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In today’s news: the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board supports superintendent Nyah Hamlett after a confrontation with a student and parent that led her to take out a temporary restraining order. Also: Hillsborough police investigate after a shooting that left two injured; a woman is struck and killed while walking along I-40; Chapel Hill Town Council member Tai Huynh says he’s not running for reelection; Gov. Roy Cooper vetoes three anti-LGBTQ bills; COVID-19 numbers spike in the last week, though they’re still very low relative to earlier in the pandemic; Pittsboro officials move ahead on a possible utility merger with Sanford; UNC names a not-so-new vice chancellor for research; and Tar Heel women’s basketball coach Courtney Banghart weighs in on international competition.

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