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Edwin Reyes-Guillen, a Durham man with no criminal record, was arrested by Immigration Customs Enforcement for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. United States Marshals were looking for a fugitive, but arrested Reyes-Guillen suspecting he was an illegal immigrant. His upcoming trial will determine whether he will be deported to Honduras.
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North Carolina’s House Bill 2 mandated that transgenders use public bathrooms that correspond to the gender on their birth certificates, rather than their gender identities. It also blocked local governments from passing anti-discrimination ordinances. Newly elected Governor Roy Cooper just signed House Bill 142 to repeal House Bill 2.
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The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival was founded in 1998 by documentary filmmaker, Nancy Buirski. The four-day festival takes place at the Carolina Theatre in Durham, and features films from local and international filmmakers.
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Far Western, a documentary about country and bluegrass enthusiasts in Japan, will premiere at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham. The film covers the cultural influence of American troops in Japan, and how country and bluegrass music became synonymous with idealistic notions of freedom.
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A new documentary film produced in part by Pittsboro-based Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) explores the sense of desperation that many chicken farmers experience in North Carolina. The film delves into the lives of the farmers, explaining how a handful of poultry companies take advantage of the farmers they rely on.
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The first edition of Artificer, a new column by the INDY's managing arts and culture editor, examines a revealing appearance of Durham in Marvel Comic's Champions. The comic portrays Durham’s social justice issues, inequality, racial diversity and progressive politics.
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Wake County schools have requested an extra fifty-six million dollars, partly to offset an unfunded class-size mandated by the North Carolina General Assembly. If the money is approved by the school board and county commission, there would be a fourteen-percent increase over the county taxpayers’ budget.
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American Rivers, a national conservation organization, listed North Carolina’s Neuse River as the seventh most endangered river in the United States. They blamed hog and poultry industries for contaminating the waters. Advocates are urging legislators to restore a voluntary buyout program so that water resources can recover.
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Musicians struggle to make money through streaming platforms, such as Spotify and Pandora, but the same platforms offer other opportunities for artists to build their careers. For Raleigh musician Al Riggs and many of his peers, online platforms are easy ways to get their music heard without the hassles of a record label.
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Bikram Yoga Durham offers goat yoga and meditation classes at Hux Family Farm. Amanda Avery and her husband Matthew Hux own the farm where they raise Nigerian dwarf goats, a miniature breed known for being friendly. Yoga with goats embodies a desire to reconnect with the natural world in a genuine and contemplative way.
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Gabrielle Calvocoressi, a University of North Carolina professor and poet, released a free e-cookbook and poetry chapbook called, “The New Economy Chapbook Volume 1: Inexpensive, Healthy, Hopeful Feasts for 2017”. The book is a collaboration of local writers, students and home cooks from all over the country.
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Theft, a new comic book by two Duke University law professors, examines the history of theft in music. The comic is mostly concerned with the way musicians have borrowed from, emulated, and sampled one another; and how attempts at musical control, in history and modern times, are really attempts at social control.
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Catherine Edgerton, a Durham-based visual artist and musician, will display her multimedia journals at The Carrack Modern Art, as part of an exhibit called Bottled Light. It also features her kaleidoscopes, which are stained glass wheels with found objects. For Edgerton, both mediums are therapeutic ways of externalizing her head space in order to help others navigate their mental health issues.
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The number of craft breweries and distilleries in North Carolina has substantially increased in recent years. Some brewers and distillers say the state’s distribution laws are keeping their industries from reaching their full potential. Two proposed bills could change alcohol distribution but there is much debate between progressive and conservative political interests.
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In North Carolina, the cost of inmates' hospital care is increasingly falling on the shoulders of county taxpayers, as mandated by a 2013 state law. Wake County officials say this is another example of the legislature shifting the burden of services to local governments.
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