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North Carolina residents thought they were getting a business park — not a data center campus

"We as citizens feel like we were snookered a bit."

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Jul 19 • 3:28 PM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
Bernie blowback: How Sanders’ primary endorsements have sparked a Democratic midterm war

Sen. Bernie Sanders had just announced his intent to unseat a sitting House Democrat — this time, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus from North Carolina — when Rep. Hakeem Jeffries decided it was time to confront Sanders himself.

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Jul 19 • 6:30 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Domestic violence groups fear survivor services could disappear without warning

A new rule change would allow agencies to terminate federal grants for political reasons — without a reason or appeal.

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Jul 19 • 4:22 AM EDT • Health • northcarolinahealthnews.org
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988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline marks 4 years as NC expands mental health crisis services

As the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline marks its fourth anniversary, North Carolina is rolling out new crisis response tools to meet growing demand for mental health support.

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Jul 18 • 10:03 PM EDT • Health • abc11.com
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Republican lawmaker Ralph Norman to join race to succeed Lindsey Graham in South Carolina

Congressman to run for seat despite Donald Trump backing Graham’s sister Darline, should she choose to run

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Jul 18 • 3:14 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Ralph Norman announces he’ll enter race to succeed Lindsey Graham in Senate

Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina announced on Saturday he will run to replace Lindsey Graham in the Senate.

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Jul 18 • 11:04 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
ESPN announces NHL opening night tripleheader

The 2026-27 NHL season begins on Tuesday, September 29, and ESPN will celebrate the festivities with an opening night tripleheader. ESPN recently announced that the network will televise three NHL games on opening night, beginning with the banner-raising ceremony for the defending champion Carolina Hurricanes. The Hurricanes will host the Florida Panthers at 5 p.m.…

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Jul 18 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Belichick Sees North Carolina Turnaround as Night and Day

Bill Belichick calls the North Carolina football turnaround a night and day difference after the 2025 disaster. Fans see real hope now.

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Jul 18 • 1:04 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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New liquor liability insurance program promises affordable coverage for at-risk businesses

Hundreds of businesses have closed, citing struggles with skyrocketing insurance policies needed to sell alcohol under state mandates. A partnership is working to secure those small businesses in South Carolina's future.

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Jul 17 • 10:55 PM EDT • Business • wyff4.com
High impact, high science: How First Flight is building North Carolina’s innovation future

First Flight Venture Center has spent more than three decades helping science and technology startups grow into companies that create jobs, attract investment and strengthen North Carolina’s economy.

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Jul 17 • 10:04 PM EDT • Science • wral.com
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High impact, high science: How First Flight is building North Carolina’s innovation future

First Flight Venture Center has spent more than three decades helping science and technology startups grow into companies that create jobs, attract investment and strengthen North Carolina’s economy.

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North Carolina scientists find airborne microplastics warm Earth as much as 200 coal plants

"We really need every single thing at our disposal."

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Jul 17 • 6:14 PM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Health officials investigate foods potentially linked to cyclosporiasis in North Carolina

North Carolina health officials continue to investigate amid a surge in cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness that can cause "explosive" diarrhea.

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Jul 17 • 5:59 PM EDT • Health • wlos.com
Health officials investigate foods potentially linked to cyclosporiasis in North Carolina

North Carolina health officials continue to investigate amid a surge in cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness that can cause "explosive" diarrhea.

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Jul 17 • 5:59 PM EDT • Health • newschannel9.com
Trump urges Darline Graham to run for Senate; Lindsey Graham’s funeral scheduled

Lindsey Graham's funeral services will include services in Washington on July 28 and in South Carolina on July 29

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Jul 17 • 4:23 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Oral health advocates try to unravel mystery of two NC budget paragraphs

A budget provision about dental Medicaid services, ambulatory surgical centers confounds oral health organizations, advocates.

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Jul 17 • 4:22 AM EDT • Health • northcarolinahealthnews.org
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Tim Scott says he'd 'love to see' Fox News host replace Lindsey Graham

Tim Scott says he's been calling Trey Gowdy to gauge interest in the South Carolina Senate special election, citing his prosecutor background.

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Jul 16 • 12:45 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
How to watch Palmetto Sports & Entertainment

Palmetto Sports & Entertainment is the Midlands’ home for live sports and analysis from across South Carolina.

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Jul 16 • 7:56 AM EDT • Entertainment • wistv.com
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How to watch Palmetto Sports & Entertainment

Palmetto Sports & Entertainment is the Midlands’ home for live sports and analysis from across South Carolina.

