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Powell's family said that he died of complications from COVID-19, although he was fully vaccinated. Powell was a former general turned statesman who served as secretary of state under George W. Bush. -
Three white men are accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man shot and killed as he was jogging down a residential street after being chased by pickup trucks. Jury selection begins Monday.
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After more than 30 years in Congress, David Price will retire. The 81-year-old representative of North Carolina's 4th District says he will not seek reelection at the end of his term in 2022. -
With a population of 98, Lumber Bridge, N.C., saw a long-lost son come home. 1st Lt. James "Dick" Wright was buried this week, and his World War II heroism honored.
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An attorney representing Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller confirmed in a text message that his client pleaded guilty at Thursday's court-martial at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
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Ever wondered how a sex scene gets made? It involves some choreography...and lots of communication and consent. And key players in making it all happen safely are intimacy coordinators.
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Andrei Svechnikov had two goals and an assist to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 6-3 in the season opener for both teams.
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Students at UNC-Chapel Hill are mourning the recent deaths of members of the campus community. Some students want to see their school provide more mental health resources.
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District Court Judge Jennifer Karpowicz Bland switched her registration in early September. Cooper announced her Bland's appointment the week before.
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In North Carolina, jailers are required to observe each inmate “at least twice an hour on an irregular basis, with no more than 40 minutes between rounds,” according to state regulations. That standard was repeatedly violated in the hours leading up to the two deaths, according to investigators with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Most childcare facilities operate around parents and guardians who work some version of a 9-5 job. But not all. With help from our friends at the podcast Embodied, we learn about 24-hour childcare providers who answer the call, and the diversity of needs, for parents who travel or clock in on second and third shift schedules. | Power the future of public radio with a contribution at wunc.org/give.
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Meet the newest podcast in WUNC's on-demand portfolio: Me & My Muslim Friends. The show explores nuances of identity within Muslim communities across the nation and the world. In this episode, host Yasmin Bendaas discusses a population of Muslims that is underrepresented in mainstream portrayals of Islam — Latinx converts to the faith. | Power the future of public radio with a contribution at wunc.org/give.
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Charnel Hunter/Anita now knows why sex scenes in some of her favorite recent TV shows look a whole lot more like real life: intimacy coordinators. Two of them join her to talk about their work choreographing intimacy and training everyone on set about how boundaries and structure makes things sexier and more fun.
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Anita's notoriously bad at washing her face, but she'll happily fall down TikTok rabbit holes on skincare routines. Medical and industry experts tell her what she should focus on instead while caring for the body's largest organ.
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