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'Crossing Borders: Immigration and Division in North Carolina' airs Wednesday

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2 months ago

April 22, 2025

www.youtube.com – WRAL – 2025-04-22 09:40:29

SUMMARY: The documentary “Crossing Borders: Immigration and Division in North Carolina,” airing Wednesday, explores the complex impact of immigration on local communities. Reporter Kristen Se highlights emotional stories, such as Yolanda Zavala’s, who became a legal resident after immigrating from Mexico but faced challenges when her son was deported. The film also addresses the broader implications of federal policies and proposed state legislation, including collaboration between state law enforcement and ICE. With diverse perspectives, the documentary aims to showcase the emotional weight and divisive nature of immigration in North Carolina. It premieres at 7:30 PM on WL and online.

Immigration is one of the most divisive and deeply personal issues facing North Carolina today. A new WRAL Documentary, Crossing Borders: Immigration and Division in North Carolina, takes viewers inside the debate from emotional family separations to high profile crimes committed by undocumented immigrants.

Crossing Borders was produced by WRAL investigative documentary reporter Cristin Severance and WRAL documentary photographer and editor Dwayne Myers after seeing immigration stories in the headlines every week since President Trump took office in January.

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July 4 travel tips as people hit the road

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July 1, 2025

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www.youtube.com – ABC11 – 2025-07-01 12:01:37

SUMMARY: This 4th of July weekend, a record-breaking 72 million Americans are expected to travel, with over 61 million taking road trips, creating heavy traffic. To avoid delays, AAA advises leaving early, ideally before 11 a.m., but only after thorough vehicle checks like tire pressure, battery, and having an emergency kit with essentials and a charged phone. Meanwhile, air travel will see over 5.8 million passengers amid packed airports and fewer flight routes, leading to crowded planes. Travelers should allow extra time at airports to avoid rushed sprints. Preparation is key for smooth, safe holiday travel both on roads and in the skies.

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Hundreds charged in health care fraud crackdown, including some in Triangle

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June 30, 2025

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www.youtube.com – WRAL – 2025-06-30 22:25:10

SUMMARY: A nationwide healthcare fraud crackdown has led to charges against over 320 people, including some in North Carolina’s Triangle area. The fraud involves schemes like paying patients for treatments, receiving kickbacks from labs, and providing unnecessary medical equipment or therapy bills to Medicare and Medicaid. Acting U.S. Attorney Daniel Bubar highlighted cases such as a substance abuse clinic accumulating $25 million through kickbacks and equipment providers charging $39 million for unneeded items like knee braces. Immigrant communities were targeted for fraudulent services. Nationwide, defendants billed over $14.6 billion in false claims, prompting intensified enforcement in the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Some Triangle-area cases include issues of paying patients to receive treatment and getting kickbacks from a lab, sending medical equipment to people who didn’t need it and targeting immigrant communities to receive services that they didn’t need or never received.

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Frozen: How scientist are trying to prevent species from going extinct

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June 30, 2025

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www.youtube.com – ABC11 – 2025-06-30 18:51:32

SUMMARY: The San Diego Zoo’s Frozen Zoo, celebrating 50 years, preserves skin, egg, and sperm cells from over 1,300 species to prevent extinction. Founded by Dr. Kurt Benirschke before cloning technology existed, it stores cells frozen indefinitely without feeding. The Frozen Zoo has helped revive critically endangered animals like the California condor and black-footed ferret. Scientists emphasize the urgency as many species face rapid decline. Their current mission is to train global facilities to replicate this effort, preserving biodiversity and genetic diversity to support vulnerable populations worldwide and enhance conservation efforts.

“Jurassic Park” raises that sticky ethical question about whether scientists should essentially play God by reviving extinct species. But one team at the San Diego Zoo is doing what they can to prevent species from going extinct in the first place.

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