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On Tuesday, the New Hanover County Board of Education extended the superintendent’s contract for another year. They also voted to rescind the public hearing around the Biblical during school hours program, LifeWise Academy. They instead will host two upcoming town halls on district operations – and the proposed $320.5 million school bond on the November ballot.
The Newsroom
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On this edition of The Newsroom, author Lauren Collins joins us to talk about her newest book: They Stole A City: Wilmington’s White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live with its Legacy, a project that took her a decade to write.
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National News
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- Trump moves to remove protections at New Mexico archaeological park
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- To win over working-class voters, Democrats need to stop talking about democracy
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- Trump, Thune and many others remember late Sen. Lindsey Graham
- As many are priced out of buying, the renter-owner wealth gap is wider than ever
- 'Ricochet' explores how the right to bear arms expands -- while gun laws contract
- Morning news brief
State News
- WS/FCS officially debt-free following financial crisis
- A-B Tech wins $29 million federal grant for WNC Futures Factory
- Invasive yellow-legged hornets have moved up to North Carolina. Here's how you can help protect honey bees from them
- Water main break affects eastern Forsyth County, boil advisory in effect
- A Hurricane Helene graphic novel illustrates how climate change makes extreme weather more likely
- NC Senate moves pair of elections bills forward, would cut early voting days in primary elections
- NC legislature changing budget provisions, restoring some cuts
- Invasive yellow-legged hornets spotted in Matthews
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- Proposed Rural Hall data center up for public hearing Thursday
