Smoke rose from the Capitol building early this afternoon, indicating that Congress had resumed shoveling taxpayer dollars into a giant bonfire.
Published: Sunday, December 17th, 2023 @ 1:54 am
By: Babylon Bee
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The nation rejoiced yesterday as smoke rose from the White House, indicating the elderly President has survived yet another year.
Published: Saturday, December 9th, 2023 @ 3:44 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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A malfunctioning heating strip in the ceiling above the stage in the Continuing Education Building (8) Auditorium melted nearby insulation, causing smoke inside the building around 7:30 p.m. on October 9.
Published: Thursday, October 19th, 2023 @ 8:16 am
By: Attila Nemecz
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Members of the media were left confused today after White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre deployed a smoke bomb on the ground and disappeared in a cloud when questioned about Hunter Biden's incriminating text messages with a Chinese Communist operative.
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 12:07 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Servants at the royal palace were startled late last night by angry screams as King Saul flew into a rage after David, the young man brought in to calm him down by playing the harp, would not stop playing the opening riff from Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water."
Published: Monday, July 31st, 2023 @ 6:04 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Being cool is a state of mind, but you also need to know what you're doing so you don't end up looking like a total dork. Take smoking a cigar for example. If done correctly, you're the coolest guy in the room, but if you don't pull it off, everyone will think you're a loser.
Published: Tuesday, July 18th, 2023 @ 9:35 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Canadian PM Justin Trudeau is once again finding himself at the center of controversy after he made an appearance in what appeared to be blackface again. Trudeau maintains, however, that the black pigment on his face is just ash from all the wildfire smoke.
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 5:16 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Social media users on Twitter compared the smoke-covered skies over New York City to scenes in popular sci-fi movies like “Blade Runner 2049” and “Dune” after wildfires in Canada turned the skyscape reddish-orange color.
Published: Monday, June 26th, 2023 @ 8:33 am
By: Daily Wire
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Smoke from the massive Canadian wildfires rampaging through its provinces and territories has engulfed the East Coast of the United States, and environmentalists who have opposed sound forest management are being blamed by many for it.
Published: Sunday, June 11th, 2023 @ 10:25 am
By: Daily Wire
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Solar does not work during thick smoke
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2023 @ 2:54 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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The Statue of Liberty was surrounded by an orange haze on Tuesday as New Yorkers were tormented by smoke coming from Canadian wildfires that started June 2 in Nova Scotia and Quebec.
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2023 @ 8:14 am
By: Daily Wire
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A massive fire at a plastic recycling plant in Indiana led to the evacuation of around 2,000 people from the surrounding area while clouds of toxic smoke billowed into the sky on Tuesday.
Published: Saturday, April 15th, 2023 @ 5:56 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Black smoke was seen rising from the chimney of the world-famous Sistine Chapel as Pope Francis tossed another Bible into the fireplace to keep himself warm.
Published: Tuesday, January 31st, 2023 @ 11:57 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Milestone Air Quality Legislation Paved Way for Significant Environmental and Clean Energy Efforts
Published: Sunday, June 26th, 2022 @ 11:47 am
By: Governor's Office
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Jessica Thompson, attorney with the Pacific Legal Foundation, discusses Ole Time Smokehouse’s lawsuit challenging Farmville Food truck rules.
Published: Thursday, January 13th, 2022 @ 11:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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If North Carolina bans smokable hemp, hundreds of farmers will lose money on their crops — and faith in their legislators, says Blake Butler, executive director of the N.C. Industrial Hemp Commission.
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 @ 2:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In 1960s Jungle, you could not call a taxi. You could radio base for a Chopper ride and mark your clearing with Smoke.
Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 @ 9:56 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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The days have been mostly bright and the nights have been cool and very dark. Of course, there was the beautiful "harvest moon" and since then the sky has been splattered with shining silver stars.
Published: Thursday, October 26th, 2017 @ 12:53 am
By: Michele Rhem
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One of the tricks of the mind is that we remember things like a snapshot. After a few years our image of the past is cast in indelible concrete like an old picture in the shoe box up in the attic or a statue in the town square
Published: Thursday, June 29th, 2017 @ 9:45 am
By: Bobby Tony
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The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) releases the following statement concerning the costs of "Smoke and Mirrors Session" concerning HB2.
Published: Wednesday, December 21st, 2016 @ 11:30 pm
By: Russell Allen
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The "old people" used to say "where there is smoke, there is fire." They said this often, when something seemed obvious, hoping we kids would learn the art of deducting facts and making conclusions.
Published: Tuesday, December 20th, 2016 @ 6:57 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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It rained on the first day of autumn at the rabbit patch. It rained all day, as it had, for several days before.
Published: Thursday, December 1st, 2016 @ 7:21 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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Smokey The Bear Was Looking Right At Me, Therefore, I Know He Blamed Me!
Published: Saturday, April 30th, 2016 @ 9:07 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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I have my fingerprints on file with the federal, state and local authorities mainly due to a disagreement with the draft board in 1967
Published: Thursday, September 3rd, 2015 @ 2:19 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Friday, Jan. 2, marks the fifth anniversary of North Carolina's smoke-free restaurants and bars law. The smoke-free law prohibits smoking in enclosed areas of most restaurants and bars, with limited exceptions for private clubs and some cigar bars.
Published: Wednesday, December 31st, 2014 @ 10:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The 2014 ozone (smog) season has come and gone. It started on April 1 and ended on October 31. The results for the season are in. There was not a single monitor location, out of 44 across the state, where the EPA standard of 75 parts per billion of ambient air was exceeded. As far as I can tell, thi
Published: Thursday, November 13th, 2014 @ 10:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Does North Carolina need an energy policy? In my view, it depends on what you mean by the phrase. If by "energy policy" you mean a detailed plan of requirements and timetables for producing and distributing electricity and fuel in proportions set by government fiat, then the answer is a resolute...
Published: Wednesday, March 19th, 2014 @ 2:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ms. Jean Hill Smoke, age 72, died Thursday, November 15, 2012 in Atlanta, Ga.
Published: Sunday, November 18th, 2012 @ 1:39 am
By: Announcements
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The North Carolina Division of Air Quality announced recently that mercury emissions in North Carolina are down by 70 percent.
Published: Thursday, July 26th, 2012 @ 1:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In conjunction with the annual "Smoke on the Water" in downtown Washington there will be two races that are open to runners and walkers, children and adults. Lifestyles Medical Fitness Center is hosting a 5K and Washington Noon Rotary is hosting a Polio Plus 10K on Saturday, October 22, 2011.
Published: Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 @ 11:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Nestled in the bosom of the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains, a thriving mountain city beckons to those in search of alleviation and adventure.
Published: Monday, July 25th, 2011 @ 9:23 am
By: Stanhope Deatherage
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Another wildfire sparked by lightening, on June 19, 2011, has affected North Carolina. The wildfire in Pender County's Holly Shelter Gamelands, Juniper Road and County Line Road, and 8 miles North of Topsail is continuing to burn out of control.
Published: Saturday, June 25th, 2011 @ 11:46 am
By: Leslie Schneider
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Containment of the fire has been slowly increasing, although it still holds a potential threat of growing, yet again. In little over a month, the Pains Bay fire has gone from 80% contained and having effected 25,678 acres to now being 95% contained and has almost doubled.
Published: Friday, June 24th, 2011 @ 2:56 pm
By: Leslie Schneider
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