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49ers’ Christian McCaffrey Reacts to Former Teammate’s NFL Retirement

The NFL world received somewhat unexpected news on Wednesday just weeks before training camps begin.Carolina Panthers backup quarterback and seven-year veteran Will Grier, a former West Virginia star, announced his retirement from football at age 31.The Panthers selected Grier in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He later spent time with the Dallas […] The post 49ers’ Christian McCaffrey Reacts to Former Teammate’s NFL Retirement appeared first on HEAVY.

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Jul 16 • 2:05 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Duke Basketball Star Recruit Throws Insane Shot at UNC

I don't know how people feel about Duke and North Carolina when it comes to which program is better. I think both are pretty comparable in the college basketball landscape, at least historically.

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Jul 15 • 10:02 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Lowcountry business creates new job opportunities for locals, veterans

Sterling Helicopter plans to open its first South Carolina operation in Beaufort County this September.

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Jul 15 • 9:36 PM EDT • Business • wsav.com
Lowcountry business creates new job opportunities for locals, veterans

Sterling Helicopter plans to open its first South Carolina operation in Beaufort County this September.

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Jul 15 • 9:36 PM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
The ’Gay’ Attacks on Lindsey Graham Are All About Politics

Was Lindsey Graham gay? As the author of a book about the history of gay Washington, D.C., it’s a question I’ve been asked frequently for years, and even more so since his sudden death last weekend. The South Carolina Republican’s lifelong confirmed bachelorhood, vocal intonation, and Southern dandy demeanor (if not sartorial choices) prompted many to conclude that he was, as they say in that part of the country, “light in his loafers.” Graham’s repeated attestations to the contrary had zero effect on those invested in the narrative that he was. Only about the matter of J. Edgar Hoover’s rumored cross-dressing (for which there is much circumstantial but no direct evidence) am I questioned more. Whenever I’ve been asked to speculate upon Graham’s sexuality—and speculate was all that I or anyone else could do—I always answered the question honestly. While my personal sense is that Graham was probably gay, as a journalist and a historian I cannot rely on my intuition to make factual assertions. (Gaydar hasn’t yet been scientifically perfected.) Given the absence of any known female or male romantic interests, Graham may very well have been a heterosexual unlucky in love. He might also have been asexual. Barring the highly unlikely postmortem emergence of a personal diary or some other unassailable evidence attesting to Graham’s innermost yearnings, we will never know the answer. As is depressingly the case these days when a public figure dies, a chorus of voices reveled in Graham’s passing, many of them making light of his presumed homosexuality.

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Jul 15 • 7:30 PM EDT • Politics • thefp.com
Former Gators QB Retires From NFL Career

The former Florida Gators quarterback had been signed with the Carolina Panthers before retiring

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Jul 15 • 4:52 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How Lindsey Graham’s ability to read the moment propelled him to political relevance for 3 decades

Sen. Graham repeatedly moved in the direction South Carolina and Republican politics were headed rather than where they had been.

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Jul 15 • 4:22 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Veteran NFL Quarterback Will Grier Announces His Retirement at 31

Former West Virginia quarterback Will Grier is officially retiring from the NFL. The Carolina Panthers placed Grier on the reserve/retired list this Wednesday afternoon, much to the surprise of NFL fans. The 31-year-old quarterback was gearing up for his second stint with the Panthers (they ...

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Jul 15 • 3:57 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Newcomer Creamery Gains Outdoor Entertainment License

Salt & Honey Creamery, a craft gelato parlor that recently opened at the former location of Sweet Caroline’s Ice Cream, has been granted an entertainment license by Sandwich Select Board.

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Jul 15 • 1:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • capenews.net
State employees, retirees to be charged extra for using WakeMed

For the 750,000 members of North Carolina’s State Health Plan, using WakeMed could cost thousands of dollars extra starting next year. But using UNC Health could lead to equally large discounts.

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Jul 15 • 12:42 PM EDT • Health • wral.com
Duke Health to Continue Caring for State Health Plan Members Under New Access Provider Network

DURHAM, N.C. — Duke Health has been selected as an Access Provider in the North Carolina State Health Plan’s new tiered provider network for 2027, ensuring state employees and their families can continue receiving care through Duke beginning January 1, 2027.

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Jul 15 • 11:49 AM EDT • Health • corporate.dukehealth.org
North Carolina Business Court Announces Judicial Leadership Transition

Chief Justice Paul Newby announced changes to the leadership of the North Carolina Business Court.

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Jul 15 • 9:53 AM EDT • Business • nccourts.gov
NC families fear losing access to autism therapy as new rules take effect

Parents and providers warn that changes to treatment reauthorization and who can provide autism therapy could mean many children lose care.

