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VinFast fights NC effort to boot it from Chatham megasite, blames delay on ‘the state’s own failure’

North Carolina lured electric-vehicle maker VinFast to build a factory in Chatham County. The state is now trying to force the company out so the site can be used for something else. VinFast says it still deserves more time.

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VinFast fights NC effort to boot it from Chatham megasite, blames delay on ‘the state’s own failure’

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Fact-check: Cooper says NC officials ‘removed’ an HBCU early-voting site ahead of midterm elections

Fact-check: Cooper says NC officials ‘removed’ an HBCU early-voting site ahead of midterm elections

North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Roy Cooper said election officials “removed that ballot box” from North Carolina A&T, a historically Black university in Greensboro. While the campus had a site in 2024, it has never had one in midterm elections.

Fact-check: Can Trump give Americans $5,000 if Republicans win midterms?

Fact-check: Can Trump give Americans $5,000 if Republicans win midterms?

“I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000,” President Donald Trump said, adding: “If the Republicans win. You win with us and you get $5,000. It will be called the ‘Trump dividend.’”