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Small businesses that depend on imported Chinese goods, like Asian restaurants and grocery stores, are grappling with rising costs due to the 145% tariff on China.
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Learn how potential federal funding cuts to public media will affect WUNC’s local journalism.
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For the first time The World of Hans Zimmer comes to America. Presented and curated by Hans Zimmer, led by multiple Grammy-nominated conductor Matt Dunkely, this wildly exciting show features a live orchestra and choir, virtuoso soloists, and Zimmer’s best-loved scores perfectly synchronized with breathtaking film sequences.
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Manan Vatsyayana/AFP via Getty ImagesA focus away from the past and on how the private sector can lead future economic growth underscored celebrations in the capital of the former South Vietnam. -
Win McNamee/Getty ImagesThe case could transform public education in the Unites States.
WUNC News invites you to a community conversation about the recent Scorched Workers project on Thurs., May 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. The event is free but space is limited. Save your seat now!
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A new podcast takes a look at how America got such a divided media landscape from where we were 20 years ago. According to a Gallup poll, Americans believe they are more divided than ever, too. Eighty percent of Americans say the nation is “greatly divided” on “the most important values.” -
Leoneda Inge sits down with 27-year Carolina Ballet veteran Margaret Severin-Hansen to discuss her long and storied career as a principal dancer and her plans for the future. -
The GOP-controlled state House approved a measure Tuesday that would subject people accused of more categories of crimes to inquiries about their immigration status. The bill also would make clear that jail officials must contact federal immigration agents if they're holding someone. -
A Jan. 23, 2025 memo from President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Interior to fast-track federal recognition. -
During a town hall meeting on Monday, Zebulon Commissioners responded to uncertainty from residents about the town’s issues. -
A bill moving in the state House this week would reintroduce the electric chair and firing squads as part of the death penalty. -
North Carolina's average teacher salary is ranked below neighboring states, and is about $14,000 less than the national average. -
A bipartisan group of state House lawmakers want new regulations for artificial intelligence. The bill would make it a misdemeanor to create what's known as "deepfake" AI content. -
Due South's Jeff Tiberii talks with Durham-based The Atlantic staff writer David A. Graham about his recently released book, The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America.
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A new podcast takes a look at how America got such a divided media landscape from where we were 20 years ago. According to a Gallup poll, Americans believe they are more divided than ever, too. Eighty percent of Americans say the nation is “greatly divided” on “the most important values.”
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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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