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North Carolina regulators say nonprofit run by lieutenant governor's wife owes the state $132K
North Carolina state regulators now declare a nonprofit run by the wife of North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson must repay over $132,000 for what they call disallowed expenses while carrying out a federally funded child care meal program.
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New York City turns to AI-powered scanners in push to keep guns out of the subway system
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