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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

NC: Arts & Culture

Americans generate about 6.9 million tons of e-waste each year. (Adobe Stock)
Microsoft extends support for Windows 10 to prevent e-waste

Tech giant Microsoft has responded to concerns about the environmental impact of discontinuing support for Windows 10 by offering extended security up…

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Hip Hop Higher Ed Symposium programming brings hip-hop culture and scholarship to North Carolina college students. (Stephanie Reed)<br />
Symposium Brings Hip Hop Culture, Scholarship to NC Campuses

An upcoming event in Raleigh hosted in part by William Peace University aims to bring hip-hop arts culture to North Carolina's college students…

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A new Gallup survey shows more than 60% of Americans say they know
Juneteenth Declared National Holiday, Amidst Progress, Upheaval

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Juneteenth National Independence Day is now an official holiday, after President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday, approved by both …

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The exhibit
NC Public Art “Lights Up” Invisible Air Pollution

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - As the sun sets in downtown Charlotte tomorrow, an art exhibit projected onto University of North Carolina-Charlotte's Center City …

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Durham, N.C., resident Omisade Burney-Scott (right) with fellow death doula Vivette Jefferies-Logan. (Madeline Gray/YES! Media)
NC Women Embrace Ancient Practice of Death Caregiving

By Cynthia Greenlee Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan Reporting for the YES! Media-North Carolina News Service Collaboration Ivette Jeffries-…

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The documentary,
Olympics Start Today: History That May Surprise You

RALEIGH, N.C. - All eyes will be on Rio tonight with the opening ceremonies of the Olympic games, but it's a decades-old fact about Olympic history …

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Mor Aframian (center) graduated from college with advanced degrees and $75,000 in debt. She's pictured here at the Redress Raleigh Fashion Show, which she co-founded while a student.
Report: Student Loans Weigh Heavily on NC Communities

RALEIGH, N. C. – An estimated 60 percent of North Carolina ZIP Codes have high rates of student loan delinquency, according to a report from …

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PHOTO: Television viewers may find public TV stations serving diverse communities in their markets disappearing in a $45 billion gold rush by wireless providers bidding in a government auction of broadcasting spectrum. Photo credit: M. Scheerer.
The Airwaves: For Public TV or Internet Interests?

CHARLOTTE, N. C. – As the song goes, "Video Killed the Radio Star." Will wireless kill some free public TV? That's the latest media question…

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Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! It's 'Read Across America Day' in NC

MONROE, N.C. - Thousands of children across North Carolina will celebrate a special birthday today. It's Dr. Seuss's birthday, which is also "Read …

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Unique NC Partnership Breathes Life and Art into Illness

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Every year, thousands of people with multiple sclerosis struggle with disabilities as their disease progresses. MS can rob them of …

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All Things Considered: No Love for "Car Talk," Educational Programs?

WASHINGTON - Some members of the new Congress have no love for public media. If they have their way, the "on-air" lights could dim at thousands of …

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Study: Eating Disorders and Bare Midriffs - Cheerleaders "At Risk"

RALEIGH, N. C. - College football fans may be dismayed to note that the teams' cheerleaders - those paragons of collegiate beauty, athleticism and …

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