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Jul 15 • 4:40 AM EDT • Health • northcarolinahealthnews.org
ECU Health welcomes 152 new resident physicians and fellows to train across Eastern NC

WCTI ABC 12 Greenville and WYDO Fox 14 Greenville offer local and national news reporting, sports, and weather forecasts to viewers in the Greenville, New Bern, Washington, North Carolina region, including Farmville, Wilson, Rocky Mount, Goldsboro, Snow Hill, Pikeville, and Simpson, North Carolina.

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Jul 14 • 9:46 PM EDT • Health • wcti12.com
Classroom Champions: Mount Pleasant summer camp seeks sports equipment donations

A co-coordinator at Kaleidoscope Summer Camp at Carolina Park Elementary School is seeking sports equipment donations for students in kindergarten through 5th grade.

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Jul 14 • 7:30 PM EDT • Sports • live5news.com
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Bills release former Panthers WR on Tuesday

A former Panthers WR has been released by the Bills.

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Jul 14 • 5:22 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Sen. Ted Budd discusses Iran, Helene recovery funds and Graham

Capital Tonight guest host Reuben Jones had the opportunity to speak with North Carolina Republican Sen. Ted Budd as both the House and Senate get ready to tackle some big issues.

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Jul 14 • 4:15 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
County business park to get first infrastructure, new name

New Hanover County’s Holly Shelter Business Park could be getting its first infrastructure and a new name in the coming months. The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a $6.5 million infrastructure construction contract and renaming on Monday. Once developed, the approximately 300-acre master-planned industrial park is expected to accommodate more than 2 million square feet of industrial space. The construction contract was awarded to Carolina Civilworks, which submitted the lowest responsive bid for the construction of the infrastructure, Akin Akinola, the county’s engineer, told commissioners on Monday. In May 2023, the county approved a development agreement with Sidbury Land & Property Company to establish the business park. The firm then conveyed approximately 52 acres to the county, giving officials the option to purchase another 200 acres, Akinola said. “The county’s role is to construct the initial public infrastructure that will make the site ready for future development,” he said. “Today’s contract award represents the first major construction phase of that project.” The first phase of development will include approximately 2,750 linear feet of business park roadway, a water main and fire hydrants, along with a sanitary sewer pump station, sewer force main and gravity sewer. Other infrastructure will include a right-turn lane on Holly Shelter Road, along with associated drainage, utilities and traffic control improvements. “Completing this work establishes the backbone infrastructure necessary to serve future development and positions the site for future economic investment,” Akinola said on Monday. County staff, in consultation with Wilmington Business Development officials, are also recommending renaming the park as the I-40 Coastal Commerce Park, said Jennifer Rigby, the county’s chief strategy officer. The new name would emphasize the park’s proximity to I-40 and its location on the coast, she said. Several county commissioners also asked to add New Hanover County's name to the business park's name to commemorate the county's contributions. “We are hoping to achieve space for our businesses to grow and expand here in New Hanover County,” Rigby said. “We’ve had great success with out Blue Clay Business Park and this is another opportunity to really provide locations for our businesses to grow and expand.”

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Jul 14 • 3:24 PM EDT • Business • wilmingtonbiz.com
How Lindsey Graham’s keen ability to read the moment propelled him to political relevance for 3 decades

Sen. Graham repeatedly moved in the direction South Carolina and Republican politics were headed rather than where they had been.

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Jul 14 • 2:30 PM EDT • Politics • theconversation.com
Hillbilly Hemp business search ends with one arrest, SBI says

A search of Hillbilly Hemp, a business in North Carolina, ended with one arrest and marijuana seized, according to the Alexander County Sheriff's Office.

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Jul 14 • 1:24 PM EDT • Business • wyff4.com
WATCH: GOP senators rally behind Lindsey Graham's sister as successor, remember late senator's legacy

GOP senators rallied behind Darline Graham Nordone after Gov. Henry McMaster appointed her to fill her late brother's South Carolina Senate seat.

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Jul 14 • 1:14 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Trump reveals who he's eyeing to replace Lindsey Graham

Trump called Rep. Russell Fry "outstanding" and hinted the South Carolina congressman could win the Aug. 11 special election for the open seat.

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Jul 14 • 11:16 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
These Church Members Disagree on Politics. Together They’re Wiping Out Medical Debt.

A politically diverse congregation in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has been raising money to retire millions of dollars of medical debt in the surrounding community.

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Jul 14 • 11:16 AM EDT • Politics • nextcity.org
SC isn't the best, or the worst, state for business in the US

South Carolina isn't the best, but not the worst, for business, according to CNBC's 2026 rankings.

