In today’s news: a world-record attempt comes up short, but still provides CPR training to 20,000 North Carolinians. Also: charges for staff at a Chapel Hill bar that served patrons who later got in an alcohol-related fatal crash; contentious votes on tuition and “academic freedom” at today’s UNC Board of Governors meeting; a Barnes & Noble coming to Chapel Hill’s University Place mall; ongoing early voting in North Carolina’s 2026 midterm primary; and a preview of UNC women’s basketball, on the road at Virginia tonight.
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