Tammy Commisso
Isolation is a feeling we've all experienced at one point or another during the COVID-19 pandemic. But one group in particular, elderly residents in assisted living or nursing home facilities, have felt it on a different level. Restrictions on in-person visitations have been hard on those living in facilities - especially people suffering from memory loss. It hasn't been easy on caregivers or families either.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Flickr/IntangibleArts https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/Just like everything else in 2020, the holiday shopping season will look very different this year. What retailers and shoppers might expect. -
PixabayMajor technology companies like Facebook and Apple have long had a cozy relationship with Washington. But last month, the Department of Justice filed a major antitrust lawsuit against Google. What does this mean for the future of Big Tech?
LATEST NEWS
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The U.S. added more than 1 million cases in the past week. More than 85,000 people are hospitalized. Some states may have no choice but to lock down again. Others are tryihng a "surgical approach."
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Seventy-six miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina will be rebuilt thanks to funding Congress approved this past summer. The parkway is among a series of deferred maintenance projects funded under the Great American Outdoors Act signed by President Trump.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Cabarrus County school boards have called special meetings today to vote on changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The coronavirus pandemic dealt a blow to the arts - performers waited months for venues to reopen and some are still waiting. And visual artists lost job opportunities as budgets tightened. But the city has come together with partners to help the creative community out.
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has issued a new directive to boost mask wearing and tighten business restrictions amid rising coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. Occupancy and mass gathering limits remain unchanged in Monday's executive order.
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In the 2020 election, South Carolina didn’t allow election officials to contact residents who sent in absentee ballots with missing information, like a witness signature. Now, election data shows less than 1% of mailed absentee ballots in the state were rejected for not having a witness signature, lower than in the 2016 presidential election.
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The number of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employees testing positive for COVID-19 rose to 60 last week, up from 30 the previous week, based on the district's latest metrics report.
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The Puerto Rican star was expected to perform during the American Music Awards on Sunday night, but cancelled at the last minute.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ bus driver shortage illustrates a widespread challenge: How can schools keep employees safe from COVID-19 while offering in-person classes? And what happens if employees aren’t willing -- or able -- to take the risk?
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This will be a strange, detached Thanksgiving for many of us. In this week’s On My Mind commentary, WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson thinks about how to be grateful in times that don’t inspire gratefulness.
2020 ELECTION
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@NCSBE/TWITTERThe North Carolina State Board of Elections certified most of the state’s races for the 2020 election Tuesday. The Board voted 4-to-1 to certify the results. The only no vote came from a Republican board member who questioned changes the board made to absentee ballot rules before Election Day.
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Michael Falero/WFAENorth Carolina Democrats were hoping this November they would break the backs of Republicans, who after dominating state politics for much of the past decade saw their power erode in the 2016 and 2018 elections. Instead, state Democrats had little to tout after Election Day.
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Michigan, among the states where the Trump campaign has falsely alleged fraud, is scheduled to certify its results on Monday. GOP Sen. Mitt Romney and others have criticized the planned meeting.
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The state's top election official has faced calls to resign, death threats and pressure from fellow Republicans over the 2 1/2 weeks of post-election counting.
CORONAVIRUS
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NPRView NPR's maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing and which are leveling off.
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More than 3 million people went through TSA airport security checkpoints this weekend. That's the most air travelers in one weekend since March, when the pandemic began.
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CDCCongress saw its first two members enter self-quarantine on March 8. Later that month, seven members tested positive or were presumed so and dozens more were quarantined. The ranks have since grown.
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On Friday alone, there were 195,000 new confirmed cases of the virus and 1,878 deaths. The U.S. has been adding 1 million cases every six days.
Get the latest news and updates on COVID-19 and its impact on the Charlotte region, the Carolinas and beyond.
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Jennifer LangMeet GameBreax, a North Carolina “nerdcore” duo who stand proudly at the intersection of geek culture and hip-hop.
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Claire Donnelly/WFAELately, there’s been a lot of focus on whose names are in history books and on monuments, streets and buildings, especially after the recent protests over racial injustice. So how can you request to have a Charlotte street renamed?
In this four-part discussion series, host Mary C. Curtis will talk to advocates and experts about how structural and institutional racism has impacted the health care system and what can be done to change it.
WFAE's Social Distancing series looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live, work, learn and connect with each other. We want to hear from you.
Charlotte Journalism Collaborative and BOOM Charlotte formed a partnership of journalists and artists to tell stories of COVID-19's impact on our communities.
The Work It podcast, where we have conversations with people about their relationship with their jobs and how it shapes their view of the world.
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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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