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• Ohio train derailment: Trump tours town near toxic train derailment

  22-02-2023 23:54
  
  "You have a president going to Ukraine and you have people in Ohio that are in desperate need of help," Trump said on Monday during a speech in West Palm Beach, Florida, days after he announced his upcoming trip to the site.
  
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• American Girl unveils new twin dolls inspired by '90s nostalgia to historical doll collection

  22-02-2023 23:36
  The backstories of American Girl's new twin dolls originate from the 1990s in Seattle and will highlight how that era shaped today's internet, entertainment and fashion trends.
  
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• No cow needed: plant-based beverages can be called milk, FDA proposes

  22-02-2023 23:22
  Food and Drug Administration officials issued guidance that says plant-based beverages don't pretend to be from dairy animals - and that U.S. consumers aren't confused by the difference.
  
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• Woman's murder solved after more than 50 years using DNA found on cigarette, victim's clothing

  22-02-2023 23:07
  
  Rita Curran was found dead in 1971, severely beaten after apparently having put up a "vicious struggle," a detective wrote at the time.
  
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• 'Disruptive passenger' forces American Airlines flight to make emergency landing at RDU

  22-02-2023 22:42
  The American Airlines flight from Jacksonville to Washington landed safely after diverting to RDU, where law enforcement took a passenger into custody.
  
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• NPR to cut 10% of its staff after 'sharp decline' in revenues for the public radio network, CEO says

  22-02-2023 22:31
  
  The layoffs at the public broadcaster, home to the popular news programs "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered," will result in at least 100 positions being eliminated.
  
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• Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner subpoenaed by special counsel in Jan. 6 investigation: Sources

  22-02-2023 22:30
  The subpoena for the couple is specifically related to the special counsel's probe of Jan. 6 and the activities leading up to that day by Donald Trump.
  
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• Child injured during Cary apartment complex hostage situation

  22-02-2023 22:22
  Cary Police Chief Terry Sult said a man is still barricaded inside the home, but the 11-year-old boy is being treated at a hospital after suffering gunshot wounds.
  
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• Durham Police ID victim killed in deadly shooting on Holloway Street

  22-02-2023 22:09
  Durham police officers are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and one injured Tuesday night.
  
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• Durham hit-and-run crash leaves 45-year-old dead

  22-02-2023 22:02
  
  Durham Police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash that happened late Tuesday evening.
  
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• Raleigh police investigate after man shot in apartment parking lot

  22-02-2023 21:20
  
  Raleigh police are investigating after a shooting left a man hospitalized Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• 'American Idol' 2023 | Ashley Tankard of Durham to audition on the Idol's new season

  22-02-2023 21:20
  Watch Ashley Tankard of Durham as she auditions in season 21 on Sunday, February 26.
  
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• New estimate finds US could face default on debt by early June if Congress doesn't act

  22-02-2023 21:11
  
  Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen notified Congress in January that her agency was resorting to "extraordinary measures" to avoid default.
  
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• Record Breaking Warmth Again Tomorrow

  22-02-2023 20:55
  
  Feeling like early June
  
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• 10 Palestinians killed, scores hurt in Israel West Bank raid

  22-02-2023 20:29
  
  Israel has been carrying out stepped-up arrest raids of wanted militants in the West Bank since a series of deadly Palestinian attacks in Israel last spring.
  
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• First lady Jill Biden in Africa to show administration's commitment, White House says

  22-02-2023 20:25
  
  She is visiting Namibia and Kenya this week with her granddaughter Naomi.
  
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• Ohio train derailment: Trump set to visit town affected by toxic train derailment

  22-02-2023 19:59
  
  "You have a president going to Ukraine and you have people in Ohio that are in desperate need of help," Trump said on Monday during a speech in West Palm Beach, Florida, days after he announced his upcoming trip to the site.
  
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• Celebration EXPO is a chance for all to take in Black History Month

  22-02-2023 19:52
  
  The Bear-Glasgow Family YMCA held its Celebration EXPO as part of its Black History Month Activities
  
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• HBCUs nationwide see a surge in interest and enrollment

  22-02-2023 19:39
  More top scholars and athletes are choosing HBCUs. We took a look at the pop culture, social action, and other reasons why.
  
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• Margarita buzzkill: How the climate crisis is threatening tequila production

  22-02-2023 19:37
  
  The margarita's main ingredient, tequila, is threatened by changing weather and new strain on the agave plant's vital pollinator -- the bat.
  
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• Local churches mark Ash Wednesday, start of Lent

  22-02-2023 19:08
  The 40-day period is a time of reflection and preparation leading up to Easter.
  
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• Juvenile injured during Cary apartment complex hostage situation

  22-02-2023 19:07
  
  Cary Police Chief Terry Sult said a man is still barricaded inside the home, but the juvenile is being treated at a hospital after suffering gunshot wounds.
  
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• Microsoft brings Bing chatbot to phones after curbing quirks

  22-02-2023 18:54
  
  Microsoft is ready to take its new Bing chatbot mainstream - less than a week after making major fixes to stop the artificially intelligent search engine from going off the rails.
  
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• LIVE: Chief discusses heavy police presence at Cary apartment complex, man barricaded inside

  22-02-2023 18:44
  
  It's not clear why the man is barricaded inside the apartment complex.
  
