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On Tuesday afternoon, an already tense situation at UNC-Chapel Hill escalated after the American flag was lowered and replaced with a Palestinian flag on the main quad. Dozens of police officers intervened to restore order while UNC Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts tried to reassure the campus community. 

UNC protesters & police clash after American flag replaced with Palestinian flag during protests Tuesday

<p>TO CONTINUE TO USE THEIR RIGHTS AND SPEAK OUT AS LONG AS IT TAKES IN ORDER TO GET THEIR DESIRED OUTCOME. NOW, LET'S GO TO JULIAN WHO IS COVERING THE UNC PROTESTS. JULIA. &gt;&gt; WELL, WILLIE, OUR CAMERAS WERE ROLLING AS PROTESTERS AND POLICE COLLIDED RIGHT HERE. NOW THAT RESULTED IN ABOUT 36 ARRESTS. BUT AS YOU LOOK AROUND TONIGHT, YOU CAN SEE ALL IS QUIET HERE IN THE QUAD. &gt;&gt; WE WERE THERE WITH THE BARRIERS, WENT UP AROUND THE AMERICAN FLAG POLE CAMPUS IN THE AREA KNOWN AS THE QUIET. &gt;&gt; AMERICA HAS BEEN ENABLING AND ASSISTING WITH THESE ATROCITIES. WE SHARE THE SPACE WITH PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS WERE PLANNING TO STAY HERE UNTIL THIS LIKE IT WAS BACK UP AND COUNTER PROTESTERS. THIS ALL STARTED TUESDAY MORNING WHEN OFFICERS PUT AN END TO A FIVE-DAY ENCAMPMENT ON CAMPUS. &gt;&gt; SKY 5 VIDEO YOU CAN SEE OFFICERS REMOVING TENTS IN PROTESTERS FROM THE UNIVERSITY'S QUAD. BUT THEN THE PROTESTS TURNED VIOLENT THIS THAT BRINGS US BACK TO THE FLAG POLE IN THE QUAD WHERE PROTESTORS TORE DOWN THE AMERICAN FLAG AND SWITCH TO THE PALESTINIAN FLAG. CHANCE FOR ROBERTS RETURNED THE AMERICAN FLAG TO THE POLL ONLY FOR PROTESTERS TO TAKE IT BACK DOWN AGAIN. ALL OF THIS WAS TAKING PLACE. ARRESTS WERE HAPPENING IN THE BACKGROUND. MEMBERS OF THE PRO-PALESTINIAN GROUP OR MAKE A PHONE ASKING THEIR SUPPORTERS TO LEAVE MOST THAT BRINGS US TO THIS MOMENT. YOU CAN SEE CREWS BROUGHT IN BOY STUDENT, THE BARRIERS IN WELL, THEY DID THOSE ARE STATE CHAMPS IN U.S. A WHILE. OTHERS CHANTED FREE &gt;&gt; WELL, IT APPEARS THINGS MAY REMAIN QUIET HERE. TONIGHT. WE RECEIVED A TWEET THAT WENT OUT TONIGHT FROM POLE PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS TELLING THEIR SUPPORTERS TO ESSENTIALLY AVOID UNC TONIGHT</p>

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They're calling on the general assembly to appropriate $350,000 of an opioid settlement fund that the state controls. They also want lawmakers to provide two boxes or four doses of Naloxone to all public schools. 

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K-9 Officer "Jury" specialized in tracking and trailing. She was often called upon by outside agencies to assist in locating missing children, missing dementia patients and various suspects. 

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BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) â Florida's ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant, went into effect Wednesday, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care.

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A crowd of more than 200 protesters gathered at the belltower and marched across NC State's campus. Police officers have surrounded the belltower and things appear to be peaceful.

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) â This time, the Carolina Hurricanes didn't miss their chance to close out the New York Islanders on home ice.

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The conservative group that hosted a bourbon tasting tour for North Carolina lawmakers and lobbyists says a complaint about their behavior at one Kentucky distillery is greatly exaggerated.



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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) â Some of North Carolina government's restrictions on dispensing abortion pills, such as requiring that doctors to prescribe and provide the drug to the patient in person, are unlawful because they frustrate the goal of Congress to use federal regulators to ensure the drug is distributed safely, a judge ruled on Tuesday.

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Jellyfish clouds: Have you ever seen clouds in the sky with swooping "tails" that look like jellyfish? We asked WRAL meteorologist Aimee Wilmoth.



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Read on for your guide to a May full of fun, which includes the Got to Be NC Festival, The Lion King at DPAC, outdoor markets, strawberries, a dessert festival and more! 


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NEW YORK (AP) -- Billie Eilish is hitting the road.

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Gonza Tacos y Tequila is closing its Hillsborough Street location in Raleigh, owners announced on Facebook.



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Strawberry farms in the Triangle are now open and ready for strawberry lovers to come and fill up their buckets.



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Police have swept through campuses across the U.S. over the last two weeks in response to protests calling on universities to stop doing business with Israel or companies that support the war in Gaza.

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