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Any undergraduate student from North Carolina and South Carolina admitted to Duke whose household income is $150,000 or less will not have to pay tuition.
"... a Duke education can be affordable and accessible."
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This is actually huge:
With internet shortages/outages after Helene, getting info has been harder b/c news websites with photos and video are slow to load. BPR launched a text only website that will load better even with spotty wifi
text.bpr.org
Absolutely brilliant
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"Whenever we meet with President Trump, he has always made it a priority to repair the relationship with our federal family"
- Navajo Nation Vice President Myron Lizer at tonight's #RNC2020
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In Minneapolis, @uncwbb coach Courtney Banghart celebrates the Tar Heels’ victory over Duke.
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More than 300 people gathered at the Peace and Justice Plaza in Chapel Hill Monday evening before marching to the Confederate statue's base and calling for its removal. By 9:30 "Silent Sam" was down. ow.ly/XlK830lugSK
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District Attorney Andrew Womble said he will not file criminal charges against any of the deputies involved in the shooting that killed Andrew Brown Jr. and said their actions were "justified."
Womble also said he won't release bodycam video.
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.@RaleighReporter reports that Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has sent only about 30 substantive emails in more than three years in office, newly released public records show.
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More than a week since Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson hired a law firm to refute a CNN report, neither he nor the law firm have released any new information or filed any legal actions over the story.
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For the 15th time, the White House will choose its Christmas tree from North Carolina. No other state has sent more Christmas trees to the home of the President.
This year's tree will come from Ashe County.
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While asexuality is broadly defined as experiencing no sexual attraction, it's not a homogenous experience. @chengela, @sebastianyue & @theyasminbenoit share their stories & a reminder we could all use: love & sex aren't the same.
More on @embodiedWUNC: kite.link/NxM8yct
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.@AP reports: The North Carolina Attorney General's Office has announced a $20 million settlement with Frontier, the sole internet option for parts of western North Carolina, that will require it to make investments in infrastructure in the coming years.
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District Attorney Andrew Womble said Pasquotank County deputies perceived Andrew Brown Jr.'s moving vehicle as a threat. This perceived danger justified the use of deadly force, Womble said.
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Democratic candidate Mo Green has won the race to be North Carolina's state superintendent of public instruction, defeating Republican Michele Morrow.
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"This is the election where we decide if we keep America America or we head down a frightening path towards socialism," said Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of Donald Trump and North Carolina native. #RNC2020
As a reminder - here's what socialism is: npr.org/2020/08/25/905895428…
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📣 We're excited to share that @RaleighReporter will be joining WUNC later this month as the station's new Capitol Bureau Chief.
Read the full announcement here: ow.ly/3zVW50MIXrL
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Duke University graduate students have won their election to unionize.
If the results are certified, PhD students who work at Duke as teaching assistants and researchers will form the largest graduate student union at a private university in the South.
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Dozens of faculty and graduate students at @UNC are threatening to withhold student grades and exam scores as part of a protest over the university’s proposal to build a new, $5.3 million facility to house the Confederate statue known as Silent Sam. ow.ly/KSyJ30mUjY4
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BREAKING: Democrat Roy Cooper wins reelection for governor in North Carolina. #ncpol #NCElection
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BREAKING: North Carolina has hit record voter turnout with 71.66% ballots reported thus far.
We're still waiting on 19% of precincts to report, so this number will definitely rise as the night goes on. #ncpol
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As part of the Military Voices Initiative, Raleigh resident Ted Corcoran reflects on how his service as an Army medic in Iraq in 2005 changed his perspective on the world.
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"The fan support has wavered and there are reasons for that."
“We haven’t forgotten. It’s still an issue. It still needs to be addressed.”
Compared to 2019, the Courage are averaging 1,451 fewer fans per-game this season, a decrease of more than 24%.
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“I like to be remembered as someone who helped somebody along the way."
Before Rosa Parks, there was Sarah Keys.
In 1952, the Army private was jailed in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina after refusing to give up her seat for a white Marine.
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While roughly 99% of employees have complied with the mandate, according to the hospital system, the 375 who have been suspended will be fired if they do not comply by next week. ow.ly/CCqE50GfpHV
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BREAKING: Chapel Hill Police Department announced they have arrested a 28-year-old Durham man in the 2012 murder of UNC student Faith Hedgepeth.
