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Firefighters combat two wildfires in Buncombe County

Smokey haze still blankets parts of the Carolinas as crews battle dozens of wildfires

WMBF, CNN By Karina Tsui, Lauren Mascarenhas, Chris Boyette and Meteorologist Gene Norman, CNN (CNN) — Even as conditions improved, heavy smoke persisted Monday across the Carolinas as firefighters battle wildfires scorching parts of the region. “There is heavy, low-hanging smoke blanketed across the area this morning,” South Carolina’s Horry County Fire Rescue said in

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Trump wants to protect South Africa’s White farmers. But potential changes to trade privileges would hurt them

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — A contentious law that allows South Africa’s government to expropriate land – without compensation in some cases – has enraged the United States, triggering aid cuts by Washington and outbursts from President Donald Trump. Many fear that the African nation could now potentially lose some of its US trade

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Law enforcement officials talk outside the home of actor Gene Hackman on Thursday

Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa lived a peaceful, private life in New Mexico before their deaths, friends say

By Alaa Elassar and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, shared a peaceful and private life, rich in adventure, art and genuine love, before their unexpected deaths, their friends fondly remember. Their close, longtime friends, Daniel and Barbara Lenihan said the couple, who was found dead Wednesday in their

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A view of a soil nail wall along a damaged portion of I-40 at the Tennessee and North Carolina state line on February 27.

Stretch of I-40 reopens in North Carolina, marking a milestone in post-Helene recovery

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Five months after Hurricane Helene severed a critical Appalachian freight corridor, a 12-mile stretch of Interstate 40 through North Carolina’s Pigeon River Gorge reopened Saturday. Though still a construction zone, the highway is mostly operational. Its four lanes have been reduced to two, with the roadway held together by

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office during a meeting with US President Donald Trump on February 28.

Zelensky says Trump’s backing is ‘crucial’ after US president berated him at White House

By Catherine Nicholls and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN London (CNN) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says US support is “crucial” a day after cutting short a visit to Washington DC following an extraordinary public argument with Donald Trump. A meeting intended to discuss a natural resources deal imploded, with Trump and Vice President JD Vance berating

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