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There's still a lot of need in Baltimore's Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood, where Freddie Gray lived. People from the neighborhood work to meet it.
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On Thursday, three federal judges in Maryland, New Hampshire and Washington, D.C., said Trump's anti-DEI efforts were on shaky legal ground.
Podcasts from WUNC
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On the North Carolina News Roundup - a decade-old story in its newest form: the fight for control over the state board of elections. And, are the Lumbee people any closer to federal recognition under the Trump administration? Those stories and more with a panel of journalists.
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In the past 30 years, the divorce rate for Americans over 55 has doubled. After a decades-long marriage, serving the papers is just one small act before what comes next.
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Nickel joined the WUNC Politics Podcast this week to talk about how he plans to take on incumbent Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, the prospects that former Gov. Roy Cooper could enter the race, and what he thinks Democrats should do differently to fight the Trump administration.
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“Text2Robot” combines generative AI with other cutting-edge technologies to give users a taste of robotics.
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Boston Consulting Group will assess "priority services" offered by the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles
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There’s going to be a full house in Ashe County’s public schools this summer. After a mix of bad weather and severe storms closed schools there for 47 days, Superintendent Eisa Cox plans to take full advantage of a Helene learning loss summer school program. It’s funded by the legislature in its most recent recovery bill.
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North Carolina based Blue Cactus chats with Brian Burns about their new album "Believer."
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The two top administrators of the fast-growing Wake County town of Zebulon resigned in the same week, as the town seeks to resolve a legal battle with a housing developer whose plans were rejected by Zebulon commissioners.
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It’s been 20 years since the Black Banjo Gathering in Boone, NC. It was a summit that launched the career of North Carolinian Rhiannon Giddens, and highlighted the Black roots of Americana, folk, and blues music. Through music, food, and literature, the upcoming “Biscuits and Banjos” festival hopes to spark conversations, collaborations, and support for attendees.