Low income communities of color in urban areas are more likely to experience extreme heat because of historically unequal policies and investment around development and zoning. A new, national effort hopes to identify and eventually address these "urban heat islands."
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In a socially distance setting, 2020 graduates of UNC Greensboro participate in a special graduation ceremony for their class Saturday, May 8, 2021 in Greensboro, N.C. University and college 2020 graduates got their moment in the spotlight and their own graduation, a year after Covid-19 cancelled in person ceremonies.
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May 14
7 p.m. - The Durham County Department of Public Health will temporarily reduce its vaccination clinic hours next week due to the ongoing gas shortages across the state. The clinic will be open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Officials say they want to ensure that their nurses, guests and other clinic staff can travel safely to and from their clinic. Vaccination clinic hours are expected to return to normal th
Duke Health Gov. Roy Cooper watches while Tracy Toner gives a COVID-19 vaccination to Duke nurse Arianna Motsinger at the Duke University School of Medicine in Durham on Monday, December 21, 2020.
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May 7, 2021
5:40 p.m. - North Carolina Chief Justice Paul Newby has issued a new order today extending some, but not all, COVID-19 precautions for the state s courts. Among the precautions that remain in effect include the option for remote court hearings and prohibiting anyone who has been exposed to COVID-19 from entering a courthouse. The new order will discontinue a statewide mandate on social distancing in courts, and leave that up to local officials. Newby said he was able to ease restrictions due to the wide availability of vaccines. -