In today’s news: local officials denounce the Trump administration’s designation of Orange, Durham, and Chatham Counties as “sanctuary communities.” Also: Chapel Hill police seek a missing teen; Durham officials continue budget talks; Carrboro declares itself a “Fourth Amendment Workplace,” in opposition to ICE raids; UNC leaders fight for research funding; a UNC historian wins the Pulitzer Prize for her book on Native American history; and UNC’s Morehead Planetarium gets a national honor. In sports: Tar Heel baseball takes a loss but stays alive in the NCAA regional, with a winner-take-all game against Oklahoma later today; seven UNC track stars advance to the NCAA championships; Carolina men’s basketball picks up a surprise recruit from Europe but loses Ven-Allen Lubin to NC State; and Tar Heel golf star David Ford earns another national player-of-the-year award.
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