LISBON, - Portugal's public prosecutor's office has charged socialite Jose Castelo Branco with domestic violence offences against his wife, British-American diamond heiress Betty Grafstein, 95, alleging that he had abused her for decades, it said on Monday. Portuguese celebrity accused of abusing 95-year-old American wife Grafstein, who is a U.S. citizen, ended up in a hospital in May due to …
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RALEIGH, N.C. — The promotion of certain beliefs that some North Carolina lawmakers have likened to “critical race theory” is on track to be banned in state government workplaces, under a bill that received final legislative approval on Tuesday. Roy Cooper, who hasn’t indicated whether he will sign it but has spoken in the past about his dedication to keeping …
RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge has blocked North Carolina laws that greatly restrict who can help people with disabilities request absentee ballots, fill them out and return them. A disabled person needing help to vote by mail can now seek assistance from anyone they choose, not just from a close relative or legal guardian as state law has limited, …