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Two sites run by Schoolhouse of Wonder will be closed indefinitely as damage assessments continue in Eno River State Park and West Point on the Eno after flooding in Orange and Durham counties.
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Octavio Jones/Getty ImagesMyPillow creator Mike Lindell's lawyers were fined thousands for submitting a legal filing riddled with AI-generated mistakes. It highlights a dilemma of balancing technology and using it responsibly. -
Christian Blaza for NPRDOGE recently gained high-level access to a database that controls government payments and loans to farmers and ranchers across the U.S.
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Opponents said the legislation, which was originally intended to regulate squatters, was tweaked in a way that could help puppy mills. -
Prison officials plan to install air conditioning for all prison beds by2026 as rising temperatures pose growing health risks for incarceratedpeople. -
Governor Josh Stein signed the legislation, despite rejecting other transgender health bills as "mean-spirited." -
Thousands of Native Americans have their racial identity wrongly recorded on their death certificates. This has led to a skewed understanding of health disparities. In a field where data defines action, the Southeastern American Indian Cancer Health Equity Partnership says it has to find other ways to learn about and address tribal health disparities. -
Three counties have declared a state of emergency after flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal led to damaged roads, businesses and homes, as well as two deaths. -
Heavy rain and flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal forced dozens of people to flee their homes in central North Carolina, officials said Monday. -
Advocacy groups and individual voters suing GOP state lawmakers in federal court claim Republican legislators drew racially discriminatory district maps. -
Nonprofits are hosting school supply drives to support public schools. See where to donate to help supply teachers and students in Wake, Durham and Chapel Hill-Carrboro. -
The aid-on-wheels program, which began this past January, served 3,000 individuals in its first 70 days, illustrating the "urgent need," the organization said in a statement, for solutions that bring resources directly to those they serve.
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Jeff Tiberii talks to WFDD's Paul Garber about a federal trial over NC's redistricting maps. Historian Tom Hanchett joins Due South to discuss his new book on the history of affordable housing in Charlotte. And comedian W. Kamau Bell chats with Leoneda Inge about his new stand-up tour, "Who's With Me?"
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The majority of mental health professionals in the U.S. are white. Therapists of color are working to expand the diversity of their field and increase access to meet a rising demand for their services.
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