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Police arrested more than two dozen protesters who refused to leave an encampment. The group call themselves the UNC-Chapel Hill Gaza Solidarity Encampment and are calling for an end to the war in Gaza. -
WFAE's Gwendolyn Glenn talks to sportswriter Mike Kaye about how the Carolina Panthers and players from the Carolinas fared in the 2024 NFL draft. -
The federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., ruled in favor of transgender patients on Monday. The case was brought by Medicaid recipients in West Virginia and state employees in North Carolina. -
Protests continued Monday at an encampment at UNC Chapel Hill, as students called for the university to divest from investments that support Israel. -
eCourts has been plagued by complaints about its implementation and faces a lawsuit. -
CBD, hemp and other products that contain the active ingredient from marijuana are sold in North Carolina with few regulations. An effort in the state legislature aims to change that.
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This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Pete Candler. He comes from a storied Southern family—one of his ancestors founded Coca-Cola—but Pete has written a new book about the secrets in his family’s history, and in the South’s history as well. -
This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson convenes a panel of three experts on Charlotte for his second SouthBound Live event about the future of the city. This time we’re talking about affordable housing, equity, and what we can learn from the city’s history.
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