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House Speaker Tim Moore says the bill is needed to respond to a rise in hate speech and attacks on Jewish people. If it becomes law, North Carolina would join other states in using a definition created by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.
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Asylum rules in the U.S. paired with millions of cases backing up immigration courts are causing a major headache for the country.
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Students say they suffered broken bones, concussions and other injuries from allegedly aggressive police action breaking up pro-Palestinian protests last week.
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Christina Koch wanted to be an astronaut for as long as she could remember. And so she became one. Was it as simple as that? The North Carolina State University graduate stopped by the WUNC studio during a recent visit back to the Tar Heel State.
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Students protesting their universities’ and governments support of the ongoing war in Gaza are being arrested, suspended and threatened with expulsion. Who decides what’s protected free speech, and what’s unacceptable disruption to campus life.
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The Hurricanes converted at 26.9% during the season — behind only the Tampa Bay Lightning. After going 5 for 15 (33.3%) in the first round against the New York Islanders, they are 0 for 10 through two games against the Rangers.
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North Carolina lawmakers are considering a proposal to expand the definition of anti-Semitism in state law.
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Republicans in the state Senate want to crack down on recent protests by restricting the use of masks in public. The new bill also would create a felony offense for blocking traffic.
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Three doctors talk with co-host Leoneda Inge about an audio archive they've all contributed to that captures reproductive health history, happening now. We also talk about the disproportionate impact of abortion restrictions on historically-marginalized populations.
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A reporter and an abortion clinic director talk about the anticipated impact in North Carolina, and the changes that have already taken place, after Florida's new restrictions went into effect on May 1.
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Nearly 800 faculty and staff members at UNC-Chapel Hill have signed an open letter calling on administrators to lift punishments on student protestors who participated in the pro-Palestinian demonstrations last week.
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A decline in hunters and a deadly disease are threatening the foundation of our wildlife management system.
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State lawmakers are back in Raleigh to begin what’s known as the short session – several months in which they’ll make adjustments to the state budget for the upcoming year and consider a variety of other legislation that didn’t make it across the finish line in the 2023 long session. One of the biggest partisan battles is likely to be over education funding: How much of the state's projected revenue surplus will go to public schools, and how much will address high demand for private school vouchers? Will the state address the funding cliff that childcare centers are experiencing as federal pandemic money expires?To sort through the issues facing lawmakers, WUNC's Colin Campbell spoke with Sen. Gale Adcock, D-Wake. Adcock, a longtime nurse practitioner, also discusses the state's healthcare policy needs in the months following the expansion of the Medicaid program.
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Something Special for you all: an episode from "Me and My Muslim Friends," featuring Sameera Qureshi. She is a therapist and founder of Sexual Health for Muslims. Her approach to sex education, therapy, and health is grounded in the Islamic framework and the Islamic understanding of the soul. Unfortunately, most Muslims don’t have access to a comprehensive sex education growing up. Host Yasmin Bendaas and Sameera dive into the consequences of that and talk about some of the most common issues Sameera hears in her counseling practice.
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