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Jul 14 • 8:02 AM EDT • Business • greenvilleonline.com
Titans add pass rush in early 2027 mock draft by Yahoo! Sports

The Titans may target South Carolina edge rusher Dylan Stewart in the 2027 NFL draft to boost their pass rush.

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Jul 14 • 7:03 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
AI data center boom meets rural reality in Edgecombe County

This low-wealth county is facing economic promises and residents’ concerns over fossil‑fuel power, water use and rising utility bills.

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Jul 14 • 4:30 AM EDT • Health • northcarolinahealthnews.org
Panthers Free Agent Addition Named Breakout Candidate

A Carolina Panthers free agent signing has been named a potential breakout candidate for the 2026 season.

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Jul 13 • 11:47 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Jesse Watters: Political world 'in shock' after sudden death of Sen Lindsey Graham

Fox News host Jesse Watters takes a closer look at reaction to the passing of longtime Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham at age 71 on 'The Five.'

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Jul 13 • 8:46 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
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Gavin Gallaher’s UNC Return Gives Diamond Heels Crucial Infield Continuity

Gavin Gallaher went unselected in the 2026 MLB Draft, clearing the way for his return to UNC. His decision means the Diamond Heels can bring back three of their four starting infielders from a national runner-up team.

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Jul 13 • 8:44 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The unfinished foreign policy business Graham leaves behind

The South Carolina senator, who died Saturday, has built a legacy advocating for a muscular foreign policy.

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Jul 13 • 6:00 PM EDT • Business • nbcnews.com
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The Quintessential Trump-era Politician

