• From there, Bad Bunny will venture across North America through the month and all of September, before venturing into South America in October. (nme.com)
  • Alan Bersin, an experienced policymaker, and Tom Long, a top-notch scholar, have assembled key experts to analyze what these challenges and opportunities mean for North America's three major nations-the United States, Mexico, and Canada-and for their relations with their closest neighbors in Central America, the Caribbean, and the northern tier of South America. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • A relentless force for longer, healthier lives in North Carolina. (heart.org)
  • March 27, 2023, marked an historic day for North Carolina as the Legislature ended a nearly decade-long push for Medicaid expansion. (heart.org)
  • North Carolina has made the historic decision to expand Medicaid coverage and ensure more families impacted by heart disease, stroke and other serious health conditions have access to health care," said Nancy Brown, chief executive of the American Heart Association. (heart.org)
  • The American Heart Association is committed to driving equitable health impact in North Carolina through five key priority areas: women, readiness, tobacco and vaping, patients, and healthy living. (heart.org)
  • Three top research universities - Duke, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State - are located here, as is the 7000-acre computer and biotech-office campus known as Research Triangle Park. (lonelyplanet.com)
  • For a comprehensive, evenhanded and engaging look at the story of North Carolina, immerse yourself in the state history museum. (lonelyplanet.com)
  • One of the original 13 colonies, North Carolina was the first state to instruct its delegates to vote for independence from the British crown during the Continental Congress . (history.com)
  • Following the Revolutionary War , North Carolina developed an extensive slave plantation system and became a major exporter of cotton and tobacco, although the enslaved population remained relatively small compared to other southern states. (history.com)
  • In 1861, North Carolina became one of 11 states to secede from the United States, beginning the American Civil War . (history.com)
  • Despite no major battles being fought in the state, North Carolina sent more recruits to fight for the Confederacy than any other rebel state. (history.com)
  • People began living in the area now known as North Carolina at least 12,000 years ago . (history.com)
  • Scores of Native Americans were displaced from North Carolina or killed by smallpox and other diseases brought by the settlers. (history.com)
  • Skirmishes between colonists and indigenous people eventually led to the Tuscarora War , which began in 1711 when the Tuscarora people attacked colonial settlements in North Carolina, attempting to drive out colonists backed by the Yamasee tribe. (history.com)
  • Starting in the early 1700s, the Cherokee people in North Carolina were forced to cede large portions of their land to American colonists. (history.com)
  • In 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act , and five years later about 17,000 Cherokee were forcibly moved from North Carolina to present-day Oklahoma on what became known as the Trail of Tears . (history.com)
  • After several hundred Cherokee refused to leave North Carolina, the American government established a reservation for the Eastern Band of Cherokee. (history.com)
  • Today, there are eight federally-recognized Native American tribes in North Carolina, including the Coharie, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the Haliwa-Saponi, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, the Meherrin, the Sappony, the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation and the Waccamaw Siouan. (history.com)
  • Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto landed in North Carolina in the 1540s but left without staking a claim. (history.com)
  • In 1584, explorers traveling for the English adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh arrived at Roanoke Island, North Carolina, and the first English settlement was established there in 1585. (history.com)
  • A northern colony was established in the county of Albemarle in 1664, followed by a southern colony with its own government at Charles Town (now Charlestown, South Carolina ) in 1670, and North Carolina and South Carolina were officially divided in 1712. (history.com)
  • In the 17th century, North Carolina residents became angered by the navigation acts, which imposed taxes on colonial goods. (history.com)
  • To retaliate against the taxes and abuse of power flaunted by the customs collector and deputy governor, Thomas Miller, a group of about 40 North Carolina rebels imprisoned Miller and seized control of the local government in 1677. (history.com)
  • Taking US Highway 64 east in North Carolina leads road trippers to the popular destinations of Roanoke Island the the Outer Banks. (roadtripamerica.com)
  • This 10,400 acre park is administered by the North Carolina Forest Service. (roadtripamerica.com)
