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          <![CDATA[VGCC–ECU partnership opens doors to BSIT degrees]]>
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      <![CDATA[VGCC–ECU partnership opens doors to BSIT degrees]]>
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          <![CDATA[‘Baseball, Beer & BBQ’ event fuels Raleigh’s long-running push for an MLB team]]>
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    <![CDATA[All proceeds from Saturday's event to bring an MLB team to Raleigh will help fnd the restoration of a field in Creedmoor]]>
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          <![CDATA[Wendell woman charged after child’s death at alleged unlicensed daycare ]]>
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    <![CDATA[Tamika Fowler]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wendell woman charged after child’s death at alleged unlicensed daycare ]]>
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          <![CDATA[Hospitals should battle in the marketplace, not the courtroom]]>
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          <![CDATA[Iran war: And the winner is ...]]>
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      <![CDATA[Iran war: And the winner is ...]]>
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          <![CDATA[Tax the corporations cashing in on war]]>
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          <![CDATA[General James Moore Chapter celebrates St. Patrick’s Day and Women’s History Month]]>
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          <![CDATA[Veterans are leading the way in healing — again]]>
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          <![CDATA[Student voice isn’t a slogan, it’s a commitment]]>
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    <![CDATA[Stock photo | principe-sad via Pixabay]]>
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          <![CDATA[The government may be spying on your phone]]>
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          <![CDATA[Shots fired near Triangle Town Center lead to police chase, crash in Wake Forest ]]>
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    <![CDATA[Tray'zeon Dean]]>
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      <![CDATA[Shots fired near Triangle Town Center lead to police chase, crash in Wake Forest ]]>
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<url>
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<url>
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<url>
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<url>
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    <![CDATA[Wake County Schools Superintendent Robert Taylor]]>
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<url>
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<url>
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    <![CDATA[Bounce! Party Band, shown here performing at Friday Night on White, will kick off this year's FNOW season April 10. File photo]]>
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<url>
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<url>
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<url>
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    <![CDATA[Wake County Board of Commissioners Chair Don Mial]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wake County adds $900K to Human Services Transit Fund after higher Medicaid reimbursements ]]>
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          <![CDATA[New EMS hubs and bigger detention center on the table as Wake County crafts budget ]]>
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    <![CDATA[Wake County Board of Commissioners Chair Don Mial]]>
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<url>
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          <![CDATA[AG, NC Fraternal Order of Police to Host Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony on April 14]]>
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      <![CDATA[AG, NC Fraternal Order of Police to Host Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony on April 14]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2026-04-06T22:38:41.722Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Students, parents invited to STEM Saturday at Joyner Park Community Center April 11]]>
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      <![CDATA[Students, parents invited to STEM Saturday at Joyner Park Community Center April 11]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.wakeweekly.com/columns/why-the-halifax-resolves-matter-e442440a</loc>
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          <![CDATA[Why the Halifax Resolves matter]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[On April 4, 1776, Samuel Johnston called another Provincial Congress, this time in Halifax. It was the body that issued the famous “Halifax Resolves” instructing North Carolina’s representatives in Philadelphia to support independence. ]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Why the Halifax Resolves matter]]>
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<url>
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