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• Introduction to Theater: 1,500 NYC students see 'The Lion King' on Broadway for free

  02-03-2022 23:24
  Roughly 1,500 students from New York City saw "The Lion King" on Broadway for free as part Theatre Development Fund's Introduction to Theatre program.
  
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• The Woman's Club of Raleigh publishes book of personal accounts of pandemic

  02-03-2022 23:22
  March is Women's History Month and to celebrate, ABC11 is spotlighting the creative way that The Woman's Club of Raleigh is documenting the pandemic.
  
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• Winery Terra Nonno is a family-affair born during the pandemic

  02-03-2022 23:16
  
  The family-owned Winery Terra Nonno came to fruition in the midst of a pandemic, but it's thriving with the help of the entire family.
  
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• Neumann University women's hockey team looking to inspire next generation of hockey stars

  02-03-2022 23:09
  
  Neumann University's women's ice hockey team is helping elementary school girls from Drexel Neumann Academy get started in the sport.
  
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• Drunk pilot pulled off JetBlue flight at Buffalo airport, police say

  02-03-2022 22:50
  
  A TSA officer at Buffalo Niagara International Airport noticed the pilot, 52-year-old James Clifton, was acting drunk and notified police.
  
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• Vice President Kamala Harris touts labor, jobs in visit to Durham Tech

  02-03-2022 22:26
  Vice President Kamala Harris came to Durham on Wednesday to visit an apprentice training program for union electrical workers in a decidedly non-union state..
  
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• LA judge: Kim Kardashian officially single, can drop West from name amid divorce from Ye

  02-03-2022 21:13
  The judge's move, known as bifurcation, allows a person amid a complicated divorce to become legally single while issues of child custody and property are worked out.
  
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• Midway Gourmet has all the crazy, deep-fried rodeo food you're craving!

  02-03-2022 21:07
  
  Meet the man behind the rodeo's craziest deep-fried creations!
  
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• Floral Minnie takes over iconic display near Disneyland's main entrance for Women's History Month

  02-03-2022 20:22
  "Mickey Mouse has always been the star of the show ... until now!"
  
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• 2 California brothers died 3 months before adoptive parents reported them missing, DA says

  02-03-2022 19:59
  Two young brothers died three months before their adoptive parents, who have been arrested on murder charges, reported them missing in late 2020, the Kern County district attorney announced.
  
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• Africans, Asians and citizens of countries fleeing Ukraine war claim mistreatment at refugee centers

  02-03-2022 19:52
  
  Some Indian citizens said border guards gave fellow Ukrainians priority in getting out and attempted to physically push non-Ukrainians back.
  
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• 141 nations vote to demand Russia withdraw from Ukraine as refugee crisis unfolds, attacks intensify

  02-03-2022 19:34
  
  Russia reported its military casualties for the first time since the invasion began last week, saying nearly 500 of its troops had been killed.
  
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• Adoptive parents of missing California City boys Orson and Orrin West charged with murder

  02-03-2022 19:30
  
  The adoptive parents of two young California City boys who have been missing for more than a year have been charged with murder.
  
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• LIVE: Adoptive parents of missing California City boys Orson and Orrin West charged with murder

  02-03-2022 19:00
  
  The adoptive parents of two young California City boys who have been missing for more than a year have been charged with murder.
  
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• UN votes overwhelmingly to demand Russia withdraw from Ukraine as refugee crisis unfolds

  02-03-2022 18:17
  
  But both sides said they were ready to resume talks aimed at stopping the fighting, which had Ukraine under threat on multiple fronts.
  
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• UN votes overwhelming to demand Russia withdraw from Ukraine as refugee crisis unfolds, deaths mount

  02-03-2022 18:11
  
  But both sides said they were ready to resume talks aimed at stopping the fighting, which had Ukraine under threat on multiple fronts.
  
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• "Dancing With the Stars" pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy makes it to Poland after fleeing Ukraine

  02-03-2022 16:44
  "Dancing With the Stars" pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy has made it safely to Poland after a dangerous trek out of his native Ukraine.
  
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• Ukrainian grandmother tells grandson she's 'ready to fight' as Russian forces move closer to Kyiv

  02-03-2022 15:39
  "She said if she has to, she will grab a pitchfork and go stand up for Ukraine," 83-year-old Liudmila Reshetniyk's grandson said.
  
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• Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Durham, prepared to talk about job creation

  02-03-2022 15:37
  
  Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Durham at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.
  
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• Carolina Panthers name Anish Shroff new play-by-play announcer

  02-03-2022 14:44
  
  Anish Shroff is first and only minority play-by-play radio voice in the NFL.
  
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• Ukraine says more than 2K civilians dead as Russia renews assault; both sides ready for more talks

  02-03-2022 14:16
  
  Biden warned that if Putin didn't "pay a price" for the invasion, the aggression wouldn't stop with one country.
  