  • Democratic presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren reacts during a town hall at Broughton High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, November 7, 2019. (prospect.org)
  • On the night before the general election in 2016, Hillary Clinton finished her campaign with a midnight rally at North Carolina State University. (prospect.org)
  • On Thursday, Elizabeth Warren stood just a few miles away at Broughton High School, on her first trip to North Carolina, with stops in Greensboro and Raleigh on her way down to South Carolina. (prospect.org)
  • For whoever emerges as the Democratic nominee, North Carolina will firmly be in the "fight hard" column. (prospect.org)
  • There was more than just the presidency at stake, too: On top of its role as a vital swing state, North Carolina had a competitive Senate race and razor-thin gubernatorial and attorney general elections. (prospect.org)
  • A number of North Carolina legislators were in attendance on Thursday, capped by Representative Deb Butler. (prospect.org)
  • In September, as North Carolina Republicans capitalized on an absence of House Democrats to override Governor Roy Cooper's budget veto, a video of Butler forcefully condemning the process went viral. (prospect.org)
  • Joining Warren in North Carolina was Massachusetts Representative Ayanna Pressley, the lone member of the House squad of left-wing freshman legislators who endorsed her over Senator Bernie Sanders. (prospect.org)
  • In another year, top Democratic contenders might have run full speed away from rhetoric like Pressley's, especially in front of a crowd in North Carolina. (prospect.org)
  • North Korea is reported to have detained an 85-year-old U.S. citizen and Korean War veteran who had entered the country on a valid visitor's visa. (voanews.com)
  • He said his father arranged the trip through a North Korea-approved Chinese tour company and had 'all the proper visas. (voanews.com)
  • North Korea, which is also holding a U.S.-Korean Christian missionary on charges of subversion, has not commented on Newman's case. (voanews.com)
  • The top U.S. envoy to North Korea, Glyn Davies, on Thursday called on Pyongyang to resolve the issue of detained American citizens. (voanews.com)
  • However, on Tuesday, the State Department tightened the U.S. travel warning to North Korea. (voanews.com)
  • The updated warning now reads, 'U.S. citizens crossing into North Korea, even accidentally, have been subject to arbitrary arrest and long-term detention. (voanews.com)
  • The 45-year-old was detained after entering North Korea as a tour operator. (voanews.com)
  • It is not uncommon for North Korea to arrest foreigners on suspicion of spying or conducting illegal religious activities. (voanews.com)
  • In a separate case, North Korea said earlier this month it had arrested a South Korean 'spy' who was engaged in 'plot-breeding' activities. (voanews.com)
  • North Korea has been accused of using foreign detainees as bargaining chips in negotiations with Western countries over its controversial nuclear weapons program. (voanews.com)
  • Nearly three-quarters of Americans are uneasy about the possibility of conflict with North Korea , and most feel that way about President Donald Trump's approach to the situation. (cbsnews.com)
  • A majority think North Korea is using its missile program to try to gain power and influence, rather than outright planning a nuclear strike on the U.S. Nevertheless, that unease remains. (cbsnews.com)
  • Most Americans still call North Korea a threat that can be contained - and the overall number who believe it requires military action is not much changed from April. (cbsnews.com)
  • Most people who think North Korea is posturing think it is a threat that can be contained, while most people who think they are actively planning a strike say military action is required now. (cbsnews.com)
  • George W. Bush underlined 'measurable results' from six-nation talks to persuade North Korea to dismantle its nuclear-weapons operations. (pravda.ru)
  • High on their agenda was North Korea, and efforts to get the communist government to live up to its promise to abandon its nuclear ambitions. (pravda.ru)
  • Still, Bush said, much work remains to be done by North Korea, including North Korea's promise to provide a full declaration of all its nuclear programs and proliferation activities by the end of this year. (pravda.ru)
  • Japan has linked the abductions to a satisfactory conclusion to the nuclear talks with North Korea. (pravda.ru)
  • Japan is seeking a greater role in the six-party talks and has urged Washington not to move too quickly in removing North Korea from its list of terror-supporting nations until Pyongyang accounts for the kidnapped Japanese. (pravda.ru)
  • We agreed that Japan and the U.S. need to maintain close coordination with each other in order to achieve complete abandonment of all nuclear weapons and programs by North Korea through the six-party talks,' Fukuda said through a translator. (pravda.ru)
