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Several Charlotte advocacy groups are calling on Bank of America Stadium officials, FIFA and local law enforcement to keep ICE agents away from Sunday’s soccer match.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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James Grymes/CourtesyMoshe Gildenman was a civic leader and musician in a small Ukrainian town until — one day in 1942 — Nazis murdered 2,000 Jews in his village, including his wife and daughter. He escaped with his son, carrying a revolver, a handful of bullets and a Yiddish songbook. His story of resilience, resistance and revenge is told in a new book by UNC Charlotte musicologist James Grymes. -
Phil McNeil/Clyburn.house.govSouth Carolina calls off redistricting as early voting begins, a timeline is set for Charlotte City Council to accept applications from interim mayor candidates, a North Carolina House committee readies for a hearing on the death of 6-year-old Dominique Moody, and the Carolina Hurricanes remain on the road to the Stanley Cup.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Four research stations in Western North Carolina are operated by the U.S. Forest Service. USDA officials told NC Local that WNC facilities aren’t on the chopping block. -
NC Local examined the patchwork of how hundreds of cities and towns handle property taxes in North Carolina – from low taxes on beach homes to high tax rates in small towns. -
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools said it experienced more technical issues Friday that disrupted end-of-year state exams taken online, marking the second consecutive day many students were unable to complete their tests. -
A $1.8 million grant from NCInnovation is helping an App State team expand a sweet potato milk project designed to reduce farm waste. -
North Carolina's prisons are woefully understaffed. Part of the problem is how long it takes the state to hire correctional officers. -
Democrat Anita Earls is running for reelection against Republican Sarah Stevens in November.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Mecklenburg County Commissioner Yvette Townsend-Ingram announces she's in need of a heart transplant. CMS says technical difficulties scuttle some end-of-year exams. A marker is unveiled in Charlotte honoring the first public hospital to treat African Americans during segregation. NewsWorthy takes a summer hiatus.
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