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Most road construction will shut down for the Memorial Day weekend.
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North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives are adding solar and battery energy storage at 14 sites across the state. -
Officials are reminding the public that flying drones near wildfires is not only dangerous but illegal.
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Debris from two houses that collapsed into the surf on North Carolina’s Outer Banks are washing onshore, prompting the National Park Service to issue warnings to visitors walking along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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A report this week about sexual abuse by Southern Baptist ministers shocked evangelical congregations. Former members partly blame the church's refusal to allow women into leadership roles.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to Mykhailo Tkach about his short film, "The Occupant." It's entirely composed of videos from the phone of a young Russian soldier captured during the war in Ukraine.
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Some parents in Uvalde, Texas, say children's lives could have been saved if police had confronted the gunman at Robb Elementary School more quickly.
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Followers of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine broke with its Moscow leadership. The Russian patriarch has supported the war and called opponents "forces of evil."
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The tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, rippled through the world of sports as rival teams united to condemn gun violence and Golden State Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr made an emotional plea for gun control.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to the celebrated Uruguayan musician Jorge Drexler about his latest album, "Tinta y Tiempo," which translates to "Ink and Time."
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The mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has reignited the gun debate on Capitol Hill but it does not look like there's enough support to get new restrictions passed.
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Puerto Rican band Buscabulla discusses how they made the song "Andrea" with rapper Bad Bunny, and what it means for pop music to raise awareness about intimate partner violence.
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According to official numbers, more than 100,000 people are testing positive for COVID-19 each day in the U.S., more than double the rate a month ago.
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As the Indianapolis 500 returns to full capacity this year, organizers have incorporated programs to attract a more diverse fan base to the traditionally white male sport.