In 2020, I wrote an article about collaboration and collaborators. The title was History Will Judge the Complicit, and it started with the story of two famous East Germans, Markus Wolf and Wolfgang Leonhard, who both landed in East Berlin just after the end of the war. Although they came from very similar backgrounds, the former stuck with the regime, eventually becoming its spy boss; the latter, horrified by the brutal reality of Soviet-style communism, escaped. By way of juxtaposition, I also wrote about Lyndsey Graham and Mitt Romney. These two men also made very different decisions when confronted by Donald Trump’s assault on the ideals that they had both grown up believing: A glance at their biographies would not have led many to predict what happened next. On paper, Graham would have seemed, in 2016, like the man with deeper ties to the military, to the rule of law, and to an old-fashioned idea of American patriotism and American responsibility in the world. Romney, by contrast, with his shifts between the center and the right, with his multiple careers in business and politics, would have seemed less deeply attached to those same old-fashioned patriotic ideals. Most of us register soldiers as loyal patriots, and management consultants as self-interested. We assume people from small towns in South Carolina are more likely to resist political pressure than people who have lived in many places. Intuitively, we think that loyalty to a particular place implies loyalty to a set of values. But in this case the clichés were wrong. It was Graham who made excuses for Trump’s abuse of power. It was Graham—a JAG Corps lawyer—who downplayed the evidence that the president had attempted to manipulate foreign courts and blackmail a foreign leader into launching a phony investigation into a political rival. It was Graham who abandoned his own stated support for bipartisanship and instead pushed for a hyperpartisan Senate Judiciary Committee investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden’s son. It was Graham who played golf with Trump, who made excuses for him on television, who supported the president even as he slowly destroyed the American alliances—with Europeans, with the Kurds—that Graham had defended all his life. By contrast, it was Romney who, in February, became the only Republican senator to break ranks with his colleagues, voting to impeach the president. “Corrupting an election to keep oneself in office,” he said, is “perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of one’s oath of office that I can imagine.” In the wake of Graham’s unexpected death on Saturday, I wrote about him again. He was, in many ways, the quintessential politician of Trump’s Washington, a man who shifted 180 degrees. Graham had been a fervent American patriot, proud reserve officer and military lawyer; he became one of the most important defenders of a president who believes soldiers are “suckers and losers” and shows no respect for law of any kind. As his politics changed, his language grew coarser and his behavior grew worse: He urged Israel to “level the place” in Gaza, and insulted the Danish prime minister in Munich, prompting a colleague, Senator Elissa Slotkin, to issue an apology. Here’s an excerpt from the article, which you can read in The Atlantic (gift link here) Like his close friend John McCain, Graham believed that America should stand at the center of a broad democratic alliance. The few times I met him were in that context, at the Munich Security Conference or at other European-American gatherings, which he once attended with great regularity. He also took seriously the practice of American democracy at home. In a 2014 conversation with The Atlantic, he described himself as a pragmatic politician who eschewed populist slogans. “I know Washington is broken, but what’s broken about it is everybody yelling and nobody trying to fix it,” he said. “I’m trying.” When Donald Trump first appeared in U.S. politics, Graham recognized him immediately for what he was: the spokesman for an alien ideology, one radically different from the idealistic patriotism that Graham had practiced and preached since childhood. Trump privately mocked the military that Graham loved as nothing but “suckers and losers.” He put falsehoods, cynicism, and personal greed at the center of his politics, while expressing disdain for transparency, accountability, and democracy itself. In 2015, Graham described Trump as a “race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot” who should “go to hell.” Also as a “nutjob.” When Trump won, Graham understood, as did so many others, that he would have to make some important choices. For a while, he went silent. In the spring of 2016, I saw him at one of those conferences in Europe. He seemed too depressed to speak. But then, like many other Republicans—and, more important, like many other people who have lived under political occupation or experienced radical regime change—he made the decision to abandon his previous ideals, to bury the patriotism that was once so important to him, and to become, instead, a loud, opportunistic collaborator. As I wrote in 2020, it’s very hard to look in to anyone’s heart and to understand their motivations from the outside. But it does seem that Graham had a deep need to be relevant, to be in the game, to be a player, at any cost. And that, rather than any particular achievement, is what he will be remembered for. Continuing to monitor conflicts of interest, ostentatious emoluments, outright corruption and policy changes that will facilitate outright corruption. (Read my original article, Kleptocracy Inc and check out the SNF Agora Institute chart) June 27 Trump diverted funds from more than 900 projects nationwide—including safety upgrades at national parks—to finance beautification projects around Washington, including $700,000 used to fix a White House walkway. June 28 After a years-long Department of Justice investigation into Abbott Laboratories over its management of a baby formula facility where potentially deadly bacteria turned up enough evidence to criminally charge the firm, top department officials instead opted for a financial penalty—illustrating the department’s move away from strict corporate enforcement under the Trump administration. June 29 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stacked the Defense Policy Board—which is charged with providing independent national security recommendations to the Office of the Secretary of Defense—with Trump allies, including tech billionaire Marc Andreessen, who has invested in defense contractors like OpenAI and SpaceX, after purging the panel last year. Trump purchased between $1 million and $5 million worth of stock in Axon—which makes about 90% of US tasers—two weeks before ICE solicited bids for a $220 million taser contract. The White House unveiled limited-edition US passports for America’s 250th birthday, featuring a portrait of Trump overlaid on the Declaration of Independence. June 30 Trump made around $1.2 billion from his various crypto companies last year, including more than $500 million from World Liberty Financial and $600 million from sales of his meme coin. Trump is considering issuing 250 pardons to commemorate America’s 250th birthday. These are expected to be largely doled out through the Office of the Pardon Attorney’s informal network of intermediaries. White-collar defense attorneys say they can typically win pardons for clients for $2 million. Last year, Trump administration officials awarded a no-bid contract worth up to $500 million to Clark Construction for the White House ballroom—negotiations in which the president was directly involved. July 1 The Amazon MGM Studios documentary about Melania Trump earned the First Lady more than $10 million. Trump made hundreds of individual stock purchases worth as much as $12.8 million the day before his announcement pausing “Liberation Day” tariffs for 90 days sent the S&P 500 soaring nearly 10%—one of the largest single-day gains ever. Mar-a-Lago and Trump National Doral saw record surges in revenue during Trump’s first year in office, earning $77.5 million and $121.9 million respectively, compared to average annual revenues of $25 million and $75 million during Trump’s first term. Entities across the Persian Gulf paid more than $300 million to Trump’s businesses last year, including $263 million from the sale of half his stake in World Liberty Financial to a firm backed by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a top UAE royal and brother of the country’s president. Kash Patel failed to properly disclose his stock purchase of a Department of Justice contractor, MicroStrategy, worth up to $250,000 last year, despite laws requiring disclosure within 45 days of the trade. July 2 Trump has been directing administration officials to steer more government contracts—so far worth more than $2.4 billion—to Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin aerospace firm, after Amazon gave $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund, donated to the White House ballroom project, and reached a $40 million deal to license a Melania Trump documentary. Alongside the billions he made from cryptocurrency last year, Trump earned millions of dollars from real estate licensing fees, including $21 million from organizations in the UAE and $9.2 million in Saudi Arabia, along with smaller sums from merchandise sales, including $4.7 million from Trump Watches and $35,920 from 45 Guitar, a guitar brand endorsed by the president. House Democrats accused consultants tied to the Trump administration of financial fraud, alleging they gave prospective donors to America250—the bipartisan committee created by Congress to celebrate the nation’s semiquincentennial—the banking and routing numbers for Freedom 250, the White House’s fund for events like the UFC cage fight. Democrats also allege that Freedom 250’s CEO traveled to the World Economic Forum in Davos to solicit donations from foreign government officials and business leaders. The Trump administration’s proposed rollback of gun regulations would lift the prohibition on mailing handguns to individuals, a significant win for GrabAGun—the direct-to-consumer firearm retailer on whose board Donald Trump Jr. sits and in which he holds a 1.1% ownership stake. GrabAGun currently must rely on a middleman to transfer firearms to customers. Trump’s financial disclosure revealed that he made more than 21,000 securities trades during his first year back in office, growing his investment account to at least $858 million across stakes in around 1,600 companies, compared to the 13 total trades Joe Biden made during his entire presidency. July 4 Nearly 1 million people who bought the president’s meme coin—Trump Coin—collectively lost $3.8 billion on the token, while he walked away with $636 million. July 6 Shares of Dell closed up 4.4% after Trump recommended people buy the firm’s computers during a speech announcing the launch of Trump investment accounts for children, boosting the more than $1 million worth of shares the president owns in the company. July 9 Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh named crypto investor and Trump ally Marc Andreessen to a task force aimed at modernizing the Federal Reserve, including rethinking its approach to inflation—a key factor keeping interest rates elevated. Palm Beach International Airport has officially changed its name to Trump International Airport—a move that will require Florida to pay royalties to the president’s family for licensing his name. I was there a few months ago, during a trip to Barcelona. The sculptures were a revelation, I’d never seen so many together before. Each one has its own personality. Enjoy the good weather, if you are lucky enough to have it. History Will Judge the Complicit The Quintessential Politician Autocracy Inc Open Letters, from Anne Applebaum is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe

