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Politics & Government

North Carolina legislature pushes limits on transgender youth rights in final days of session

3:11pm June 20, 2023

by Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

Transgender rights are taking center stage Tuesday in North Carolina as the GOP-controlled General Assembly considers legislation to restrict gender-affirming health care and trans participation in sports.

Politics & Government

North Carolina state House speaker sued for damages over alleged affair

1:36pm June 20, 2023

by Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

North Carolina's state House speaker is being sued by a local elected official who alleges the powerful Republican ruined his marriage by having an affair with his wife.

Education

Salem Academy and College will receive NASA funding to address STEM gender gap

8:08am June 20, 2023

by Neal Charnoff

Salem Academy and College has been awarded nearly $750,000 in funding from NASA to help address a STEM gender gap.

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One of the Shotgun Homes in the Happy Hill neighborhood in Winston-Salem.

Culture

Triad Cultural Arts buys land, paving a way for new center to honor local Black history

6:47am June 20, 2023

by DJ Simmons

When Triad Cultural Arts, Inc. purchased three lots from Winston-Salem, it marked a major step in a multi-year effort to create a new cultural center.

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Arts

Changes coming to WFDD's weekend line-up

4:15pm June 19, 2023

by Gabriel Maisonnave

Sports

Wake Forest offense arrives in time to produce a 3-2 win over Stanford in the College World Series

8:33am June 18, 2023

by Eric Olson, Associated Press

Danny Corona hit a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning to roust a dormant Wake Forest offense, and the Demon Deacons opened their first College World Series in 68 years with a 3-2 win over Stanford on Saturday.

Human Interest

There’s no place like home

8:30am June 18, 2023

by Puja Verma

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Politics & Government

North Carolina governor vetoes limits on politics, race discussion in state workplaces

8:18am June 17, 2023

by Associated Press

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed GOP legislation on Friday that would ban the promotion of certain beliefs that some lawmakers have likened to critical race theory in state government workplaces.

Race

Juneteenth: A time of reflection and celebration, with some historical and contemporary complications

5:06pm June 16, 2023

by David Ford

Two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, a Union general arrived in Texas, accompanied by 2,000 troops, and delivered the news that all enslaved Black people in the state were free. That was June 19, 1865, and on its one-year anniversary, the very first Juneteenth celebrations took place there.

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Protesters on both sides of the issue held signs as North Carolina House members debated, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C.

Politics & Government

Abortion providers in North Carolina file federal lawsuit challenging state's new restrictions

4:02pm June 16, 2023

by Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

Abortion providers in North Carolina filed a federal lawsuit Friday that challenges several provisions of a state law banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy in the dwindling days before the new restrictions take effect.