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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