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Protesters gathered in Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Clayton, Wake Forest, Louisburg, Sanford, and many other towns and cities across North Carolina to protest President Donald Trump.
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Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty ImagesOf the original nine schools that received the Trump administration's Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, the majority have indicated they are not planning on signing. -
Natacha Pisarenko/APCentrist senator Rodrigo Paz won Bolivia's presidency with 54% of the vote, ending 20 years of rule by the Movement Toward Socialism party amid economic turmoil.
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North Carolina federal employees and others across the nation aren’t getting paid, leaving them to lean on their communities for basic necessities like food. -
Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined 22 other states in suing the Environmental Protection Agency to restore the $7 billion program. It would have helped provide rooftop solar systems to low-income and rural households. -
In honor of her legendary life and public broadcasting career, WUNC will broadcast a special on Saturday, Oct. 18 looking back on Susan Stamberg's incredible legacy. -
Gov. Josh Stein appointed members to the advisory council on Latino Affairs, including two Western North Carolinians. They hope to be the voice for the experiences of the community who live in the mountains. -
Nine 'No Kings' rallies to protest against the policies of the Trump Administration will take place in the NC Triangle. -
In North Carolina, state regulators are trying to figure out how to meet unprecedented energy demand while also protecting the average ratepayer. Earlier this week, the North Carolina Utilities Commission held a two-day meeting to talk about these issues. -
Many are traveling to western North Carolina to witness the region's iconic fall foliage. Here are some scenes captured in the Pigsah National Forest near Table Rock Mountain. -
It’s been two years since migrant farmworker Jose Arturo Gonzalez Mendoza died from possible heat-related illness at Barnes Farming in Nash County — though the farm has said an autopsy shows a rare tumor was responsible. Last week, another farmworker died after a sweet potato truck struck him, an incident advocates say highlights the dangers migrant workers face. -
The General Assembly plans to vote on the new map during its session next week.
Due South: Latest Story
North Carolina Central University
We learn more about the complicated past of Black enslaved Americans – tracking their lives from the plantation to the Global Black South. And it’s “HBCU 101” – Homecoming Safety Edition.” Several historically Black schools are enhancing safety measures because of violence in recent years. And we sit down with the conductor and music director for the North Carolina Symphony.
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Mainstream adaptive fashion lines are relatively new, but creating clothes to fit and flatter a range of bodies has long been part of disability culture. Anita meets three disabled fashionistas who design with disabled bodies as a starting point, not an afterthought.
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