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SD public defense duties shift from counties to state; SCOTUS appears skeptical of restricting government communications with social media companies; Trump lawyers say he can't make bond; new scholarships aim to connect class of 2024 to high-demand jobs.

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The SCOTUS weighs government influence on social media, and who groups like the NRA can do business with. Biden signs an executive order to advance women's health research and the White House tells Israel it's responsible for the Gaza humanitarian crisis.

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Midwest regenerative farmers are rethinking chicken production, Medicare Advantage is squeezing the finances of rural hospitals and California's extreme swing from floods to drought has some thinking it's time to turn rural farm parcels into floodplains.

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U.S. consumers received more than 50 billion robocalls in 2022, according to data from YouMail Inc. (Adobe Stock)<br />
North Carolina Clamps Down on Robocalls

North Carolina's Attorney General Josh Stein recently won a lawsuit shutting down a massive robocall operation out of Texas. According to the …

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Alexander Nix, CEO of Cambridge Analytica, speaks at the Web Summit 2017 at Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. The company has been banned from Facebook. (Sam Barnes/Web Summit/flickr)
NC GOP, Tillis, McHenry Silent on Cambridge Analytica Connection

RALEIGH, N.C. — It's a story with international implications that has ties here in North Carolina. Cambridge Analytica - a firm now suspected …

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A win in federal court for consumers, say advocates of net neutrality. (Greg Stotelmyer)
Federal Court Backs FCC's Treatment of Internet as Utility

WHITESBURG, Ky. – A federal court has upheld the Federal Communication Commission's decision to treat the Internet like a utility – a …

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AT&T is offering low-cost Internet service to qualifying North Carolina families. (eltpics/Flickr)
Affordable Information Superhighway: Program Offers Low-Cost Internet

RALEIGH, N.C. - Home Internet is no longer a luxury. Many people consider it a necessity for North Carolina families as they go to school, work and …

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PHOTO: Television viewers may find public TV stations serving diverse communities in their markets disappearing in a $45 billion gold rush by wireless providers bidding in a government auction of broadcasting spectrum. Photo credit: M. Scheerer.
The Airwaves: For Public TV or Internet Interests?

CHARLOTTE, N. C. – As the song goes, "Video Killed the Radio Star." Will wireless kill some free public TV? That's the latest media question…

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PHOTO: Smoky Mountain High School in Jackson County will be the pilot site for Jackson County Schools' program to monitor the online activity of its students. Photo courtesy Jackson County Schools
#Civil Rights: NC School System to Watch Students Online

SYLVA, N.C. - Who should be monitoring students' online activity? Traditionally, the answer is parents, but one North Carolina school system is …

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GRAPHIC: A poster calls for opponents of the FCC's proposed rule change on net neutrality to rally at the agency today. Credit: Free Press.
"Marginal Voices" To Speak Loudly at FCC Today

RALEIGH, N.C. – Internet freedom advocates are calling for a day of action today at the Federal Communications Commission. Internet fast …

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PHOTO: FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, seen here (top left) at a meeting in January in Oakland, Calif., has signaled his support for rules that would allow broadband service to some companies at higher speeds for higher prices. Opponents say Internet
'Internet Freedom' Showdown Brewing

RALEIGH, N.C. - Tens of thousands of people are signing petitions of protest about a plan being considered by the FCC. It would allow broadband …

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PHOTO: They say phone calls from prison to home can cost up to 24 times a normal call.
Groups to FCC: Hang Up on High Prison Phone Rates

WASHINGTON - Phone calls from prison to home can cost up to 24 times the price a normal call. After over ten years of trying to get the government - …

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NC Phone Carriers Can End Rural Landline Service

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Landline phones may seem less of a necessity for city dwellers, but some in rural communities with limited wireless options count …

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A Mother's Day “Hangup” For Prisoners? Report Details "Price-Gouging"

RALEIGH, N. C. – This weekend, North Carolina prison inmates who call their moms on Mother's Day will pay at least $1.25 per minute for local …

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Net Neutrality and Occupy Wall Street – Making A Connection

CHICAGO - The U.S. Senate may vote this week on overturning Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules aimed at guaranteeing an open Internet…

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