Cole del Charco
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Duke announced masking will now be required outdoors, as well as indoors. Masks will also be required at all Duke athletic events, regardless of vaccination status.
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Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn (NC-11) is changing his tune about the people who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
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New research shows promise for a vaccine that could protect people from COVID-19, its variants, and other coronaviruses known to pose a threat to humans.
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A bill advancing through the NC Legislature has stirred up the debate over whether masks should be required in schools. The legislation would let districts decide. If they chose not to, that would go against the Governor Roy Cooper's executive orders and guidance from state and federal health officials.
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The number of COVID-19 vaccinations administered in North Carolina each week has been on a fairly steady decline since April. Just 45% of the total population has received at least one shot, including 55% of North Carolina adults. That's far off President Joe Biden's target of 70% of adults by July 4.
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The State Board of Education has approved some supporting documents to be included with new social studies standards. It's a small step in what's become a highly contentious and politicized process.
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Republican sponsors have named it the "Save Women’s Sports Act” and the point is fair play, but critics say it violates transgender girls' rights.
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is telling all providers administering the Johnson & Johnson one-shot COVID-19 vaccine in North Carolina to pause.
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North Carolinians in middle and high school could be vaccinated before the upcoming 2021-22 academic year.
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Duke University saw nearly as many cases of the coronavirus last week as it did during the entire fall semester, according to data released Tuesday.