RALEIGH, N.C. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lost twice Thursday in his battles to stay on the presidential ballot in some states and get off of it in others.

North Carolina’s elections board refused to take him off that state’s ballot, with a majority saying it was too late in the process for him to withdraw. Meanwhile, an appeals court in New York rejected Kennedy’s request to get back on the ballot there, upholding a judge’s decision to disqualify him for having lied on elections paperwork about where he lived.

On Friday, Kennedy suspended his independent campaign and endorsed Republican Donald Trump. He has since sought to withdraw his name from the ballot in states where the presidential race is expected to be close, including North Carolina.

Simultaneously, he has tried to stay on the ballot in states like New York where his presence is unlikely to make a difference in the battle between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.

A midlevel appeals court on Thursday affirmed a ruling from a trial court judge who said Kennedy falsely claimed to live in New York on his nominating petitions, despite actually living in California.

Evidence presented at a short trial, the court said, showed that while Kennedy was a New York resident for decades — his father represented the state in the U.S. Senate — he has lived in the Los Angeles area since 2014, when he married “Curb Your Enthusiasm” actor Cheryl Hines. Kennedy had listed a home address in the tony suburb of Katonah, New York, but that was actually the home of a friend.

“This is not a situation where Kennedy erroneously listed a former residence in the nominating petition, but rather, Kennedy listed an address at which the record evidence reflects he has never resided,” the panel of judges wrote.

Kennedy’s New York attorney, Jim Walden, said he would appeal.

In North Carolina, the elections board’s three Democrats outvoted two Republicans to reject a request made by the recently certified We The People party of North Carolina to remove Kennedy and his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, from the party’s ballot line.

State board officials said that they had previously received a request signed by Kennedy to withdraw, but since he was the nominee of the party, it was the job of We The People to formally seek the removal.

The Democratic majority said making the change would be impractical, given that state law directs the first absentee ballots for the Nov. 5 elections be mailed to requesters starting Sept. 6. North Carolina is the first state in the nation to send fall election ballots.

By late Thursday, 67 of the state’s 100 counties will have received their printed absentee-by-mail ballots, , board Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell said. The chief printing vendor for the majority of the state’s counties has printed over 1.7 million ballots. Ballot replacement and mail processing would take roughly two weeks, and the reprinting would cost counties using this vendor alone several hundred thousand dollars combined, she added.

“When we talk about the printing a ballot we are not talking about … pressing ‘copy’ on a Xerox machine. This is a much more complex and layered process,” Brinson Bell told the board.

The two Republican board members suggested the state could have generated new ballots.

“I think we’ve got the time and the means to remove these candidates from the ballot if we exercise our discretion to do so,” Republican member Kevin Lewis said.

Board Chair Alan Hirsch, a Democrat, called the decision not to remove Kennedy “the fairest outcome under these circumstances.”

The state Democratic Party unsuccessfully fought We The People’s certification request before the board and later in state court.

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Associated Press writer Michael Hill contributed from Albany, New York.

The North Carolina Tar Heels play against the Minnesota Golden Gophers in their season opener tonight. The matchup will be broadcasted on FOX at 7 p.m. CT. Fans can watch this game for free online by using the free trials offered by Fubo TV and DirecTV Stream.

North Carolina began their 2023 campaign with an 8-2 record, but they ended the season on a three-game losing streak. The team will try to bounce back with a better performance in 2024, as they try to earn a spot in the new 12-team College Football Playoff.

The Tar Heels lost their star quarterback Drake Maye in the offseason because he was selected with the third overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. He threw for 24 touchdowns and more than 3,600 yards last year, so North Carolina will be missing a lot of offensive production this season.

North Carolina has two quarterbacks that could receive playing time tonight, including Max Johnson and Conner Harrell.

Johnson is entering his senior year, and he was in the Southeastern Conference prior to 2024. He performed decently at Texas A&M over the past two seasons, throwing for 12 touchdowns and nearly 2,000 yards.

Meanwhile, Harrell is entering his sophomore campaign, and he was on North Carolina’s roster in 2023. He completed four passes for 71 yards and a touchdown during his freshman season.

After a couple of nine-win seasons, Minnesota struggled mightily in 2023. The team ended the year with a 6-7 record, so they will try to start off the 2024 season with a victory.

The Golden Gophers will be led by their star running back Darius Taylor, who ran for nearly 800 yards last year. He ran for more than 200 yards in Minnesota’s bowl game, so he will try to carry that momentum into his sophomore season. Notably, Taylor suffered an injury earlier this month, so he is questionable to play in tonight’s matchup.

Fans can watch this college football game for free online by using the free trials offered by Fubo TV and DirecTV Stream.

The North Carolina Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Wednesday, August 28, 2024 results for each game:

Winning Powerball numbers from August 28 drawing

05-33-47-50-64, Powerball: 20, Power Play: 2

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Winning Lucky For Life numbers from August 28 drawing

04-07-08-17-34, Lucky Ball: 06

Winning Pick 3 numbers from August 28 drawing

Day: 0-9-4, Fireball: 3

Evening: 6-4-9, Fireball: 4

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Winning Pick 4 numbers from August 28 drawing

Day: 9-2-6-3, Fireball: 7

Evening: 1-1-7-5, Fireball: 1

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Winning Cash 5 numbers from August 28 drawing

28-31-33-40-41

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Winning Double Play numbers from August 28 drawing

01-09-23-29-38

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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize

All North Carolina Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $599.

For prizes over $599, winners can submit winning tickets through the mail or in person at North Carolina Lottery Offices. By mail, send a prize claim form, your signed lottery ticket, copies of a government-issued photo ID and social security card to: North Carolina Education Lottery, P.O. Box 41606, Raleigh, NC 27629. Prize claims less than $600 do not require copies of photo ID or a social security card.

To submit in person, sign the back of your ticket, fill out a prize claim form and deliver the form, along with your signed lottery ticket and government-issued photo ID and social security card to any of these locations:

• Asheville Regional Office & Claim Center: 16-G Regent Park Blvd., Asheville, NC 28806, 877-625-6886 press #1. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes up to $99,999.
• Greensboro Regional Office & Claim Center: 20A Oak Branch Drive, Greensboro, NC 27407, 877-625-6886 press #2. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes up to $99,999.
• Charlotte Regional Office & Claim Center: 5029-A West W. T. Harris Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28269-1861, 877-625-6886 press #3. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes up to $99,999.
• NC Lottery Headquarters: Raleigh Claim Center & Regional Office, 2728 Capital Blvd., Suite 144, Raleigh, NC 27604, 877-625-6886 press #4. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes of any amount.
• Greenville Regional Office & Claim Center: 2790 Dickinson Avenue, Suite A, Greenville, NC 27834, 877-625-6886 press #5. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes up to $99,999.
• Wilmington Regional Office & Claim Center: 123 North Cardinal Drive Extension, Suite 140, Wilmington, NC 28405, 877-625-6886 press #6. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes up to $99,999.

Check previous winning numbers and payouts at https://nclottery.com/.

When are the North Carolina Lottery drawings held?

• Powerball: 10:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
• Mega Millions: 11 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
• Lucky for Life: 10:38 p.m. daily.
• Pick 3, 4: 3:00 p.m. and 11:22 p.m. daily.
• Cash 5: 11:22 p.m. daily.

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