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• Title IX paved the way for Sterling High girls' basketball team's historic 1st championship win

  17-03-2022 23:49
  Title IX, approved by Congress on June 23, 197, created the opportunity for girls to play the games they loved at levels they never imagined.
  
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• One year later: How the Atlanta spa shootings call attention to hypersexualization of Asian women

  17-03-2022 23:49
  Wednesday marked one year since a white gunman opened fire at three spas in the Atlanta area, killing eight women. This senseless act of violence is an example of how hypersexualization and fetishization can manifest itself into deadly outcomes.
  
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• North Carolina dismantles Marquette 95-63 in NCAA tournament opener

  17-03-2022 23:48
  
  North Carolina jumped out of the gate quickly and buried Marquette by halftime to advance to a meeting with defending national champion Baylor on Saturday.
  
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• NC Sheriff's Association submits policing recommendations that activist says fall short

  17-03-2022 23:30
  The North Carolina Sheriff's Association released a 32-page report with recommendations they say will improve law enforcement professionalism.
  
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• Changes could be coming to VA medical centers in Durham and Fayetteville

  17-03-2022 23:28
  This week the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs released a sweeping plan to close and update medical services for veterans across the country.
  
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• Soccer legend Brandi Chastain shares how Title IX paved way for her sports career

  17-03-2022 23:27
  Title IX gave Brandi Chastain the chance to have the legendary soccer career that she had. But she says the work for equality is never done. "We've come a long way, but we're only scratching the surface because this 50 years feels only like the beginning right now."
  
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• Meet Yankees broadcaster Suzyn Waldman, a pioneer in sports

  17-03-2022 23:08
  You hear her on New York Yankees broadcasts - a trailblazer as the third woman in MLB history to serve as a full-time commentator in the booth.
  
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• Saint Patrick's Day parties return to Glenwood South after two years

  17-03-2022 22:55
  There was lots of green to go around Glenwood South for St. Patrick's Day as businesses got a nice influx of business.
  
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• Knightdale man set fire to own home before chase, exchange of shots with Raleigh officers

  17-03-2022 22:55
  A man who fired shots at Raleigh police officers after a crash on New Bern Avenue was also wanted for setting his Knightdale home on fire, authorities said.
  
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• Man exits crashed car after police chase, opens fire on Raleigh police officers

  17-03-2022 22:17
  A shooting suspect led Raleigh police on a chase that ended with the suspect exchanging gunfire with officers before being arrested.
  
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• 13-year-old was driving truck in fiery crash with University of the Southwest bus, NTSB says

  17-03-2022 22:01
  The 13-year-old was driving a pickup truck when it veered into the opposite lane and collided with the golf teams' van head-on, NTSB said.
  
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• Spring Lake accounting tech used more than $400,000 in town funds, audit finds

  17-03-2022 21:52
  A former accounting technician and finance director in Spring Lake used nearly a half million dollars of town funds for herself, according to an audit.
  
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• Chicago architect creates 'moving classroom' to share love of design, building

  17-03-2022 19:50
  
  Chicago Mobile Makers Founder, Maya Bird-Murphy, shares her story of founding a nonprofit in 2017. She explains how they use a renovated USPS van.
  
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• Jews worldwide celebrate Purim holiday with a Hamantaschen cookie

  17-03-2022 19:23
  
  Food has a special place in Jewish celebrations, and on the holiday of Purim, Jews celebrate by baking and eating a triangular cookie called "Hamantas
  
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• 2022 Tobacco Road Marathon to take place Sunday

  17-03-2022 18:53
  The 12th annual Tobacco Road Marathon and Half Marathon will take place Sunday, March 20.
  
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• March's full worm moon, which gets its odd nickname from season change, rises tonight

  17-03-2022 18:19
  The night sky is closing out the last week of winter -- and St. Patrick's Day -- with a full moon!
  
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• Paddle or pedal? Boat puzzle stumps 'Wheel of Fortune' contestants

  17-03-2022 17:59
  'What are you doing?' was the category. And that's what the "Wheel of Fortune" audience was asking these contestants during this puzzle!
  
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• Rain Ending, Staying Mild

  17-03-2022 17:51
  
  Rain will taper this afternoon and 70s return Friday.
  
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• Kanye West suspended from Instagram for 24 hours after directing racial slur at Trevor Noah

  17-03-2022 17:38
  Kanye West has been suspended from Instagram after he posted a racial slur directed at "Daily Show" host Trevor Noah, a spokesperson for Meta confirmed.
  
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• Title IX: Explaining the landmark civil rights law that codified gender equity in sports and beyond

  17-03-2022 17:30
  Title IX, the landmark civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination at educational institutions that receive money from the United States Department of Education, turns 50 this June.
  