  • Fukuda wants Bush to back away from a pledge to remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist until the North accounts for the kidnapped Japanese citizens. (pravda.ru)
  • He said the plutonium-production facilities at Yongbyon, North Korea's main nuclear complex, 'are now being disabled under six-party supervision. (pravda.ru)
  • Suddenly, as if elves appeared overnight, towns and cities across North America are twinkling with holiday lights while adorned with boughs of holly and garlands of greens. (aarp.org)
  • There was a time when the railroad ran through most towns in America, when a trip to the seashore, mountains, or desert, even the wilderness, began aboard a train. (audubon.org)
  • As in the spring, a majority remains uneasy about President Donald Trump's ability to handle the situation with North Korea's nuclear program. (cbsnews.com)
  • David M. Rubenstein Fellow Randall Akee discusses how the recent Supreme Court decision upholding North Dakota's voter identification requirement could ultimately disenfranchise much of the state's Native American population and impact the outcome of a close Senate race. (brookings.edu)
  • This volume offers an agenda for how the region's leaders can forge inclusive and effective strategies that ensure North America's next decades build upon past successes-while addressing serious shortcomings. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • Ambassador on May 20 that the Minister would announce that afternoon Canada's (and North America's) first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in an animal not imported from Europe. (scoop.co.nz)
  • Research projects, initiatives, podcasts, and publications cover contemporary Canada, US-Canadian relations, North American political economy, and Canada's global role as it intersects with US national interests. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • Native Americans attacked settlements, while colonists enslaved indigenous people, seized their lands and took advantage of them in trading negotiations. (history.com)
  • After a record-breaking 2022 season for the North American season of Ferrari Challenge, a record number have elected to send their cars to the other side of the world as the 30th anniversary season of the championship heads to its inevitable and climactic conclusion. (ferrari.com)
  • Results of search for 'su:{North America. (who.int)
  • Here we project future gains in Pacific salmon freshwater habitat by linking a model of glacier mass change for 315 glaciers, forced by five different Global Climate Models, with a simple model of salmon stream habitat potential throughout the Pacific Mountain ranges of western North America. (nature.com)
  • Invasive species of earthworms from the suborder Lumbricina have been expanding their range in North America . (wikipedia.org)
  • The Audubon Bird Guide is a free and complete field guide to more than 800 species of North American birds, right in your pocket. (audubon.org)
  • New continental, national, provincial and state records of 34 species of Ptiliidae reported from North America are briefly listed, 20 of which belong to Acrotrichis Motschulsky. (lu.se)
  • Eight European/Palaearctic species (Oligella foveolata (Allibert), Ptiliolum fuscum (Erichson), Ptiliola kunzei (Heer), Ptinella aptera (Guerin-Meneville), P. britannica Matthews, P. Johnsoni Rutanen, Acrotrichis parva Rosskothen, A. silvatica Rosskothen) were previously not recorded on the North American continent. (lu.se)
  • A tabulated summary of ptiliid species common to North America and either Europe or the Palaearctic is presented. (lu.se)
  • The massive former American Tobacco factory has been transformed into a million-square-foot cavalcade of restaurants, bars and entertainment venues. (lonelyplanet.com)
  • Media reports say North Korean authorities removed Merrill Newman of California from the plane on which he was about to leave the country on October 26. (voanews.com)
  • The Korean-American missionary, detained November 3 last year, was convicted of state subversion and sentenced to 15 years hard labor. (voanews.com)
  • His family and other Christian activists told the news outlets that Kim is a missionary who was helping North Korean refugees who had escaped from their homeland to China. (voanews.com)
  • He said the United States would not forget the importance Tokyo places on the issue of Japanese kidnapped by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s. (pravda.ru)
  • Removal from the list is a primary North Korean demand in nuclear disarmament talks, and the Bush administration agreed in February to begin that process. (pravda.ru)
  • To lower hypertension rates among individuals in their community, Urban Ministries of Wake County utilized support from the American Heart Association of the Triangle to purchase 100 blood pressure devices and educate patients on how to monitor blood pressure at home. (heart.org)
  • Despite receiving a conservation status of "least concern", across much of its natural range the North American River Otter is becoming an increasingly rare sight to see. (worldatlas.com)