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Many kids stare at the stars and wonder how the universe functions. @AstroKatie Mack did that too. But she eventually took that curiosity to the next level, and her childhood fascination led to a career in astrophysics. ow.ly/obK330kWqYs
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In a swamp on the Black River, researchers have uncovered an ancient forest filled with dozens of trees that date back millennia. Read more: wunc.org/post/north-carolina…
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Happy birthday to @ayesharascoe, host of "Weekend Edition Sunday" and weekend episodes of "Up First" and author and editor of "HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience!" Ayesha also grew up right here in Durham, NC! 🎉
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“Black people, especially Black women, are the backbone of this party.”
North Carolina casts 39 votes for @BernieSanders and
83 votes for @JoeBiden
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BREAKING: After two decades on the air, WUNC's @state_of_things will stop broadcasting at the end of the year.
"The show has done a wonderful job of examining what matters to our listeners through a grand variety of topics," said WUNC President & General Manager Connie Walker.
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BREAKING: UNC-Chapel Hill intends to hire Hubert Davis as its next men's basketball coach, WUNC and multiple media outlets confirm.
Davis is the first Black head men's basketball coach ever at the university. He replaces Roy Williams who announced his retirement last week.
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Nine teenagers made history when they refused to get up from the counter at Colonial Drug on Franklin Street. wunc.org/post/chapel-hill-ni…
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Mark Robinson is routinely absent from some of the lieutenant governor’s primary job responsibilities, including presiding over sessions of the state Senate and serving on the State Board of Education and other boards.
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Judge Mike Morgan has won the race for NC Supreme Court, leading to the first majority for Democrats on that court in nearly 20 yrs. #ncpol
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The Democrats announced they plan to file legislation that would make voter registration of eligible citizens automatic when they turn 18, permit same-day registration on Election Day and make that day a holiday.
Read more, at: ow.ly/W9gt50E9do5
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About 15,000 teachers are expected in Raleigh on Wednesday, when the Republican-dominated state legislature begins its annual session. wunc.org/post/teachers-set-w…
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Tucked into the 625-page state budget that legislators have begun voting on fewer than 24 hours after its release is a section that First Amendment experts say would enable the General Assembly to conduct much of the public's work in secret.
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The small, historically black women’s college is trying to raise $5 million dollars by February 1. ow.ly/ysYK30n6zdf
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Democrat Jeff Jackson is dropping out of the 2022 election, WUNC has learned.
Jackson is set to endorse Cheri Beasley, the other leading Democrat seeking the nomination in the U.S. Senate race to replace the retiring Richard Burr.
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After two power substations were shot at this past weekend, thousands of people in Moore County are facing and bracing for days without electricity.
Read more here about shelter, food, wi-fi and other resources available for folks without power: ow.ly/ipHU50LWpNR
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BREAKING: Gov. Cooper announces that on April 7 all North Carolinians over the age of 16 will be eligible for the vaccine.
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IT’S OVER.
In the first-ever NCAA Tournament meeting between the men’s basketball teams at UNC and Duke, the Tar Heels win at the Final Four in New Orleans, 81-77.
Mike Krzyzewski’s career ends with a loss to Carolina.
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This year Thanksgiving comes as chronically under-resourced Native populations are contracting COVID-19 at record rates.
Educators And Native Leaders Recommend Bringing Anti-Racism To The Thanksgiving Table | wunc.org/post/educators-and-…
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“You're making careful people into criminals with this bill,” Sen. Natasha Marcus said. “It's a bad law.”
The masking bill will likely move through a few committees before hitting the House floor, which could take one or two weeks.
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Gov. Roy Cooper has rejected a bill to limit how teachers can discuss certain racial concepts inside the classroom. The proposal would have prohibited teachers from compelling students to personally adopt any ideas from a list of 13 beliefs.
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#NWSL will be the first pro team sports league to resume play in the U.S. this weekend. And @TheNCCourage are poised to win it all.
@prileyfury4life 🗣️ “It’s go-time for them. We’re going to burn the boats once we get to Utah."
