Top Story Spotlight In Brief News across North Carolina: ASU gets grant and Berger asks for recount Mar 17, 2026 Mar 17, 2026 Updated 13 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ASU gets grant for nursing labkAmpAA2=249:2? $E2E6 &?:G6CD:EJ H2D 2H2C565 Sd__[___ :? 7F?5:?8 7C@> E96 v@=56? {tpu u@F?52E:@? 7@C E96 6DE23=:D9>6?E @7 2 ?FCD:?8 D:>F=2E:@? 2?5 4=:?:42= =62C?:?8 =23 2E E96 pAA $E2E6 w:4<@CJ 42>AFD]k^AmkAm%96 ?6H DA246 H:== DFAA@CE pAA $E2E6’D ?FCD:?8 AC@8C2> — :?4=F5:?8 E96 s@4E@C @7 }FCD:?8 !C24E:46 AC@8C2>[ =2F?49:?8 E9:D 72== — 2?5 D6CG6 2D 2 9F3 7@C :?E6CAC@76DD:@?2= 962=E9 42C6 65F42E:@?[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 ?6HD C6=62D6 7C@> pAA $E2E6]k^AmkAm“~FC ?FCD:?8 AC@8C2> :D 8C2E67F= 7@C E96 v@=56? {tpu u@F?52E:@?’D 86?6C@FD DFAA@CE[” |2C:6 wF77[ 562? @7 E96 q62G6C r@==686 @7 w62=E9 $4:6?46D[ D2:5] “%96 >@56C? ?FCD:?8 D:>F=2E:@? 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