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• 'Worst is behind us': Gov. Roy Cooper recalls tragedy of COVID-19, praises steps taken to curb virus

  17-03-2022 17:01
  Governor Roy Cooper spoke Thursday painting a picture of a state that was hard hit by COVID-19 but successfully responded to the challenges the virus created.
  
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• Leon Coffee: 40 years of bullfighting

  17-03-2022 16:43
  
  Legendary rodeo clown and bullfighter Leon Coffee is performing at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo through March 20.
  
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• Nearly 400 gallons of gas stolen overnight from High Point gas station

  17-03-2022 16:35
  
  Nearly 400 gallons of gas were stolen from a North Carolina gas station this week, prompting the owner to take extra security precautions amid historically high gas prices nationwide.
  
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• Governor Roy Cooper to talk about North Carolina's next steps as COVID-19 cases decline

  17-03-2022 15:40
  Governor Roy Cooper is scheduled to speak Thursday at 11:30 a.m. to talk about the next phase of COVID-19.
  
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• Airfares are going up. Blame full planes, not fuel prices

  17-03-2022 14:01
  The surge in demand is lifting fares by about $15 to $20 on a $200 ticket in the second quarter of this year.
  
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• Julianne Hough talks about combining dancing with movie magic in 'Step into...the Movies'

  17-03-2022 13:53
  A fun night full of movie magic and dance is headed your way thanks to Derek and Julianne Hough!
  
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• Lightning strikes Rolesville home causing early morning fire

  17-03-2022 12:26
  A family in the Granite Falls Community of Rolesville is asking for prayers on social media after lightning struck their house causing a fire.
  
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• Hundreds feared trapped in Ukraine theater hit by airstrike

  17-03-2022 11:19
  
  Ukrainian authorities struggled to determine the fate of hundreds of civilians who had been sheltering in a theater smashed by a Russian airstrike in the besieged city of Mariupol as officials said Russian artillery Thursday destroyed more civilian buildings in another frontline city.
  
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• Knightdale police searching for man in connection with attempted murder

  17-03-2022 11:18
  Police in Knightdale are searching for a man they say attempted to kill his former girlfriend in the parking lot of the Duke Urgent Care in Knightdale
  
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• Rain and Storms This Morning, Remaining Mild

  17-03-2022 10:16
  Rain will taper this afternoon and 70s return on Friday.
  
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• Jussie Smollett released from jail; appeal still pending

  17-03-2022 04:56
  Jussie Smollett was released from Cook County Jail Wednesday after an appeals court that agreed with his lawyers that he should be released pending the appeal of his conviction for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack.
  
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• 'How do we solve this problem?' Equity expert talks business diversity at Duke

  17-03-2022 04:36
  Wednesday night's discussion at Duke University was about leveling up leadership -- advancing a new sense of racial equity at American businesses. And the Triangle, like most places in the country, has a lot of work to do on that front.
  
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• Wake County to scale down COVID-19 testing and vaccine programs

  17-03-2022 04:16
  Wake County said it will reduce the number of daily appointments for COVID-19 testing and vaccination.
  
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• Amy Schumer talks bringing passion project 'Life & Beth' to Hulu, hosting Oscars

  17-03-2022 03:26
  Before she co-hosts the Oscars, Amy Schumer begins starring in the new Hulu series, "Life & Beth." She's also as an executive producer, a writer and one of the show's directors.
  
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• Gov. Cooper calls first electric school bus made in N.C. a 'win-win'

  17-03-2022 03:11
  North Carolina's first electric school bus was unveiled Tuesday in Cherokee
  
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• North Carolina gas station lowers prices to $2.25 to give community break at the pump

  17-03-2022 02:38
  The gas station owners said they wanted to help people during this time, so they took a loss and dropped their prices. They ran out of gas in a few hours, but plan to do this again soon.
  
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• Goldsboro 14-year-old shot and killed when bullets fired into home

  17-03-2022 00:37
  A teenager was shot and killed inside a Goldsboro home on Wednesday morning.
  
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• 'They have nothing now': Ukrainians in the Triangle watch as beloved country ravaged by war

  17-03-2022 00:25
  Ukrainians living in the Triangle are devastated by the images and stories from family and friends still inside their war-torn home country.
  
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• HBCUs targeted by bomb threats to receive federal funding

  17-03-2022 00:16
  Vice President Kamala Harris announced that federal funding would go toward fighting threats against Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
  
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• Jussie Smollett to be released from jail during appeal, court rules

  17-03-2022 00:02
  An appeals court has ordered that Jussie Smollett be released from jail during the appeal of his conviction on charges that he lied to police about a racist and homophobic attack.
  
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