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City officials in Raleigh are discussing changes to zoning laws that could bring back corner stores in some areas, and help combat food deserts. wunc.org/news/2021-09-13/ret…
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BREAKING: UNC-Chapel Hill's Board of Trustees has voted in favor of tenure for Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones.
In a 9-4 vote Nikole Hannah-Jones is granted tenure at her alma mater @UNC
by the university board of trustees
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BREAKING: A judge has voided the UNC System’s $2.5 million settlement with the Sons of Confederate Veterans over the Silent Sam statue. ow.ly/vVJG50ykEUa
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It's part of the Biden administration's plan to deal with an increase in COVID cases sparked by indoor holiday gatherings. It's the fourth round of free rapid tests this year.
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"What just is, isn't always justice."
Poet Amanda Gorman takes the stage now. She wrote this poem in the past month and completed it right after the insurrection. #InaugurationDay
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Acclaimed North Carolina architect Philip Freelon has died. He specialized in museums and cultural centers, including the National Museum of African American History and Culture at the Smithsonian. ow.ly/qXjS50uWO3B
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📢 Dropping this Friday: Pauli, a new WUNC Podcast about civil rights icon Pauli Murray.
Her brand of fighting for racial justice is defined by speaking truth to power, a tireless effort of what was possible for a Black queer Southern woman during the Jim Crow era.
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Jeff Jackson wins the Democratic nomination for Attorney General. He beat Durham DA Satana Deberry, and will face Republican Dan Bishop, who ran unopposed in the Republican primary. This will be one of the most hotly contested races in North Carolina this November.
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During her speech, Amy Johnson Ford, a nurse practitioner from West Virginia, applauded expanded Medicaid and Medicare coverage for telehealth services as a way of providing an “essential” service during the pandemic.
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"In these difficult times, we’ve all seen so many examples of everyday Americans reaching out a hand to those in need.”
- Second Lady Karen Pence #RNC2020
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Nearly 50 years since Mama Dip’s Kitchen opened in Chapel Hill, her family has voted to sell the restaurant, a big move for the town’s oldest Black-owned restaurant.
On Due South, we'll meet the cooks working to make sure Mama Dip's legacy lives on.
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TIMELINE: The Life And Legacy Of @NPR Newscaster And North Carolina native Carl Kasell
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In looking at early votes, it appears likely that Democrats will break both Republican supermajorities in the NC General Asembly. Still too close to say if Republicans will lose either chamber outright.
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Republican supermajorities were broken in the NC House and the Senate, where Democrats picked up nine and six seats, respectively. ow.ly/RU8x30mwGvt
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Did you hear? This Friday the new documentary My Name Is Pauli Murray drops on Amazon Prime! (@FilmmakerJulie @BetsyWest)
As you know, we're big Pauli fans over here ✨
Check out our Pauli-inspired trivia w/@LeonedaInge gracing your IG feeds all week:
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Gov. Roy Cooper is appointing former Wake County Commission Chairwoman Jessica Holmes as the new state auditor. Holmes will become the first Black woman to serve in a Council of State position.
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Veteran reporters @LeonedaInge and @j_tibs will become co-hosts of a new daily show to debut on North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC in 2023. The yet-to-be-named show will focus on North Carolina news, politics and Southern culture.
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BREAKING: The #silentsam statue at UNC Chapel Hill has been toppled.
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On April 3, 1976, WUNC signed on the NC airwaves as a NPR station. Thanks for 40 years of great listener support!
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"For there is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it, if only we're brave enough to be it." - Poet Amanda Gorman at #InaugurationDay
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State Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls has filed a lawsuit against a judicial oversight board that's investigating her, following her public criticism of NC's court system and its diversity and inclusion efforts.
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A Wake County Superior Court judge Thursday denied the North Carolina Republican Party's request for a temporary restraining order aimed at blocking UNC-Chapel Hill students from using a school-issued digital photo ID for voting.
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The three students envision a future where every college student knows how to use naloxone and carries it on them.
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Gov. Roy Cooper said in a news release Tuesday that a person from Wake County tested positive for the virus after traveling to the state of Washington where there is an outbreak. ow.ly/Vj7N50yC06W
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Masks will officially be required in #Raleigh starting 4 p.m. Friday. Durham and Orange Counties already require masks in public.