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Jul 13 • 4:19 PM EDT • Politics • anneapplebaum.substack.com
South Carolina's governor names Lindsey Graham's sister to serve out his term

South Carolina's governor says he is appointing Darline Graham Nordone to finish the term of her late brother. Top Republicans, including President Trump, have coalesced around the pick.

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Jul 13 • 4:17 PM EDT • Politics • npr.org
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After primary silence, Trump endorses GOP candidate in SC’s 1st Congressional District race

After sitting out the GOP primary, President Donald Trump endorsed Republican Jenny Costa Honeycutt in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District race.

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Jul 13 • 2:03 PM EDT • Politics • postandcourier.com
South Carolina Plant Manager Says ICE Raid Left Business Severely Short-Staffed: ‘It’s Dead’

A South Carolina plant manager has sparked extreme reactions online after claiming his business hasn’t recovered since federal agents showed up. According to Fox Carolina, which interviewed the wareho...

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NC Rep. Chuck Edwards sells McDonald’s business to focus on public service

According to Congressman Edwards, selling the business is a natural next step as his responsibilities representing western North Carolina continue to grow.

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Jul 13 • 1:31 PM EDT • Business • foxcarolina.com
Trump recommends South Carolina’s governor appoint Lindsey Graham’s sister to finish his Senate term

Gov. Henry McMaster, a Republican, is expected to announce his appointment of a temporary replacement for Graham on Monday.

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Jul 13 • 12:56 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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North Carolina congressman, wife sell their McDonald's business

North Carolina Congressman Chuck Edwards and his wife are selling their McDonald's business, ending a nearly 50-year family chapter as he focuses on Congress.

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Jul 13 • 12:27 PM EDT • Business • wyff4.com
Trump recommends Lindsey Graham’s sister to serve rest of his Senate term

The president recommended that South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster select Darline Graham to serve into January. Her brother died suddenly amid a campaign for a fifth term.

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Jul 13 • 11:38 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Trump makes surprise pick to fill Graham's Senate seat

Trump recommended Darline Graham Nordone as interim senator for South Carolina, while Tim Scott pushes for a placeholder ahead of the special election.

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Jul 13 • 11:18 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Trump Backs Lindsey Graham’s Sister to Finish His Senate Term in South Carolina

Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina will name a replacement for Senator Lindsey Graham, who died on Saturday.

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Jul 13 • 11:15 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Trump says Graham’s sister should be appointed to his seat

President Trump says he recommended to South Carolina’s governor that Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister be appointed to serve in the late lawmaker’s seat after he suddenly died over the weekend.

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Jul 13 • 11:03 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Chuck Edwards sells McDonald’s franchises amid tight congressional race

The North Carolina U.S. member of Congress and his wife transferred their franchises to Asheville operators Christine and Chris Nevant.

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Jul 13 • 9:12 AM EDT • Business • citizen-times.com
State budget advances plan to reopen Martin County hospital

ECU Health gets funding needed to begin converting the shuttered Martin General facility into a Rural Emergency Hospital.

