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After raids, Charlotte City Council committee votes to direct more money to organizations that work with immigrants

The Charlotte City Council Monday voted unanimously to increase financial support for nonprofits and organizations that work ...
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Charlotte immigrant corridor empties amid Border Patrol surge; some shops close indefinitely

As U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents continue an immigration enforcement operation across Charlotte, businesses along ...
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CPB agrees to revive a $36 million deal with NPR killed after Trump's pressure

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $35.9 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had ...
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A year of upheaval: how much NC public school funding was affected by federal cuts and delays?

This year, schools have faced canceled grants, delayed funds, and abrupt decisions by the U.S. Dept. of Education. WUNC ...
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FEMA acting chief David Richardson departs after 6 months on the job

The acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has left his post, marking another disruption in a year of staff ...
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FEMA acting chief David Richardson departs after 6 months on the job, officials say

The acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has left his post, marking another disruption in a year of staff ...
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'What you see is really me,' says 'Wicked' star Cynthia Erivo

Erivo says she found parallels between her life and the experience of her Wicked character, Elphaba. Her new memoir is called ...
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Ecuador rejects U.S. military bases in major defeat for President Noboa

Ecuadorians have decisively rejected a series of referendum measures, including plans for U.S. military bases and ...
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Bangladesh's ousted prime minister sentenced to death for role in protest crackdown

A tribunal in Dhaka sentenced Sheikh Hasina to death for her involvement in the use of deadly force against protesters last ...
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Union County Schools were the top-ranked in NC. That's when the trouble started

Union County Public Schools celebrated becoming the highest-performing school district in North Carolina. Two months later, ...
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Alaska owns dozens of crumbling schools. It wants underfunded districts to take them on

Rural school district superintendents are trying to find the best use of limited resources. Taking on the state's ...
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Do you have to open the door for Border Patrol? Charlotte attorneys explain

Immigration attorneys Jamila Espinoza and Andres Lopez explain what rights Charlotte residents have as U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents carry out a wave of public arrests across the city.