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India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is investigating the crash with help from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. Authorities said Friday that the black box has been recovered.
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Israel's attack on Iran sparked the biggest jump in crude oil prices since Russia's invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago. Stocks fell sharply.
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UNC professor and behavioral scientist Noel Brewer was among the 17 members of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) who were removed from their positions this week.
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Up to 20% of the LGBTQ+ population in the U.S. lives in rural America. That’s millions of people defying the narrative that the only place queer folks want to live is in a city or on the coast. One rural queer person set out to interrogate that false narrative by documenting the stories of other queer folks in the country.
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Since Republican Dave Boliek won last year’s election for state auditor, the position has been getting more powerful. He’s now responsible for appointing and overseeing the State Board of Elections, and lawmakers want to put him in charge of a sweeping government efficiency review.
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With protests expanding east from Los Angeles, President Trump touches down in Fayetteville – mere days before his military parade. Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii digs into the week's North Carolina news with a panel of reporters.
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JetZero Inc. announced plans Thursday to build its first manufacturing plant for a next-generation passenger jet in central North Carolina, a project that if successful would create more than 14,500 jobs there in a decade.
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The previous book authors joined an Ocracoke resident to take an even deeper dive on the culture and evolution of the accent.
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Duke Health says the Cary facility will serve a quickly growing part of Wake County with at least 40 new hospital beds in the coming years.
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United States treatment of immigrants and visitors may put fans in a bind if they want to attend 2026 World Cup matches. WUNC reporter Aaron Sánchez-Guerra got a preview at this week’s Mexico vs. Turkey match in Chapel Hill.
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At five North Carolina prisons, trained peer observers — incarceratedpeople themselves — provide watch and support to those in mental healthcrises at risk of taking their own lives.
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With protests expanding east from Los Angeles, President Trump touches down in Fayetteville – mere days before his military parade. Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii digs into the week's North Carolina news with a panel of reporters.
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Up to 20% of the LGBTQ+ population in the U.S. lives in rural America. That’s millions of people defying the narrative that the only place queer folks want to live is in a city or on the coast. One rural queer person set out to interrogate that false narrative by documenting the stories of other queer folks in the country.