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Ex-Rep Hayes Pardoned by Trump for Role in North Carolina Insurance Bribery Scheme A former North Carolina congressman and state Republican Party leader who lied to FBI agents about a bribery scandal received a pardon from outgoing President Donald Trump in his final hours in office. Federal authorities said ex-Rep. Robin Hayes participated in a scheme while GOP state chairman in which a wealthy insurance company magnate attempted to bribe the state insurance commissioner with $1.5 million in c...

Off Broadway Smash Coming to Temple Theater in Lufkin It has been a tough past 12 months for the entertainment world.  The opportunities to go out and see a movie or attend live performances have been limited due to restraints and precautions because of the ongoing pandemic.  Maybe the continued rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines will soon get us back to attending crowded venues. The officials with Angelina Arts Alliance (AAA) know all about the tough times of the past year.  They have had to ...

On Boys and Girls Learn Differently! Do male and female students have gender-specific academic needs, advantages and disadvantages? What does the latest research tell us about gender and the brain? How can we use the latest research on gender and the brain to optimise educational opportunities for our young people? Michael Gurian, holder of a BA in journalism and a Master of Fine Arts 1, has put together a book "rich in insight" and "innovation" (according to Gurian) to tell us all this and mor...

The best of our US coverage from the past four years, featuring Gary Younge, Emily Tamkin, Timothy Snyder, Jeremy Cliffe and Sarah Churchwell. 

RALEIGH — A former North Carolina congressman and state Republican Party leader who lied to FBI agents about a bribery scandal received a pardon on Wednesday from outgoing President Donald

Redemption Church Pastor Ron Carpenter Jr. (L) and Pastor John Gray of Relentless Church (R). | Instagram/Ron Carpenter/John Gray An ongoing dispute between the Ron Carpenter-led Redemption Church and John Gray’s Relentless Church in South Carolina over real estate has escalated after Relentless Church filed a motion in court last week seeking to enforce a settlement reached with Redemption Church last October. "Last year, Relentless Church and Redemption Church met in good faith and both par...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former North Carolina congressman and state Republican Party...

Last modified on Sun 28 Feb 2021 23.36 EST The neuroscientist Michael Land, who has died aged 78 from respiratory disease, was the Marco Polo of the visual sciences. He visited exotic parts of the animal kingdom, and showed that almost every way humans have discovered to bend, reflect, shape and image light with mirrors and lenses is also used by some creature’s eye. His research revealed the many different ways in which animals see their own versions of reality, often to find members of the ...

Cayman Compass Artwork produced by the Youth Ambassadors group encourages people to have a positive mindset. Young people are leading the campaign for greater awareness and better insurance coverage for those in the Cayman Islands battling mental health issues. The Youth Ambassadors group, comprising teenagers and young adults from across the islands, was one of the leading advocacy groups for the decriminalisation of suicide. But its members insist their mission does not stop there. “We we...

Philosopher John Gray explains why we’re doing it wrong and we should live more like cats. (Dogs, not so much.)