  • a Map showing the Pacific salmon range in North America (pink), and our study region (blue). (nature.com)
  • Thanks to generous supporters like you, North Shore Animal League America has saved more than 1,100,000 animals to date. (convio.net)
  • If you donate and have not already registered, you will receive periodic updates and communications from North Shore Animal League America. (convio.net)
  • Yes, I want 100% to go to North Shore Animal League America. (convio.net)
  • North Shore Animal League America is a pioneer in the no-kill movement, implementing a no-kill policy to ensure that the animals we rescue receive the care and support they need. (convio.net)
  • Understanding the timing and location of emerging salmon habitat frontiers throughout the Pacific Mountain ranges of western North America can inform forward-looking management decision-making and conservation planning. (nature.com)
  • North America is a dynamic migration region, with the United States home to more immigrants than any other country in the world, the Mexico-U.S. corridor the globe's top migration corridor, and Canada a leading destination for migrants. (migrationpolicy.org)
  • Participants from the Ahoy Walking group at Morehead Recreation Center in High Point are wrapping up their six-week healthy cooking curriculum with the American Heart Association's Simple Cooking with Heart program. (heart.org)
  • As Governor Cooper signed the legislation, organizations across the state celebrated this monumental policy as a game-changer for the health of North Carolinians. (heart.org)
  • As the world continues to reshape, changing our understanding of issues such as economics, trade, security and competitiveness, North America currently faces challenges that will define the future of several generations. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • Bad Bunny has announced his first North and South American stadium tour for later this year. (nme.com)
  • Kiha & The Faces will be playing its brand of quirky music for audiences in North America in its first tour there beginning April 1, the band's management agency announced Wednesday. (koreaherald.com)
  • We will let (the band's) music become known in the US through this North American tour," said the band's keyboardist Lee Jong-min in a web live chat Tuesday. (koreaherald.com)
  • North American River otters may be commonly found throughout much of sub-Arctic Canada , Alaska, and, within the contiguous United States , in the Pacific Northwest and along the Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico . (worldatlas.com)
  • North America still survives, however, with the entry into force of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • The American Heart Association and Novant Health announce a three-year health equity initiative to reduce heart disease and stroke risk factors by improving blood pressure and nutrition security in communities spanning the Charlotte, Piedmont, Triad and Cape Fear regions. (heart.org)
  • The volume provides crucial insights into the prospects and limitations of the North American relationship as we enter into a challenging future together. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • Whether you hop aboard a short-distance tourist railroad, a commuter line, or Amtrak-the only intercity passenger railroad left in America-the following 10 routes cross some of the country's most iconic landscapes. (audubon.org)
  • His son, Jeff Newman, told CNN it was his father's 'life-long dream' to see the North and its culture, after serving in the South as a U.S. infantry officer in the 1950s. (voanews.com)
  • North American River Otters are large compared to most other semi-aquatic mammals, and adults can be as long as 5 feet and weigh more than 30 pounds. (worldatlas.com)
  • Legendary monsters live wherever there are people to tell the tales to -including North America, where there are many more than will fit into one post. (mentalfloss.com)
  • North American River otters typically do not have life partners, and may mate with several partners in a season. (worldatlas.com)
  • While North American River otters are rather high up on the food chain, they do in fact have several natural predators. (worldatlas.com)
  • The idea of North American cooperation has been buffeted in recent years by the COVID-19 pandemic, the populist and xenophobic policies of the Trump administration, and a rising China. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • Offering a general overview of the past and more recent feminist present within a North American framework. (bvsalud.org)
  • Thank You North Royalton Board of Education! (schooltube.com)
  • With a heart for pastors and a passion for the gospel, Kevin Ezell serves as the President of the North American Mission Board (NAMB). (namb.net)
  • The North American Mission Board is not affiliated with SEND International or its SEND events. (namb.net)
  • We encourage South American scholars to take up the call to more thoroughly explore and expand on the histories of gendered health and psychology within regional and historical time sensitive contexts. (bvsalud.org)