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• Heavy police presence at Cary apartment complex, man barricaded inside

  22-02-2023 18:11
  It's not clear why the man is barricaded inside the apartment complex.
  
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• Fox host Tucker Carlson says he's gained 'unfettered' access to unreleased Jan. 6 security video

  22-02-2023 18:10
  Carlson has repeatedly spread conspiracy theories about the circumstances surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and has suggested it was part of a "false flag" operation to target Trump supporters.
  
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• Vanderbilt University apologizes after using ChatGPT to console students

  22-02-2023 17:45
  Administrators sent the email days after the fatal shooting at Michigan State.
  
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• Driver killed in Chatham County after crash with lumber truck

  22-02-2023 17:42
  The lumber that was hanging of the truck broke the windshield and killed the person driving the SUV.
  
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• Death of young League City pitcher inspires bone marrow donations, saving life of California man

  22-02-2023 17:31
  
  BE THE MATCH:A League City father made a life-saving donation to a stranger in California years after losing his son to liver cancer
  
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• Cumberland County Schools bus shortage after 17 drivers call out sick

  22-02-2023 16:53
  Officials have notified families impacted and have asked them to arrange before and after-school transportation for their children, according to the school system.
  
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• Ohio toxic train derailment: EPA vows to support East Palestine as rail company handles cleanup

  22-02-2023 16:47
  "In no way, shape or form, will Norfolk Southern get off the hook for the mess that they created," EPA Administrator Michael Regan said
  
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• LIVE: NC House voting on new gun law over handgun purchases

  22-02-2023 16:31
  
  The bill would scrap the requirement for a sheriff to sign off before a person could buy a handgun.
  
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• Southern Baptist Convention ousts its second-largest megachurch for having woman pastor

  22-02-2023 15:23
  The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted its second-largest church -- Saddleback Church -- for having a woman pastor.
  
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• NC House voting on new gun law over handgun purchases

  22-02-2023 15:06
  The bill would scrap the requirement for a sheriff to sign off before a person could buy a handgun.
  
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• Rapper Da Brat is pregnant at 48, expecting 1st child with wife: 'It's been quite a journey'

  22-02-2023 15:01
  The 48-year-old recording artist Da Brat revealed that she is expecting her first child.
  
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• Da Brat is pregnant at 48: 'I just thought it wasn't in the cards for me'

  22-02-2023 14:38
  
  The 48-year-old recording artist Da Brat revealed that she is expecting her first child.
  
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• NC State student task force reveals findings of mental health report

  22-02-2023 13:55
  The new report will share challenges some students are facing and plans to increase support.
  
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• Possible record-breaking temperatures next two days

  22-02-2023 12:58
  
  The Triangle could see the first 80 degree day of the year thanks to plenty of sun and a few clouds.
  
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• 'One of the biggest launches we've had': Starbucks' new drinks have a spoonful of olive oil

  22-02-2023 12:36
  Starbucks is betting that people will hear about the concoction and try it because they want to know what it tastes like. And, perhaps, because they've heard that there are health benefits to extra virgin olive oil.
  
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• Deadly shooting closes portion of Holloway Street in Durham

  22-02-2023 04:43
  
  A stretch of Holloway Street in Durham is closed as police officers investigate a fatal shooting.
  
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• Budd, Tillis, move to expedite Billy Graham statue in U.S. Capitol

  22-02-2023 04:30
  
  North Carolina's two senators, Ted Budd and Thom Tillis have introduced a resolution to expedite the installation of a statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham Jr. into the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall Collection.
  
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• Frightening video shows boar attack snowboarders at ski resort

  22-02-2023 02:14
  Frightening video captured the moment a boar came out of the woods and charged at some snowboarders.
  
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• Racial slur appears on NC woman's Chick-Fil-A receipt instead of her name, company apologizes

  22-02-2023 01:59
  "We sincerely apologize for the harm caused by this incident.
  
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• How Cary ice cream shop's 'hidden' workers align with Cooper's message

  22-02-2023 01:59
  Gov. Roy Cooper recently spoke about making sure the state had enough workers to support expanding demand. Here's how one small business is making that happen.
  
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• Department of Transportation watchdog to investigate flight cancellations and delays

  22-02-2023 01:48
  The Department of Transportation's internal watchdog said Tuesday it is launching a probe into the spike in flight cancellations and delays that have come in the wake of the pandemic.
  
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• Thinking about hospice care? Here's where to start

  22-02-2023 01:45
  Former President Jimmy Carter's decision to enter home hospice care has put a renewed spotlight on these "special" people who help make patients' final days easier.
  
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• Bay Area education nonprofit Urban Ed Academy wants every student to have a Black male teacher

  22-02-2023 01:02
  
  Urban Ed Academy is building equity in education by increasing Black male teacher representation in the Bay Area.
  
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• Raleigh Convention Center expansion plans aimed at drawing bigger events

  22-02-2023 00:52
  The proposal calls for an additional 500,000 square feet of meeting space, including 50,000 and 30,000 square foot flex halls.
  
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• Austin Butler gets emotional in Oscar luncheon interview

  22-02-2023 00:19
  'Elvis' star Austin Butler gets emotional seeing a message from Priscilla Presley.
  
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• Law enforcement warns that school threats bring dire consequences

  22-02-2023 00:10
  The Wake County Public School System said they're looking at ways to work with state lawmakers to see how laws can be strengthened
  
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