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U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents were seen making arrests along two of Charlotte's main immigrant corridors on Saturday, prompting businesses to close and restaurants to lock their doors. The arrests preceded a protest in uptown, were tensions ran high over the deployment of federal immigration agents to Charlotte.
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Damian Dovarganes/APThe overhaul shifts funds to transitional housing requiring work and addiction treatment. The administration says it promotes "self-sufficiency," but critics warn many will risk losing housing again. -
Valeri PlotnikovScientists have extracted the oldest RNA molecules out of a woolly mammoth, gaining a snapshot into the processes at work in the extinct mammal's body just before it died.
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The project would include a 31-mile, 30-inch diameter natural gas pipeline from Virginia to Rockingham County, NC. Officials previously denied this same permit in 2020. -
Speaker of the House Destin Hall and Senate Leader Phil Berger told Stein the special session is unconstitutional and unnecessary. -
The funds will go toward rebuilding sidewalks, replacing sewer infrastructure and other projects. -
Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden said Thursday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are expected in Charlotte for an immigration operation as soon as Saturday. -
The full board went against a committee decision to keep resident undergraduate tuition flat. -
PS37, the popular event space in Durham's Central Park district, will close at the end of 2025. -
Toyota held a ceremonial grand opening for its $14 billion factory on an 1,800-acre site in the tiny Randolph County town of Liberty. -
The committee instead voted to increase tuition for out-of-state students to make up for rising costs. -
The U.S. Senate's Continuing Resolution to reopen the federal government contains a provision that would restrict the sale of hemp-derived products that have flourished nationwide.
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The shutdown ends, as a North Carolina Democrat breaks with his party. State lawmakers reject the governor's call to return for a special session to address a Medicaid funding shortfall. And Toyota opens a local plant. Join us for the Friday news roundup.
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