came in, having to sit out the first semester — the nonconference schedule — and then getting thrown into the ACC, I didn’t think he played with great confidence,” said new Wolfpack coach Kevin Keatts. “My confidence got bad when I saw guys playing, and I just had to sit on the bench and watch, when I just wanted to get out there and play,” Yurtseven said. When he finally got on the court, Yurtseven struggled with foul trouble. He had at least three fouls in his first seven games and 14 of the 22 he played last year. He finished with averages of 5.9 points and 4.4 rebounds. “I mean, there were some flashes where I felt like my mind was in the game,” Yurtseven said of last season. “I just wasn’t comfortable. I don’t know. To be honest, I don’t know. Last year was not the most comfortable year for me.” With a disappointing season and a coaching change, the possibility of an NBA roster spot must have been tempting. “I felt like I didn’t belong in the second round,” Yurtseven said. “That’s just how I felt. So I said I was going to prove that whoever didn’t want to draft me last year is going have to find a spot this year. That was my mentality — I’m going to prove them all wrong.” Yurtseven also had the option of returning to Turkey to play for pay, while waiting for the NBA. He turned that down, too. “To be honest, I easily could have,” he said, “but I felt like last year, there was just too much going on. This year will be solid, and I can just focus on basketball.” He also felt that returning to Turkey would have been a step backward. “I said, ‘Well, I’m right here.’ Why go back to Turkey?” Yurtseven said. “That’s where I came from. I came from there to play here. So why would I go back? That didn’t make a lot of sense to me.” Keatts also made a strong first impression on him. “I felt comfortable going here,” he said. “Coach Keatts (re-)recruited me. He showed how we can play.” “It was tough, because I had to convince Omer that the situation here would be a little bit different than it was last year,” Keatts said. So Yurtseven decided to come back to NC State … with a vengeance. “He didn’t just come back to NC State because I recruited him,” Keatts said. “He listened to what the NBA guys said he had to work on.” Keatts has declared Yurtseven one of the most-improved players over the offseason. “I basically practiced at least four hours a day for the whole summer,” Yurtseven said. “I was with the (Turkish) national team. We lifted. We ran mountains. It was like a boot camp like a month. Then I played two weeks with the under-20 team and two weeks with the senior national team. It’s been a productive summer. It’s been long. It’s been intense.” So, while second-rounders are getting paid not to play in the NBA, Yurtseven is back with the Pack, and he has no regrets. “The thing is when you choose one route, you go 100 percent with it, and that’s what I’m doing right now. I don’t look back and say, ‘Hey I should have done this.’ I don’t ever say that. I’m 100 percent committed, and I’m going to have a great season.”
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Oct. 26-28 Trick or Treat Under the Sea Kure Beach For a spooky and safe place to take the kids on Halloween, visit Trick-or-Treat Under the Sea at the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher. This familyfriendly event features thrills and gills and includes indoor trick-or-treating, face painting, storytelling and haunted gardens. The whole family can view spooky divers in the massive fish tank and watch the No Sleeves Magic Camp perform as well. PHOTOS BY EAMON QUEENEY | NORTH STATE JOURNAL
Onslow Oktoberfest Jacksonville This community fundraiser for Onslow Community Outreach includes live music and 5K run. Children’s area offers entertainment, amusement rides, games, micro racing, animal park, and home improvement clinics.
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north carolina state fair 150th State Fair is in the books The N.C. State Fair finished its 11-day run on Sunday with the fourth highest visitor total in its 150-year history with 1,014,478 through the turnstiles. The fair also saw the highest number of attendees for an opening Thursday at 57,083. The second week of fair events included several cooking awards and livestock milestones. Highlights are below.
