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Republican leaders in North Carolina’s legislature want the state to start enforcing a 20-week abortion ban. Only a small number of abortions in North Carolina are performed after 20 weeks, but as it gets harder to obtain abortions in other states, experts say there may be more abortions later in pregnancy.
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Unsplash/North Carolina expects to see an increase in people seeking abortions. The first confirmed case of monkeypox in Mecklenburg County was announced, and a new state budget proposal would give raises to teachers and provide a buffer against a recession. Plus, Charlotte City Council passed the Strategic Mobility plan. -
Lorie Shaull/FlickrIt has been 50 years since Title IX went into effect, expanding the educational and athletic landscape for women. The ripple effects from Title IX are far reaching. Still, gender inequities remain.
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The Southern Comfort Inn housed around 150 to 200 people, according to city officials, who otherwise were at risk of homelessness. The city says that they have offered monetary assistance to help keep its residents housed and helped connect them to other services within the community. -
South Carolina regulators say the New Indy Containerboard Plant in York County must pay a $129,360 fine for wastewater violations.
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Colonial Pipeline has agreed to pay the state of North Carolina nearly $5 million in penalties and to provide additional data and cleanup plans for a massive gasoline spill in Huntersville two years ago.
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The name change is part of the Charlotte Legacy Commission's recommendations to rename streets commemorating Confederates.
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Barger's death was announced on his Facebook page late Wednesday.
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The calf, believed to be female, was buried for more than 30,000 years in ancestral land of the Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin, whose elders named her Nun cho ga, which means "big baby animal" in the Hän language.
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With immunity waning and the super-contagious omicron family of variants getting better at dodging protection, the Food and Drug Administration decided boosters intended for fall needed an update.
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For centuries, scientists and historians have wondered where the Black Death — the deadliest pandemic in recorded history — came from. New research sheds light on the ancient disease.
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Researchers have found that certain viruses may have a trick up their sleeve that can make humans more attractive to mosquitoes. The study also revealed a possible remedy.
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Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges was arrested Wednesday in Los Angeles after a warrant was issued, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The details of the arrest were not immediately available.
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Here at World Cafe, we're celebrating music that's been around for a quarter-century, including a landmark release from Radiohead, a seminal song from The Verve and a comeback from Bob Dylan.
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A visual project documents relatives, siblings, parents and friends of victims of gender-based crimes in Argentina.
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On the latest SouthBound podcast, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Dan Chapman, whose new book “A Road Running Southward” retraces the steps of environmentalist John Muir, who walked the South from Kentucky to Florida in 1867. Along the way, Chapman shows what development and climate change have done to the Southern landscape.
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Liam James Doyle / NPR/We take a look at the Jan. 6 hearings and North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race. Followed by a talk about our lieutenant governor, Mark Robinson, who’s been in the news for a series of controversial comments.
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Massimiliano Finzi/Getty ImagesNobody wants to infect their friends and friendly, but do you really have to keep isolating at day 12, 13 or beyond? Unfortunately — and perhaps unsurprisingly — the science is not entirely settled.
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Matt Rourke/APPfizer said that tweaking its vaccine to better target the omicron variant is safe and works — just days before regulators debate whether to offer Americans updated booster shots this fall.
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Michelle Kondrich for NPRAs a third pandemic school year draws to a close, new research offers the clearest accounting yet of the pandemic's academic toll.
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Centers for Disease Control and PreventionFederal health agencies have approved the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Two vaccines, from Pfizer and Moderna, have been granted emergency use authorization for children ages 6 months to 5 years and shipments of shots are arriving in North Carolina.
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