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Soil contamination from long-ago trash incinerators has prompted Durham to close five of its parks for the past two years, and they’re still not close to a final solution to the issue.
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JULIEN DE ROSA/AFPIn the semifinal, Slovakia had few answers for the American onslaught. Now, the U.S. men will meet Canada for a chance to win the team's first Olympic hockey gold since the "Miracle on Ice" back in 1980. -
Alex Wong/Getty Images North AmericaPresident Trump claimed the justices opposing his position were acting because of partisanship, though three of those ruling against his tariffs were appointed by Republican presidents.
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State lawmakers are considering new restrictions on local governments' ability to increase property tax revenue as part of an effort to bring down homeowners' tax bills. -
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights Movement but as one of its most dynamic orators. -
What once was a church has taken on a new congregation: low-income seniors searching for affordable housing. -
WUNC music reporter Brian Burns chats with drummer and composer Makaya McCraven ahead of his two shows at The Pinhook on February 23. -
On average, North Carolina is slightly ahead of the rest of the country in terms of getting kids ready for kindergarten – but children from lower-income families are lagging behind their peers, new federal data shows. -
The N.C. General Assembly provided a total of $96 million for flood mitigation projects in 2021. So far, the state has spent just under half of that money. -
More court-ordered patients, fewer staffed beds and longer stays have strained a system struggling to keep up with demand for treatment. -
On Thursday, the EPA repealed the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which identified six greenhouse gases — including carbon dioxide and methane — as public health threats and provided the foundation for federal regulators to enforce greenhouse gas emission standards with the auto industry.
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