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• Here's how President Biden wants to fight inflation in America

  02-03-2022 14:00
  Inflation in America is higher than it has been at any point in nearly 40 years. The White House has unveiled a plan to fight inflation, President Biden said during the State of the Union address.
  
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• Americans can order another round of free at-home Covid-19 tests next week

  02-03-2022 13:39
  "If you already ordered free tests, tonight, I'm announcing you can order another group of tests," President Biden during the State of the Union address.
  
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• Speed limit to be reduced on 3 Wake County roads

  02-03-2022 13:05
  Driver's beware! Speed limits on three Wake County roads are being reduced.
  
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• 40-story high-rise building could come to Nash Square in Raleigh

  02-03-2022 12:51
  Raleigh is one of the fastest growing cities in the country, and it could soon grow higher in the sky.
  
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• Pedestrian hit and killed on US 401 in Garner

  02-03-2022 12:26
  A person was hit and killed while crossing a busy road in Garner.
  
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• Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Durham, talk jobs

  02-03-2022 12:22
  Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Durham on Wednesday.
  
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• Russia takes aim at Ukraine urban areas; Biden vows Putin will 'pay'

  02-03-2022 11:01
  
  "Nobody will forgive. Nobody will forget," Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed after Tuesday's bloodshed on the central square in Kharkiv.
  
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• Key takeaways of President Biden's State of the Union address: War in Ukraine transforms focus

  02-03-2022 11:00
  Biden used the war as both the platform and the urgent reason to talk about the fight between democracy and autocracy as a reality rather than an abstraction.
  
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• Picture Perfect, Warmer Tomorrow

  02-03-2022 10:54
  
  It'll feel like mid-May by early next week.
  
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• 'It's amazing': Ukrainians fleeing war reunite with loved ones at RDU

  02-03-2022 05:24
  The hugs couldn't wait for Halyna Marchenko and her two children -- relatives ran down before they fully cleared security Tuesday night at RDU International Airport to greet them after their trek from Ukraine to Raleigh.
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• FACT CHECK: President Joe Biden's claims from his first State of the Union address

  02-03-2022 05:19
  The Associated Press is fact-checking President Joe Biden's first State of the Union speech as he grapples with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a stalled domestic agenda and the lingering COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds gives GOP response to Biden's State of the Union address

  02-03-2022 05:15
  "Instead of moving America forward, it feels like President Biden and his party have sent us back in time," said Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds.
  
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• State of the Union: Biden vows to check Russian aggression, fight inflation

  02-03-2022 05:01
  
  President Biden vowed in his first State of the Union address to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, tame soaring U.S. inflation at home and deal with the fading but still dangerous coronavirus.
  
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• State of the Union 2022: Watch President Biden's speech

  02-03-2022 04:41
  
  Watch President Joe Biden's full remarks from his first State of the Union address as he vowed to check Russian aggression in Ukraine and "build a better America."
  
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• State of the Union live: Biden vows to check Russian aggression, fight inflation

  02-03-2022 03:51
  
  President Biden vowed in his first State of the Union address to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, tame soaring U.S. inflation at home and deal with the fading but still dangerous coronavirus.
  
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• State of the Union live: President Biden steps to lectern at fraught moment

  02-03-2022 03:23
  
  President Biden vowed in his first State of the Union address to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, tame soaring U.S. inflation at home and deal with the fading but still dangerous coronavirus.
  
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• Garner Police to fight crime with cameras that read license plates

  02-03-2022 03:12
  The Garner Police Department is installing license-plate readers that will give officers real-time alerts.
  
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• Orange County to drop mask mandate March 7

  02-03-2022 02:01
  Orange County says its COVID-19 metrics have improved and will drop the mask mandate on March 7.
  
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• Apex couple donating thousands of airline miles to help Ukrainians get to the U.S.

  02-03-2022 01:56
  An Apex couple is helping in the humanitarian crisis happening in Ukraine by donating thousands of airline miles to get those desperate to get out of harm's way to the U.S.
  
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• New Jersey drivers may soon be able to pump their own gas

  02-03-2022 01:32
  New Jersey is the only state in the nation that does not allow drivers to pump their own gas, a point of pride for many throughout the Garden State.
  
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• Durham mayor says she won't talk to reporters about gun violence

  02-03-2022 01:11
  Her comments came as both Mayor Elaine O'Neal and Durham Police Chief Patrice Andrews have been tasked with a challenge that existed far before both arrived at their respective positions but hasn't gotten better.
  
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• 'Every day is worse and worse': Durham dance studio raises funds for instructor's family in Ukraine

  02-03-2022 00:18
  Most of the instructors and both owners at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Durham are Ukrainian natives, who have spent the past several days in shock over the unfolding events.
  
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• 'I wanted to change the stigma': Durham woman opens self-funded afterschool program for teens

  02-03-2022 00:10
  Monday through Friday, teens can go to P.O.O.F. to learn skills like shoe design, window tinting, cell phone repair services and have the option of turning knowledge into profit.
  
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