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Chief Financial Officer Nathan Knuffman presented the all funds budget to university trustees this week. He said UNC-Chapel Hill is still facing multiple funding uncertainties, both from the state and federal government.

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An unprecedented look at the birth of a sperm whale found that mother and calf were supported by other whales throughout the process.
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Representatives from G7 countries gather in France, where U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to try to shore up support from reticent allies for the Trump administration's war on Iran.
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The Robinson family's nonprofit, Balanced Nutrition, was ordered to repay $101,142 in misspent funds to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services in early 2025. A spokesperson for DHHS says they’re using a collections agency to try to get the money (with the latest attempt beginning this week), but so far Balanced Nutrition hasn’t repaid anything.
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Due South host Leoneda Inge remembers North Carolina A&T State University alum Rev. Jesse Jackson, as voting rights activism continues to grow today.
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Rhiannon Giddens' Biscuits & Banjos festival has announced a series of free community programming that will take place at The Fruit on April 26.
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WUNC News will air Click Here, a public radio show that reports on technology, from Monday, March 30 through Friday, April 3 at 12 p.m.
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The Wake County school board directed the district to find other budget cuts rather than eliminate 130 special education teaching positions that would drive up teacher-to-student ratios.
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The nasal swab detects early changes linked to the memory loss disease before cognitive problems develop.
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Raleigh-Durham International Airport TSA workers have not been paid since Feb. 14. Nonprofits like the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina are partnering with RDU to provide some relief to TSA workers.
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North Carolina has parted ways with Coach Hubert Davis after 5 seasons.
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The soldiers are part of the 82nd Airborne Division "Immediate Response Force," which is available to fly anywhere in the world on less that a day’s notice.
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Plus, a conversation with a childhood obesity specialist, and a preview of Click Here the new public radio show airing as a week of specials in Due South's broadcast hour next week.
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More than half of U.S. states have banned trans athletes from school sports. A trans athlete and activist who has been at the leading edge of policy change for over a decade says these bans have far-reaching implications.