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President Trump said that he and Russia's Vladimir Putin made progress in talks to end the war in Ukraine, but the two leaders did not announce any steps toward reaching a ceasefire.
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Nick de la Canal/WFAEActivist Rev. William Barber comes out against the transit plan, a District 3 City Council candidate drops out of the race, concerns over immigration enforcement highlight the last CMS board meeting before the start of school, and Charlotte Pride returns for its 25th year, though with diminished corporate support. -
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Oakwood Park is a 16-unit building will help those transitioning out of homelessness. -
At a recent meeting of the NC Task Force on Child Care and Early Education, Stein tells members that child care needs more resources for centers to get back online, help parents return to the workforce. -
As Charlotte Pride marks 25 years, newly uncovered VHS tapes reveal joy, grief and stubborn love inside a South End gay bar called Oleens during the height of the AIDS epidemic. -
As temperatures creep upward, people are making big life choices that factor in our warming climate. But few decide to paddle nearly 2,000 miles to the Gulf Coast because climate change interferes with their livelihoods. -
The Health Plan has kept premiums steady by using reserves for years. Now, those reserves are gone and administrators say major changes are necessary. -
This summer, the Trump administration froze more than $6 billion in school funding, prompting weeks of uncertainty and budget maneuvering from area school districts.
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This week on SouthBound, we air our final episode. WFAE’s Ely Portillo interviews host Tommy Tomlinson about Tommy's favorite SouthBound moment, the future of journalism and what still gives him hope. Please join us. -
This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to author Georgann Eubanks, who traveled the wild South to visit everything from frogs to swans for her new book, “The Fabulous Ordinary.”
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