The UNC-Chapel Hill chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine has called for the university to divest itself and the university endowment from any investments that benefit Israel, and they initially set up the encampment over the weekend.
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Officials with the Onslow County Health Department say the lead paint was found underneath several paint layers at Swansboro Elementary School, but there is no indication that any child has been affected.
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White House officials say Biden will be in Wilmington on Thursday, and will talk about rebuilding infrastructure and creating good paying jobs.
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They are asking everyone age 15 and older to complete the CHNA survey, which takes about 10 minutes, and officials say all responses are confidential.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams said the projects are part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, which allocated $27.25 million for restoration in the Albemarle-Pamlico Sound.
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This fall, “English 1500: Taylor’s Version” is coming to ECU. It will be taught Dr. Anna Froula, a professor of English in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences and will satisfy a general education humanities requirement.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with student journalists at Emory University, Notre Dame University and the University of Texas at Dallas about covering the pro-Palestine protests on their campuses.
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Bio-char is gaining traction as a regenerative agriculture technique that could improve soil while sequestering carbon. But cost and education are still barriers to more widespread use on farms.
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In his 43 years at the LA Times, Louis Sahagun reported on everything from the Latino communities of east LA, to the plight of the desert tortoise. And he got his start at the paper sweeping floors.
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The internet had strong feelings when a mom in Charlotte, N.C., posted a TikTok about her daughter insisting that there were monsters in her room for eight months. Turns out it was 50,000 bees.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Time national politics reporter Eric Cortell about his interview with Donald Trump about 2025 and what he would do if he won the presidency again.
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And a bar that only plays women's sports on its TVs has announced that it's expanding. The Sports Bra just has one location in Portland, Ore., for now. It hopes to go nationwide with a franchise.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, who is reporting from the University of Texas at Austin, where over 100 pro-Palestinian activists have been arrested.
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In 1959, Rollins was a few years into one of the great hot streaks in jazz history when he took a three-week trip to Europe. Three hours from that tour are heard on a new Rollins-approved reissue.
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Bardugo is best known for her YA Shadow and Bone series. Her adult novel, The Familiar, centers on a young woman in 16th century Spain who must hide her identity as a Jew who converted to Catholicism.
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Judge Juan Merchan previously issued a gag order that specifically bars Trump from making or directing others to make public statements about potential jurors, court staff or family members of staff.