More than 21% of North Carolina's four-year-olds enrolled in the state's pre-kindergarten programs during the 2022-2023 school year, up from the prior year but still below the state's pre-pandemic highs, according to the National Institute for Early Education Research.

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Located in historic Beaufort, the town's oldest cemetery holds graves and stories that date back nearly 300 years. Some tombs remained covered with dolls, toys and gum while others detail the sad stories of the departed. 

<b>BEAUFORT, N.C.</b> — Located in historic Beaufort, Old Burying Ground, the town's oldest cemetery holds graves and stories that date back nearly 300 years. Some tombs remained covered with dolls, toys and gum while others detail the sad stories of the departed. 

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Beaufort cemetery tells tales of the departed 

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NEW YORK — A man set himself on fire Friday afternoon near the lower Manhattan courthouse where jurors were being chosen for the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump.

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