In an effort to curtail the spread of COVID-19, Mayor @maryannbaldwin has amended the City of Raleigh’s State of Emergency to include the use of face coverings within the City. The declaration will take effect Friday, June 19 at 4 p.m.
Details and FAQs: RaleighNC.gov/masks
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Five NC hospital systems will now require all employees to be vaccinated. Six UNC Health hospitals will also require employee vaccinations. wunc.org/news/2021-07-22/fiv…
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The North Carolina Democratic Party is leading its Republican counterpart in fundraising. Both parties have new leaders but as @RaleighReporter tells us, Democrats enter election season with triple what the GOP has in the bank to fund campaign efforts.
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Cat's Cradle in Carrboro was forced to close in March and can't resume hosting shows under current state regulations.
To support the musical institution, 25 North Carolina artists cover some of their favorite songs for the new digital release.
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Roy Williams came to Carolina as an undersized hard-working teenager from a single-parent household in Asheville. He retires as the third all-time winningest NCAA Division I men's basketball coach.
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Apple announced today it would invest more than $1 billion and create 3,000 new jobs in North Carolina over the next decade.
The tech giant plans to build a campus in Research Triangle Park to house the new workforce.
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In North Carolina, as many as 300,000 evictions are possible after January 1, said Rick Glazier, executive director of the North Carolina Justice Center. From @WFAE:
Bipartisan Group Calls For Rental Aid To Avert January Eviction Crisis | wunc.org/post/bipartisan-gro…
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What do @IronAndWine, @mountain_goats and @superchunk have in common?
They're all on the new album @CatsCradleNC dropped to help keep the club's doors open amidst the pandemic.
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Nine figure skaters from the U.S. were denied their 2022 Olympic team gold medal in Beijing because of a Russian doping scandal linked to Kamila Valieva. Now the squad will get their medals in Paris.
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Court Says Atlantic Coast Pipeline Can't Cross Appalachian Trail ow.ly/iewV30mYGDH
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.@AP reports: North Carolina has joined a nascent nationwide effort to improve outcomes for more prisoners who return to society through an approach focused on education, health care and housing.
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“The environment (in Greensboro) will be great... Women's basketball is in the best spot it’s ever been in."
After wins on Monday night, UNC and N.C. State are advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. 🏀
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If you’re driving on U.S. Highway 17, close to the line dividing Bertie and Chowan counties, a new billboard might catch your eye.
It reads: “Welcome to Edenton. We Apologize for the Confederate Statue. We’re Working on It.”
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BREAKING: @DukeU has announced it will require all students to present proof of vaccination before enrolling for the fall semester.
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Congressman Jeff Jackson, a Democrat will be the next Attorney General of North Carolina. He defeated a fellow congressman, Republican Dan Bishop, in a tight race.
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"We can't let things settle down, we have to go to the politicians and hold their feet to the fire," said Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner who was killed by police six years ago.
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"I will never know his warm embrace again." -Suzanne Barakat, sister of Deah Barakat. wunc.org/post/sister-chapel-…
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Faith's mother, Connie Hedgepeth, said she cried "tears of joy and relief" when she received the call this morning that a suspect had been arrested.
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MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, gave:
💰 $30 million to Winston-Salem State
💰 $45 million to North Carolina A&T
💰 $15 million to Elizabeth City State
At least 13 HBCUs across the country received gifts from Scott.
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Students say UNC-Chapel Hill's inaction and delay on granting tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones is indicative of how it feels to be a Black student at their predominantly white institution that's been rocked by racial controversies in recent years.
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Anita Earls appears to have won a seat on the NC Supreme Court. Her win would give Democrats a 5-2 majority on the state's highest court.
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Gov. Cooper opted not to be a candidate in VP Kamala Harris' running mate search, in part because of concerns that his Republican lieutenant governor would assume control when he travels out of state if he were selected.
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"I started the label as an idealistic young man, and kept going until I was a cynical old man."
Armand Hammer recently performed at the Motorco Music Hall in Durham and caught up with @wuncmusic's Brian Burns after the show.
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BREAKING: @NC_Governor announces starting Feb. 24, educators and school personnel in Group 3 will be eligible to receive the vaccine.
On March 10, this will expand to other frontline workers in Group 3.
Find out what group you're in: findmygroup.nc.gov/
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