Barbecue Festival Lexington Great food, live entertainment, and exhibits along with a wine garden, carnival, and sand sculptures make this a fun day celebrating N.C. barbeque. Wine Festival Raleigh The N.C. Wine Festival is this fall’s premier food and wine festival showcasing the best of N.C. and beyond. Guests will have the opportunity to mingle with winemakers and local artisans, while enjoying wine tastings, food pairings, live music and entertainment throughout the day. This event also supports our community and benefits the amazing work being done by local charities and agencies. 35th Annual Seaboard Festival Hamlet Four city blocks of arts & crafts, food and entertainment. Watch craft demonstrations and enjoy games and entertainment for the children. Food vendors feature local favorites - like the famed collard sandwich and site-made ice cream. Dance troupes will perform throughout the day on the main stage with a variety of music on the upper stage. Also, enjoy the regional car show, Conductor’s Call and 5K race. Lighthouse Beer & Wine Festival Wilmington Explore the world of hops, grapes, and grain at the Lighthouse Beer & Wine Festival featuring over 100 craft breweries and wineries. Admission includes entrance to the Lighthouse Beer Festival grounds, a glass to sample with, and more beer and wine than you can ever taste in one day. Don’t miss this fun-filled festival of beverages, live music, and food vendors. For the true beer fans, be sure to check out the Voracious & Rare Beer Festival to kick-off the weekend.
Blacksmith John Fluke, of Oxford, NC, shows off old skills needed to work metal in an old barn at the Pitzer Heritage Circle of the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh during the 150th North Carolina State Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 17.
JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SALE OF CHAMPIONS Junior winners in the N.C. State Fair livestock shows drew a record $182,500 for the top steers, barrows, lambs, goats and turkeys in the Junior Livestock Sale of Champions. “We are proud that so many businesses and organizations turned out to support the hard work of all these junior exhibitors,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “The money raised will go a long way towards college educations, scholarships and educational outreach.” The grand champion junior market steer was shown by Jacob Burleson of Weaverville. N.C. Farm Bureau Insurance and Powers Great American Midways placed the winning bid of $25,000 for the grand champion. The grand champion Got to Be NC steer was shown by Nora Cave of Elkin. That steer was purchased by N.C. Farm Bureau Insurance, Powers Great American Midways, Harward Brothers Livestock Market, Carolina Stockyards and Thompson Cattle Co. for $18,000. Farm Credit Association of North Carolina purchased the grand champion junior market lamb, which was also the Got to Be NC lamb, for $16,500. The lamb was shown by Audrey Glass of Belhaven.
Griffin Huneycutt of Albemarle showed the grand champion market barrow, which was purchased for $19,500 by the N.C. Pork Council, Smithfield Farmland, Prestage Farms, Hog Slat, Inc., Duplin Marketing and Mt. Olive Livestock. The grand champion Got to Be NC barrow was shown by Conner Kennedy of Pink Hill. It was purchased for $25,500 by the N.C. Pork Council, Smithfield Farmland, Prestage Farms, Hog Slat Inc., Duplin Marketing and Mt. Olive Livestock. N.C. Farm Bureau Insurance purchased the grand champion turkey shown by Kaylie Pender of Wake Forest for $10,000. Talley Farms purchased the reserve champion turkey shown by Zya Pegg of Swannanoa for $5,000. PECAN RECIPE CONTEST Samantha Leonard of Archdale, Randolph County, won the N.C. Pecan Association’s pecan recipe contest for her Papi’s Pecan Pie Pancakes. Craig Partin of Garner came in second place with his Chocolate Malted Pecan Crunch Snack and Domino Ireland of Raleigh was third with Salty, Sweet and Heat Pecan Peppadews. All recipes had to contain one cup of North Carolina pecans. Judging was based on taste appeal, creative use of pecans, appearance and ease of preparation.
