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N. Carolina governor defends rules for businesses, churches

by Associated Press
| May 12, 2020 2:03 PM

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Stating “pandemics cannot be partisan,” North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday defended his eased stay-at-home order as criticism mounted from elected Republican officials and demonstrators who gather weekly outside his home.

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