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According to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, a system error caused NCTest to "not function." The outage lasted about 40 minutes and affected "approximately" 120,000 students.


'Went to waste': 120,000 students affected by computer outage during end-of-grade testing

TAKE A LOOK AT DOW FUTURES UP 500 POINTS IN AFTER-HOURS TRADING. THANK YOU, BRIAN. 120,000 STUDENTS. THAT'S WHO WAS AFFECTED BY A POWER OUTAGE TODAY WHILE TAKING THEIR END OF YEAR EXAMS. THE OUTAGE LASTED ABOUT 40 MINUTES. THAT MEANS SOME OF THE STUDENTS MAY HAVE TO START THEIR TEST ALL OVER AGAIN TOMORROW. >> THE BEARS, THE LEAD IN LEE HAS MORE ON THE IMPACT OF THIS ERUPTION. >> SO HARD. AND AUS ACTUALLY FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO AND THEN BOOM INTERNET ON. AFTER A TAKE IT DO TO A SYSTEM ERROR. THE IOS IAN DOG TESTING PLATFORMS CRASHED WHILE STUDENTS AROUND THE STATE WERE TAKING EXAMS. ACCORDING TO THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OF THE OUTAGE LASTED FOR 40 MINUTES AND IMPACTED APPROXIMATELY 120,000 STUDENTS HERE. A PROBE OF SON CONNER WAS ONE OF THEM. HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO RETAKE IT. WE DON'T KNOW YET. IT'S THE WORK THAT HE DID TODAY IS GOING TO BE SAVED OR NOT. >> WHEN HE WAS BACK IN, HE WAS ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE TEST WHEN IT FROZE UP AND THEN THEY HAVE TO SIT THERE QUIETLY BECAUSE OF ALL THE RULES AROUND STANDARDIZED TESTING FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF. WELL, EVERYONE'S TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. >> COLLIER TELLS ME HE AND HIS CLASSMATES PREPARED FOR THIS TEST FOR WEEKS AND THEY DON'T WANT TO START OVER. WORKED REALLY HARD AND THE ODD I WANT TO WASTE NOT TO RESTART IT. THERE ARE 2 OPTIONS FOR SCHOOLS THAT DID NOT CONTINUE TESTING AFTER THE SYSTEM ERROR OCCURRED. EITHER RESUME TESTING ON THURSDAY. WE'RE START OVERALL TOGETHER. GROBAN TELLS ME STUDENT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO THAT. HE WAS ANXIOUS AND THEN HE WAS REALLY UPSET WHEN THE TEACHER WAS UNABLE TO PLAY. >> IF YOU'VE GOT TO START ALL OVER AGAIN OR NOT, BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T KNOW HE IS ALIGNED, DO IT AGAIN. AND I DON'T THINK

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law, swiftly throwing into doubt Trump's signature set of economic policies that have rattled global financial markets, frustrated trade partners and raised broader fears about inflation intensifying and the economy slumping.

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The school system wants to develop artificial intelligence and digital literacy skills in both students and staff, to the anticipation and anxiety of some school board members.

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Tuesday's cool weather was very rare for late May. In the past, has that meant a cooler summer?

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Holly Springs Salamanders catcher Alexia Jorge is making history as the first woman in the Coastal Plain League.



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A brand new bluegrass festival is coming to Raleigh in 2025. The non-profit PineCone announced the Raleigh Wide Open Music Festival is slated for Oct. 3-4.


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For the first time in more than a century, UNC won't host NC State in men's basketball game

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US will begin revoking the visas of Chinese students

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