oh my gourd! it’s national pumpkin day November 26th is National Pumpkin Day. The Old North State is home to almost 4,000 acres of pumpkins and the N.C. market in pumpkins worth over $23 million. Native to North America, pumpkins are a hearty crop and are cultivated on six continents. The pumpkin has been grown for food for thousands of years. While many people eat pumpkin pie and eat pumpkin seeds, pumpkin popularity hits a high point in October. Families across North Carolina visit pumpkin patches to take photos and select that perfect pumpkin for a Jack O’Lantern. There are hundreds of excellent pumpkin patches in N.C. below is a list of a few where you can pick a pumpkin and maybe get lost in a corn maze. Carrigan Farms - Mooresville A 130-acre fifth generation family owned farm in Mooresville. Take a tractor-drawn hayride to pick your own pumpkin on weekends. “Scarrigan Farms” haunted trail happens on select October nights. carriganfarms.com Hill Ridge Farms - Youngsville Take a hayride to the patch of pumpkins and visit with the farm animals as you go. hillridgefarms.com Shelby Corn Maze – Shelby, Cleveland County Pick your own pumpkins or get lost in a corn maze. shelbycornmaze.com Mike’s Farm – Back Swamp, Onslow County Hand-pick your own pumpkin from their patch and take a hayride on this agri-tourism farm in Onslow County. mikesfarm.com
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history marked October 30, 1960
Premier of The Andy Griffith Show The first episode of The Andy Griffith Show aired on CBS Television on October 30th. The program starred Mount Airy native Andy Griffith and focused on life in the fictional community of Mayberry, North Carolina, said to be have been modeled after Griffith’s hometown. Already a Broadway, radio and film actor, Griffith landed the role of Mayberry Sheriff Andy Taylor in an episode of The Danny Thomas Show wherein the sheriff arrested Thomas’s character for running a stop sign. Eight months after the Danny Thomas episode aired featuring the character, The Andy Griffith Show debuted. Filmed at Desilu Studios in California, the wholesome half-hour show featured the small-town antics of the widowed Sheriff Taylor, his bumbling deputy Barney Fife (Don Knotts), son Opie (Ron Howard), spinster housekeeper Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier) and other colorful Mayberry characters. Unlike most comedic sitcom stars, Griffith played the straight man role. Neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight seasons, but co-stars Knotts and Bavier received a combined total of six Emmys. When The Andy Griffith Show ended in 1968, it was the number-one ranked show on television. Many of its 249 episodes still appear in syndication.
North State Journal for Wednesday, October 25, 2017
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Justin Timberlake to headline Super Bowl halftime show Grammy Award-winning pop singer Justin Timberlake will headline the Super Bowl halftime show in February, 14 years after a “wardrobe malfunction” overshadowed his last gig at the championship game, the NFL said on Sunday. This will mark Timberlake’s third time on the halftime stage, giving the “Can’t Stop The Feeling” singer the distinction of having the most appearances by an individual entertainer, the NFL said in a statement.
Box Office: Tyler Perry’s ‘Boo 2!’ Tops Downbeat Weekend With $21.7M
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ECU experts provide tips on talking to children about recent tragedies From hurricanes to shootings, children are being exposed to tragedy By Laura Ashley Lamm North State Journal GREENVILLE — Social media feeds and television broadcasts have been inundated with discussions of hurricane relief and gun violence tragedies from harrowing stories of survival to honoring the lost. Children will undoubtedly be exposed to these pieces of history, and the exposure can make more of an impact people often realize. Hurricanes Harvey and Irma caused extreme destruction leaving millions homeless, without power and in dire need of assistance. On the heels of these two natural disasters, the nation was gripped by the terrible shooting rampage in Las Vegas only a few weeks later. Earlier this month, four U.S. soldiers were killed in an ambush in Niger. As they always do, hurricanes will return each fall. Shootings of all types are becoming a fixation on the nightly news. Sadly, our nation will likely to continue to be involved in deadly conflicts abroad. Children will undoubtedly be exposed to these stories as the news cycle churns out story after story. Churches will pray, communities will hold relief drives and a nation will unify to heal. So, how does this affect children? Children can experience secondary trauma or emotional duress that results when a person hears about a firsthand trauma experienced
by another person. This can cause children to experience nightmares. Children can have difficulty concentrating in school, have behavior and mood changes, fear separation, and exhibit symptoms of anxiety and depression. We asked the experts at East Carolina University to provide tips for discussing these events with children to make sure they are processing the information and associated emotions in a healthy way. Be reassuring No matter the outcome of a disaster, parents should reassure their children they are safe and will be taken care of — two essential elements children need to feel. “Children do not have the cognitive ability to rationalize exaggerated comments. If they overhear an adult say, ‘The world will end,’ children believe the world will end,” said Dr. Sheresa Blanchard, assistant professor of human development and family science in ECU’s College of Health and Human Performance. These kinds of statements can lead to fear and uncertainty. What do they know Though parents may limit what children view or hear at home about recent tragedies, it’s harder to completely shield them from conversations at school or social media posts.