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Jul 13 • 4:22 AM EDT • Health • northcarolinahealthnews.org
North Carolina reports an increase in cyclosporiasis cases, health officials say

NORTH CAROLINA — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services says the state is seeing an increase in cyclosporiasis cases.Cyclosporiasis is an in

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Jul 13 • 2:10 AM EDT • Health • wcti12.com
Who could replace Lindsey Graham? South Carolina’s next steps after senator’s death.

Senator Lindsey Graham’s death has sparked a political scramble in South Carolina.

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Jul 13 • 12:15 AM EDT • Politics • bostonglobe.com
Who could replace Lindsey Graham? South Carolina's next steps after senator's death

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death has sparked a political scramble in South Carolina

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Jul 13 • 12:12 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Why Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death could impact Texas politics

Political experts say Lindsey Graham’s death introduces uncertainty into the fight for control of the U.S. Senate, creating ripple effects that could reach far beyond South Carolina — includi…

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Jul 12 • 9:56 PM EDT • Politics • kxan.com
Sen. Lindsey Graham leaves political legacy in New Hampshire

Sen. Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who died Saturday night, leaves behind a political mark in New Hampshire through years of campaign visits, media appearances, and personal friendships.

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Jul 12 • 7:50 PM EDT • Politics • wmur.com
Political expert explains South Carolina's Senate replacement process

News 13 asked a political science expert to explain the complicated process of replacing the late U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham.

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Jul 12 • 5:49 PM EDT • Politics • wlos.com
“It’s Dead”: Plant Manager Says ICE Raid Left Business Short-Staffed After Dozens of Workers Were Detained

A video reshared on X is drawing attention after a South Carolina plant manager said an ICE raid left his workplace severely short-staffed. Federal authorities said 48 employees were detained on alleg...

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Jul 12 • 3:12 PM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
Lindsey's Graham's journey from a pool hall to the heights of political power

Lindsey Graham was the garrulous son of South Carolina pool hall owners and he rose to become a prominent senator and fixture on the global stage.

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Jul 12 • 3:05 PM EDT • Politics • wsls.com
Trump Loses Lindsey Graham

The South Carolina senator’s sudden death leaves a void that the White House can’t afford.

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Jul 12 • 2:24 PM EDT • Politics • theatlantic.com
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Graham’s death triggers a scramble to replace him

South Carolina governor will pick successor to serve out Graham’s term as Trump says ‘I have somebody I think would be great’

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Jul 12 • 1:08 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Lindsey Graham Dies: How the Republican Senator Became a TV Star

The late South Carolina Republican often popped up on news shows commenting on foreign policy — and in late-night comedy shows as the subject of liberal comedic fascination

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Jul 12 • 1:08 PM EDT • Politics • hollywoodreporter.com
The Quintessential Politician of This Era

The late South Carolina senator made a mid-career turn to MAGA.

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Jul 12 • 12:57 PM EDT • Politics • theatlantic.com
How are Kentucky leaders remembering Lindsey Graham? What we know

In wake of Sen. Lindsey Graham's death July 11, here's what Mitch McConnell and others have said about the South Carolina senator, both then and now.

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Jul 12 • 12:33 PM EDT • Politics • courier-journal.com
What happens next with Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat

South Carolina's Republican governor is tasked with naming a replacement to serve out the rest of Graham's term, and a special primary is set for August.

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Jul 12 • 10:39 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has died, his office says

The office did not provide any additional details about the South Carolina Republican, who was 71 years old.

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Jul 12 • 10:34 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Sen. Lindsey Graham dies after a 'brief and sudden illness,' his office says

The statement his office posted on social media did not provide any additional details about the South Carolina Republican, a former Air Force lawyer, and said his family “appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period.”

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Jul 12 • 9:37 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Sen. Lindsey Graham dies after a brief and unexpected illness, his office says

The statement his office posted on social media did not provide any additional details about the South Carolina Republican, a former Air Force lawyer, and said his family “appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period.”

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Jul 12 • 9:37 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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Lindsey Graham Was Facing Re-election in November. What Happens Now?

South Carolina law suggests his death triggers an Aug. 11 special Republican primary election, and the state’s governor can appoint a replacement to serve out the rest of his term, through early January.

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Jul 12 • 8:50 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Politics chat: Lindsey Graham dies at 71, Congress back in session, U.S. strikes Iran

South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham's sudden death at 71 has shocked Washington. Once a fierce critic of then-candidate Donald Trump, he became one of the president's most consistent defenders.

