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Way more Americans are getting sterilized since Roe was struck down, research finds
A new study has found that from May to August 2022, vasectomies surged by 95% and tubal sterilizations increased by 70% among adults ages 19 to 26. Health care professionals across the country have seen this in real time.
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NC lawmakers return to Raleigh vowing to work together, but with an uncertain road ahead
The North Carolina General Assembly opened its new year with suggestions of bipartisan cooperation, even as they return to the site of several contentious debates. Republicans have lost their supermajority in the NC House, so will that sense of working together last or just fade into the din? Here’s what you need to know.
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8 places in Asheville that feel like Emily Henry’s Sunshine Falls
Romance author Emily Henry is known for her ability to make a fictional place feel like the real thing. Sunshine Falls, North Carolina is one of those places.
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North Carolina expands Hurricane Helene recovery jobs program
North Carolina expands hurricane recovery employment program to 39 counties, offering temporary jobs and income to residents affected by Hurricane Helene.
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16 fascinating North Carolina festivals happening in 2025
Discover some eccentric things in this list of fascinating North Carolina festivals in 2025, including whirligigs, wooly worms, pirates, and racing in outhouses.
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Trump just pulled back a plan to regulate toxic, cancer-causing PFAS. It’s in hundreds of water systems in North Carolina.
PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” are linked to cancer, birth abnormalities, and other health ailments. But Trump is pushing back a long-awaited plan to set federal limits on them.
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People are leaving states with abortion bans, according to study
A new analysis from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that since 2022, states with near-total abortion bans appear to have lost 36,000 people per quarter, with single people, who tend to skew younger, being more likely to leave. Tens of thousands of people, in particular single people, have left states with abortion bans…
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NC nonprofit partners with High Point students to transform local community center
For their own day of community service, High Point University students teamed up with Operation Xcel to revitalize their local community center for K-5 children to learn, dream, and thrive.
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Trump executive order halting offshore wind farms could hurt NC’s economy
On his first day in office, President Trump signed an executive order to halt further offshore wind projects and review existing ones in development. The move could have a huge impact on North Carolina, where wind energy has become a key part of the state’s energy plan.
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Conservative voices join the outcry against Jefferson Griffin’s effort to overturn his election loss
A Republican angering Democrats in a fight over voting rights is one thing. But a Republican causing several conservative voices to align with Democrats against them highlights just how unprecedented Griffin’s effort is.