“Children do not have the cognitive ability to rationalize exaggerated comments. If they overhear an adult say, ‘The world will end,’ children believe the world will end.” — Dr. Sheresa Blanchard Dr. Erin Roberts, clinic director of the ECU Family Therapy Clinic, suggests parents ask their children what they know about recent events to get an idea of their understanding. “Give children the space and the opportunity to share their emotions too and ask questions. Ask them how they feel about what they’ve seen and heard,” she said. Be honest Melissa Nolan, director of ECU’s Nancy Darden Child Development Center, says that it’s OK to be honest with your children and share what you are feeling in a way that is appropriate for their age. “Don’t give children more information than what they want,” said Nolan. She suggests encouraging children to ask questions and for adults to stick with short, honest answers. “Adults tend to give too much information,” she added. “Kids are really good at noticing when we are upset,” said Roberts.
“If they ask what’s bothering you, it’s OK to be honest with them that recent events have made you sad. Ask them how they feel, too.” Choose your words and actions carefully Children and teens pick up on changes in a parent’s demeanor and may overhear conversations at home. “Be aware of your moods and behavior and if it’s changed due to recent events,” said Roberts. It can be confusing for children if the actions and words of their parents show they are upset but they tell their children everything is fine, said Roberts. “We don’t want to put too much on our children but it is OK to model how to identify your emotions and state them out loud,” she said. Take care of yourself It’s important for adults to know what they’re watching and how it is affecting them. Roberts said we know ourselves best and if adults aren’t taking care of themselves and are taking in a lot of information from the media, they could become anxious and project their anxiety, fear or anger onto their children unintentionally. “Take a few deep breaths, reflect on how this may be affecting you and do something that helps you take care of yourself,” said Roberts. She suggests a relaxing bath, talking to a friend, going to therapy or getting involved in efforts to support victims of the tragedy. “Taking care of yourself will give you more space to be able to be there for your children,” she said.
Halloween princesses make way for Wonder Woman, Rey By Barbara Goldberg Reuters NEW YORK - This Halloween, expect to open the door to more pink pussyhats and fewer princesses. This year’s most-searched Halloween costume is Wonder Woman, according to Google’s Frightgeist search tool. Star Wars heroine Rey, the self-reliant young woman who shines as a survivor against all odds, is among the film series’ characters who rank in the top 10 children’s costumes for 2017, according to the National Retail Federation. And, makers of homemade costumes this year are getting online tips for re-purposing pink “pussyhats.” They were worn by many of the hundreds of thousands of women who took part in marches in Washington and other U.S. cities on Jan. 21, the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration as president, to denounce his years-ago boast about grabbing women’s genitals. “The year or more of sexual harassment scandals has shifted people’s thinking about what they want to become on Halloween,” said Barnard College Psychology Professor Tovah Klein.
