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What happens when a data center is built just beyond your backyard? For some Conover residents, that’s no longer a hypothetical. Catawba County leaders say the project means major economic investment, but nearby residents see dust, noise and an uncertain future.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Penguin PressIn 1898, a white mob massacred dozens of Black residents in Wilmington, North Carolina. They used a machine gun and stoked fear to stage what is considered the only successful coup in U.S. history. Author Lauren Collins joins Charlotte Talks to discuss the impact. -
Paula Nardini/PexelsSen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina died Saturday following what his office said was a brief and sudden illness. We’ll discuss Graham’s leadership in the state and what’s next for filling his seat and his reelection bid. We also get an update on where North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race stands and what it could mean for the balance of power in Congress.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Appalachian State’s solar vehicle racing team, Sunergy, works to build the fastest solar car it can. Their latest effort is called Autumn, a next-generation vehicle the team says is 40% lighter and 60% more aerodynamic than its predecessor. It was unveiled ahead of two major competitions this summer. -
Ryan Blaney won the NASCAR Cup Series race that stretched into early Monday morning at Echo Park Speedway near Atlanta.
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Average gasoline prices in Charlotte rose 16.9 cents per gallon over the past week, reaching $3.62 per gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 665 stations in the area. -
The State Health Plan’s Board of Trustees voted to raise premiums following a previous decision to add new categories for in-network providers that lower some out-of-pocket expenses. -
New NC budget included provision that previously failed to pass, intended to make details of university sexual misconduct cases private. -
The program won’t try to eliminate NC maternity deserts, but will find ways to ease burden on rural mothers needing obstetric healthcare.
NATION & WORLD
Get behind-the-scenes insight and analysis about what’s happening in local and statewide politics from political reporter Steve Harrison.
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