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Good News Friday: It’s a good day to be a fan of the NC State Wolfpack
The Wolfpack men and women will compete for a national championship in college bball. Plus: A rare solar eclipse, and Charlotte’s first Latino film festival.
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Far-right groups push to limit IVF access
Groups like the Heritage Foundation are trying to take a “back-door” approach to restricting access to IVF by pushing for strict regulations that chip away at the ability of providers and patients to complete treatment.
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How Florida’s 6-week abortion ban will complicate access in North Carolina
The influx of Florida women traveling to North Carolina to seek care will further strain a state that is one of the only sources of safe abortion care in the South.
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A second Trump term could lead to abortion and IVF bans
The former president has suggested he might support a 15-week nationwide abortion ban, cozied up to members of the anti-IVF movement, and is aligned with groups who want to further restrict reproductive freedom.
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New moms in rural NC are getting better postpartum care thanks to Medicaid expansion
Rural NC physician Laura Ucik says she’s witnessed improvements in post-birth care for patients recently, thanks largely to an expansion in postpartum benefits under Medicaid.
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Dreamville, Merlefest, and the Azalea Festival: 12 major spring festivals to go to in NC
From food and music to flowers and pirates, there are themes for everyone at these dozen festivals spread throughout the state.
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Biden and Harris tout healthcare expansion in Raleigh visit
President Biden and Vice President Harris visited Raleigh Tuesday to tout their success in lowering healthcare costs and expanding access to health insurance.
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Trump’s threats to repeal the Affordable Care Act would devastate North Carolina
The Affordable Care Act expanded access to healthcare for millions of Americans. A second Trump presidency could end that progress, especially in rural North Carolina. Fourteen years ago, on March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law. Despite the law’s impact in giving millions of Americans health coverage for…
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VIDEO: NC public school teacher says “go harder”
This🔥🔥 Taylor Evans, a public school teacher in Vance County, NC, had this advice for North Carolinians who are steamed about the chronic underfunding of public schools: “Go harder.” Evans was one of many educators who gathered over the weekend at a #DefendBlackHistory summit in Charlotte, organized by the advocacy group @colorofchange. Public schools in…
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VIDEO: Why It’s So Important To Know Your History
Becky Pringle, the president of the National Education Association, on how her upbringing— her father was a history teacher—helped her understand how the past is still impacting Americans today.
























