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NCGA Republicans Reach Medicaid Expansion Deal, but Governor Questions Timeline
Leaders of the North Carolina Senate and House of Representatives announced Thursday morning that they had reached an agreement on how to expand the state’s Medicaid program to cover hundreds of thousands of mostly low-income workers with health care. “We reached this deal late last night, but put the finishing…
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Death Expo Lifts Veil on Myths and Mystery of Funeral Planning
John Jull has worked as a truck driver, a reporter, in insurance claims and now his day job is working as a maintenance guy at a garden center. The Roxboro resident finds the most meaning in his side gig; he makes plain pine coffins. “‘Calling’ is the word I’ve used,”…
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Rapid Antigen Tests Are Coming. What’s the Best Way to Use Them?
In the coming days, people seeking a rapid test to see if they’re positive for COVID-19 will be able to put information into a federal website and ask for up to four rapid tests. Ten to 12 days later, they should arrive in the mail. And over the past weekend, federal rules…
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Disability Groups Struggle with Abortion/Down Syndrome Debate
Liz Newton was over 30 when she and her husband decided they’d try to have another baby. They already had Clara Ruth and they wanted her to have a sibling. There was this feeling between them that their family was not yet complete. Her first pregnancy had been pretty rough.…
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