At town council meetings that the Carolina Political Review has reported on, the Town Council has seemed highly engaged during the public comment period, and multiple issues have gotten a number of speakers invested in them.
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On March 22, 2024, Russia experienced its deadliest terror attack in two decades at the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, a suburb north of Moscow. The tragic event unfolded around 8:00 PM MSK when four gunmen began firing at the crowd of an estimated 6,000 people and subsequently set fire to the building. The attackers' actions led to fires that engulfed the venue, resulting in the partial collapse of the roof. The aftermath was devastating, with reports of 144 fatalities, including individuals who later died in hospitals. Additionally, over 551 concertgoers suffered injuries from gunshot wounds and fire-related incidents.
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With 3 Atlantic Coast Conference teams from NC in the Sweet Sixteen combined with legalized sports betting, revenue was pouring in for the state. The NC Education Lottery Commission released early projections of revenue generated from sports betting and the numbers included $141 million paid out in winnings and a $42.7 million dollar “gross wagering revenue,” of which the state gets an 18% cut in taxes.
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Violations of the Clery Act have repercussions that exist beyond simply having the school pay a fine. Students were not notified of potential threats near the area because many reports were swept under the rug and people affiliated with the university who made allegations were not given the proper support.
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A recent NYTimes poll conducted in February indicates that among registered voters, former president Donald Trump’s policies have secured preference over those of President Joe Biden despite age, race, and gender divisions.
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While the new guidelines are certainly an improvement from the Trump administration’s cuts, many activists still feel that they aren’t enough. By leaving some Trump-era rules in place, including one requiring agencies to prove “reasonable certainty” that a species would suffer unless listed, critics argue that today’s protections still fall short of what existed under the Obama administration.
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The Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine is relying on a series of hypotheticals: that a woman might have serious complications from a medication abortion with mifepristone, that one of these women might end up in the emergency room, and that they might feel compelled to offer care to these women against their personal moral codes.
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Panama’s Constitution prevents anyone sentenced to five or more years in prison from running for President, rendering Martinelli ineligible for reelection. As of February 2024, Martinelli insisted he would still run for president, but it is unclear how he plans to sidestep the Constitution in order to do this.
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The past season was labeled the “lost winter” in parts of the country because of unusually meager snow and higher temperatures compared to previous years. California defied this trend.
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Resolution of this issue will not be as straightforward as placing social media platforms into one of these two bins despite the appeal of such a settled doctrine. These cases are just one step in a continuing process of determining the bounds and limitations of the relationship between social media and the government. Their disposition will be of great importance in defining the nature of an integral part of our lives that informs our decisions, facilitates communication and expression, and catalyzes meaningful change.
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The United States government has exhibited inaction towards Israel’s bombardment of Gaza since October, where over 33,000 Palestinians have been killed. However, in the midst of this, it was 25 year old Aaron Bushnell—an active U.S. Air Force member—who garnered international attention for a drastic measure.
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Turnout and interest in student government elections at UNC have not been particularly high in recent years. This year it was 7.22 percent.
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When the highest levels of a school system not only fail to protect trans students but portray them as the opposing side of a civil war, is it any surprise that Nex “didn’t really see the point” of taking his bullying to school officials?
To understand why one bond is required to fund two school systems within the same county, it’s important to go back to the history of the two school systems.
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Chapel Hill shouldn’t follow the route of Carrboro and run roughshod over the wishes of actual residents to appease vague arguments about what feels like a blow against racism. Instead, it should consider the actual facts of the matter and recognize the importance of resident consent in renaming streets.
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A retirement crisis may have even more looming effects on the economy, especially because the labor force is widely affected by retirement. This has the potential to disorient the employment pattern for the United States.
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The legal action spearheaded by Al-Haq, a Palestinian non-profit organization, the Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR), and a group of Palestinian Canadians, is attempting to compel the federal court to direct the Canadian government to stop issuing export permits for military goods and technology supporting Israel’s siege on Gaza. In an interview with Al-Jazeera, Henry Off, a CLAIHR board member involved in the case, told reporters, “We don’t want the Canadian government to be contributing to the mass starvation and bombardment of Gaza. One way of cutting off Canada’s contributions is by cutting off its military support [to Israel].
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In its 30th year as an ongoing landmark education case, oral arguments for Leandro vs. North Carolina took place at the North Carolina Supreme Court on February 22, 2024.
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10 foot pythons. Giant African snails. Lizards the size of cats. In Florida, the invasive species crisis takes center stage: the invasive animals are large, often threatening, and visibly foreign. According to Dr. Johnny Randall, retired Director of Conservation at the North Carolina Botanical Garden, many North Carolinians don’t even know invasive species when they see them.
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Listening to my classmates offer rounds of applause for the abolition of the DOE, calling transgender people satanic, and explicitly supporting Christian nationalism was alarming to me – and I was not alone in this experience.
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