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<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTHANKS FOR STAYING WITH US. HERE\u2019S A LOOK AT SOME OF THE TOP STORIES WE\u2019RE FOLLOWING THIS AFTERNOON. WE START IN WASHINGTON, D.C., WHERE A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS STARTING TO LOOK MORE LIKELY. THIS AFTERNOON, SENATORS REJECTED A REPUBLICAN PLAN TO FUND THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH NOVEMBER 21ST. THE VOTE WAS 44 IN FAVOR, 48 AGAINST. IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT STEPS LAWMAKERS WILL TAKE NEXT. THE DEADLINE TO PASS A BILL TO STOP A PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS MIDNIGHT OCTOBER 1ST TO BREAKING NEWS OUT OF GREENSBORO. NOW A MIRROR ON A GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOL BUS WAS HIT BY A STRAY BULLET THIS AFTERNOON. AND HERE\u2019S WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR. GREENSBORO POLICE RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF EAST CONE BOULEVARD AND NORTH ELM STREET. THAT WAS AROUND 3:00 THIS AFTERNOON. WE ARE TOLD NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. AND AS A PRECAUTION, PAGE HIGH SCHOOL IN CONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WERE PLACED ON LOCKDOWN. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ALSO ASSISTED WITH DISMISSAL. STUDENTS AT UNC WILMINGTON ARE OUT OF THE CLASSROOM TODAY AFTER AN HOURS LONG CAMPUS LOCKDOWN. LAST NIGHT, THE CHANCELLOR SAYS REPORTS OF A PERSON WITH A GUN ON CAMPUS LAST NIGHT WERE FALSE, ACCORDING TO THE CHANCELLOR, THE SCHOOL RECEIVED A SERIES OF ANONYMOUS REPORTS AND TIPS, AND HUNDREDS OF OFFICERS RESPONDED TO MAKE SURE THE CAMPUS WAS CLEAR AND SECURED. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP\u2019S $15 BILLION LAWSUIT AGAINST THE NEW YORK TIMES HAS BEEN STRUCK DOWN BY A FEDERAL JUDGE. THE PRESIDENT CLAIMS HE WAS DEFAMED BY FOUR REPORTERS OF THE NEWSPAPER AND THE BOOK PUBLISHER, PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE, BASED ON A BOOK AND THREE ARTICLES PUBLISHED BEFORE THE 2020 ELECTION LAST YEAR. THE JUDGE SAID TRUMP\u2019S TEAM CAN FILE A\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Carolina Hurricanes consider adding Michael McLeod to roster, a center acquitted of sexual assault in July<\/p>\n
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\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Carolina Hurricanes are exploring whether to sign center Michael McLeod, WRAL Sports has learned.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereMcLeod is one of five hockey players, members of Canada’s 2018 world junior team, accused of sexual assault in an encounter that took place in a London, Ontario, hotel room on June 19, 2018.Click the video player above to watch the latest headlines from WXII 12 News.A judge acquitted all five men — McLeod, Carter Hart, Dillon Dube, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton — in July, finding that prosecutors could not meet the onus of proof for the charges.The players are eligible to sign Oct. 15 and play Dec. 1 as part of the NHL’s reinstatement process. They had been ineligible to play in the NHL since February 2024 when the charges were filed.For more on this story, visit our news partner, WRAL.Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.Subscribe to WXII’s free YouTube channel hereNAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |Trending Stories:\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tRALEIGH, N.C. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n The Carolina Hurricanes are exploring whether to sign center Michael McLeod, WRAL Sports has learned.<\/p>\n Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here<\/a><\/p>\n McLeod is one of five hockey players, members of Canada’s 2018 world junior team, accused of sexual assault in an encounter that took place in a London, Ontario, hotel room on June 19, 2018.<\/p>\n Click the video player above to watch the latest headlines from WXII 12 News.<\/p>\n A judge acquitted all five men<\/a> — McLeod, Carter Hart, Dillon Dube, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton — in July, finding that prosecutors could not meet the onus of proof for the charges.<\/p>\n The players are eligible to sign Oct. 15 and play Dec. 1 as part of the NHL’s reinstatement process<\/a>. They had been ineligible to play in the NHL since February 2024 when the charges were filed.<\/p>\n For more on this story, visit our news partner, WRAL<\/a>.<\/p>\n Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Subscribe to WXII’s free YouTube channel here<\/a><\/p>\n NAVIGATE: Home |<\/a> Weather |<\/a> Watch NOWCAST TV |<\/a> Local News |<\/a> National |<\/a> News We Love |<\/a><\/p>\n Trending Stories:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THANKS FOR STAYING WITH US. HERE\u2019S A LOOK AT SOME OF THE TOP STORIES WE\u2019RE FOLLOWING THIS AFTERNOON.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":201002,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5107],"tags":[1818,33993,194,29,5176,88,5713,20464,1820,5,2525,5555,7110,195,33996,33994,1819,40,4,33995,786,1156,86,42,33997,8539],"class_list":{"0":"post-201001","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-carolina-hurricanes","8":"tag-cal-foote","9":"tag-canadas-2018-world-junior-team","10":"tag-carolina","11":"tag-carolina-hurricanes","12":"tag-carolinahurricanes","13":"tag-carter-hart","14":"tag-center","15":"tag-charge","16":"tag-dillon-dube","17":"tag-hockey","18":"tag-hockey-player","19":"tag-hotel-room","20":"tag-hurricane","21":"tag-hurricanes","22":"tag-late-news-story","23":"tag-london-ontario","24":"tag-michael-mcleod","25":"tag-news","26":"tag-nhl","27":"tag-north-carolina-hockey","28":"tag-ontario","29":"tag-sexual-assault","30":"tag-sports-news","31":"tag-weather","32":"tag-wral-sports","33":"tag-wxii"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/115234245700810573","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}