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Jul 12 • 8:26 AM EDT • Politics • kuow.org
Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after 'brief and sudden illness'

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham died on July 11 following a \

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Jul 12 • 7:38 AM EDT • Politics • greenvilleonline.com
Bringing relief to NC maternity deserts

Program won’t try to eliminate NC maternity deserts, but will find ways to ease burden on rural mothers needing obstetric healthcare.

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Jul 12 • 4:00 AM EDT • Health • northcarolinahealthnews.org
Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after sudden illness

(CNN) — US Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, has died “from a brief and sudden illness,” a spokesperson for his office told CNN.

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Jul 12 • 2:46 AM EDT • Politics • kten.com
Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after sudden illness

US Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, has died “from a brief and sudden illness,” a spokesperson for his office told CNN.

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Jul 12 • 2:46 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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US: Senator Lindsey Graham dies

The South Carolina politician and staunch ally of Donald Trump died aged 71 after ​a brief and sudden illness, his office said.

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Jul 12 • 2:37 AM EDT • Politics • dw.com
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Lindsey Graham, longtime South Carolina senator, dies at 71

The staunch ally of President Donald Trump died after a sudden illness, his office said.

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Jul 12 • 2:17 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
I moved from Connecticut to the South and didn't like it, so I moved back

Connecticut native Sandra Bonola moved to South Carolina for Southern charm and a cheaper lifestyle. Instead, she found it hot, crowded, and pricier than expected.

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Jul 11 • 9:14 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Woman, 45, Underwent the First Robotic Single-Port Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy Performed in the U.S by a Robot Named Carol

Vicky Pan, a mom of two, was diagnosed with aggressive, fast-growing triple-negative breast cancer that had already spread to her lymph nodes

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Jul 11 • 7:00 AM EDT • Technology • yahoo.com
These church members disagree on politics. Together they’re wiping out medical debt.

A politically diverse North Carolina church has united around forgiving medical debt, raising thousands of dollars to erase millions in unpaid medical bills and showing that helping neighbors can transcend partisan divides.

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Jul 11 • 4:00 AM EDT • Politics • northcarolinahealthnews.org
Helping small businesses recover and thrive

In North Carolina, small business owners operating in the state’s eastern coastal region know it is likely only a matter of time before a hurricane disrupts their businesses and lives. But such...

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Jul 10 • 9:54 PM EDT • Business • ccdaily.com
Ohio takes best spot for business as North Carolina slips from No. 1 ranking

After enjoying the coveted title of "Top State for Business" in 2025, North Carolina slipped to the No. 2 position in CNBC's 2026 "America's Top States for Business" ranking.

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Jul 10 • 4:05 PM EDT • Business • ncnewsline.com
CNBC: NC in top 2 states for business for 6th straight year

The state ranked first in the economy, up from third last year; third in workforce, up from fourth; and eighth in technology and innovation, up from 13th.

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Jul 10 • 3:50 PM EDT • Business • carolinajournal.com
NC’s first full budget since 2023 reflects transformed health policy landscape

It’s been more than 1,000 days since the legislature passed a state budget, but sweeping federal health care changes may force North Carolina to rethink how it funds Medicaid, food assistance and other health programs.

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Jul 10 • 3:35 PM EDT • Health • bpr.org
What’s coming for state employees’ insurance in the coming year? Here are the details.

State Health Plan leaders say premiums will rise this year, but they’ve designed the plan so that employees can save big if they take advantage of new incentives.

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Jul 10 • 3:05 PM EDT • Health • northcarolinahealthnews.org
North Carolina among top 3 states for business in 2026, CNBC finds

North Carolina owed its placement in the CNBC list to high rankings for economy, workforce, business friendliness and more.

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Jul 10 • 1:40 PM EDT • Business • citizen-times.com
State Health Plan ditches Aetna, sends business back to Blue Cross

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina will take over control of state employee’s insurance, returning to what had been the status quo for decades — until 2023, when the board voted to shift control to Aetna.

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Jul 10 • 1:34 PM EDT • Health • wral.com
State Health Plan ditches Aetna, sends business back to Blue Cross

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina will take over control of state employee’s insurance, returning to what had been the status quo for decades — until 2023, when the board voted to shift control to Aetna.

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Jul 10 • 1:34 PM EDT • Business • wral.com
Carolina Panthers veteran slams ‘uninteresting’ Steelers in 2026 predictions

A current Carolina Panther isn’t a believer in the Steelers.

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Jul 10 • 12:07 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NC budget raises sports-betting tax, adds prediction markets

New NC budget raises sports-betting taxes, redirects revenue to public universities, and creates a new tax on prediction markets.

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Jul 10 • 11:06 AM EDT • Sports • carolinajournal.com