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She left the US after seven months in ICE custody, but still dreams of a life in America
Back in her home country of Honduras, Allison Bustillo reflects on being separated from her family, the experience of migrant families in the US, and what North Carolina and America mean to her.
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NC program to support people with severe mental illness leaving prison
More than half of the people in the criminal justice system have a mental illness. A state program in NC wants to help them re-enter society.
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SNAP recipients to receive partial benefits in November, NC officials confirm
After prolonged threats to withhold November SNAP payments during the government shutdown, the Trump administration told NC officials that it would follow court orders to release partial funds.
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Affordable Care Act premiums are about to soar in North Carolina
With Republicans in D.C. blocking renewed Affordable Care Act subsidies, North Carolina is passing along steep rate hikes for health care coverage.
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Federal judges rule Trump must fund SNAP benefits through the shutdown
Two federal judges have ruled that President Trump must fund SNAP benefits through the shutdown, but these important food benefits have already been disrupted.
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Medicaid funding shortfall shutters statewide program helping moms and babies
The Perinatal Quality Collaborative of NC has been credited with reducing C-section births, boosting breastfeeding and cutting infection rates in the tiniest babies.
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North Carolina researchers look into what could be a new kind of dinosaur
North Carolina researchers say they’ve unraveled a long-running mystery into a mysterious tyrannosaur skeleton that they say is a new kind of dinosaur.
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How the shutdown is impacting military families in North Carolina and beyond
The government shutdown has left military families in North Carolina and across the country wondering when the paychecks will stop.
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NC House votes to block Medicaid patients from getting care at Planned Parenthood
North Carolina Republicans approved a ‘bait and switch’ bill that would block Medicaid patients from using their insurance at Planned Parenthood clinics.
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Millions could go hungry in NC if SNAP benefits are paused during government shutdown
Kids, seniors, and veterans are among those who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to eat. The Trump administration has warned it will discontinue the program’s payments in November.