“Costumes empower children as in ‘I can be strong, I can be invincible, I can fight for justice.’ And right now, with Wonder Woman and other characters, girls are embracing this strong side,” Klein said. Raising her light saber, 9-yearold Abby of Maplewood, New Jersey, demonstrated her warrior stance dressed as Rey, a steel-colored cloth crossed over her chest, with pants to match her tunic. “I feel more brave when I’m Rey,” said Abby, a fourth-grader who has celebrated Halloweens past by dressing up as princesses. “I like Rey more than princesses. She’s very tough. She’s fighting. She’s helping a lot of other people survive,” said Abby, whose parents asked that her last name be withheld for privacy. More than 179 million people in the United States will celebrate Halloween 2017, spending a record high of $9.1 billion, with the largest outlay on costumes, the retail federation said. To be sure, feminist-fueled Halloween costumes are nothing new. But this year, they carry a special resonance. Trump’s brag about assaulting women, which he later called “locker room talk,” was made pub-
Tyler Perry has prevented a disaster at the box office with the opening of Lionsgate’s comedy sequel “Boo 2! A Madea Halloween” scaring up a solid $21.7 million at 2,388 North American locations. That was pretty much the limit of good news at the nation’s multiplexes, where moviegoers gave limited support to a quartet of new arrivals — weather-disaster “Geostorm,” firefighter hero tale “Only the Brave,” murder mystery “The Snowman” and faith-based drama “Same Kind of Different as Me.” New York opens sexual harassment probe of Weinstein Co. The New York attorney general has opened an investigation into sexual harassment and possible violations of civil rights laws at the Weinstein Company, the movie studio co-founded by Harvey Weinstein, and sent the company a subpoena on Monday, a source familiar with the investigation said. The subpoena, which has not been made public, requests information regarding how each complaint related to sexual harassment or other discrimination was handled by the Weinstein company, the person familiar with the probe said.
Celebrity chef Cat Cora sues NYC restaurant she had backed The celebrity chef Cat Cora on Monday sued the operator of the four-month-old Fatbird restaurant in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District, saying it reneged on its agreement to pay her for the right to use her name, likeness and recipes. Cora, the first female Iron Chef on the Food Network’s “Iron Chef America,” said she had contracted in February with Fatbird Restaurant Group LLC and Fatbird I LLC for a 10 percent equity stake plus $400,000, but has not received her first four installment payments of $25,000 each.
Pink’s ‘Beautiful Trauma’ tops Billboard, one of 2017’s biggest debuts
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Abby, 9, dressed in her Halloween costume as Star Wars’ heroine Rey, faces off with her brother William, in his stormtrooper costume in Maplewood, N.J.
lic when a 2005 video surfaced during his 2016 presidential campaign. A year later, sexual abuse allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein sparked the “#MeToo” movement. Weinstein has denied having non-consensual sex with anyone. “Strong feminist ideals, girl power, political movements” are pushing Wonder Woman to the 2017 top costume purchase for girls, said AnnaMarie McConnell, vice president of product and brand development at Ricky’s NYC, a beauty supply store that features Halloween costumes.
In Sheridan, Wyoming, Jennie Way said her daughter Marley, 4, chose to dress up as Wonder Woman and daughter Vivian, 8, as Robin, a sidekick to Bat Girl, portrayed by their grandmother Deb Johnson. “It’s about how we picture ourselves and how we picture other women,” said Way, 41, a married nursing student. “If we see ourselves as strong, and if we see our mothers and our friends as strong enough to help us and to help carry us, then that makes the conversation move forward,” she said.
Pop star Pink soared to the top of the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Monday with one of the year’s biggest album sales debut, beating out new albums from rapper Gucci Mane and rocker Beck. “Beautiful Trauma,” Pink’s seventh studio album, sold 408,000 album units in its first week. This comprised sales from albums and songs and streaming consumption, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan. David Letterman, celebrated late-night TV host, receives U.S. humor prize David Letterman, a pioneering entertainer who was the longest-running host of late-night TV in U.S. history, was honored on Sunday for his contributions to American culture. Afterhours television was built around the set-piece interview and guest appearance when Letterman’s “Late Night” broke the mold in 1982 with absurd pranks and send-ups.
North State Journal for Wednesday, October 25, 2017
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Fall in One Place Autumn is a perfect time to celebrate everything North Carolina has to offer, from the gorgeous weather to local foods to traditional music. From the annual tradition of the North Carolina State Fair to Wide Open Bluegrass to local county fairs and festivals, North Carolina has it all, all in one place. Explore our complete list of Fall Festivals and Fairs across the state.
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