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The city's zoning committee voted 5-1 against the rezoning. It said a drive-thru window is incompatible with Charlotte's goals of becoming a more walkable city.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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PixabayWhile 15% of people in Mecklenburg struggle to put food on the table, an even greater number can’t find healthy food choices. One way people are trying to solve this problem is through urban farming. We meet some urban farmers and learn about their efforts and how they’re meeting a growing need for healthy, affordable food. -
Gracyn Doctor/WFAECharlotte’s Pride Festival and Parade returns this week against a backdrop of hate crimes targeting the LGBTQ+ community along with concerns over monkeypox, which is circulating especially among gay men. On the next Charlotte Talks, Mike Collins talks with LGBTQ+ leaders about this year's event and the state of civil rights.
LATEST NEWS
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Baker Mayfield plays with a Panthers jersey on for the first time. Wake Forest loses its quarterback. And Bubba Wallace signs a contract extension to keep driving Michael Jordan's car. -
Rudy Giuliani’s lawyer says prosecutors in Atlanta have said Giuliani is a target of their criminal investigation into possible illegal attempts by then-President Donald Trump and others to interfere in the 2020 general election in Georgia.
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Griner's attorney was quoted by Russian news agencies on Monday as saying the appeal was filed, but the grounds of the appeal were not immediately clear.
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Charlotte's City Council will hear public comments Monday night on the possible adoption of social districts within the city, which would allow people to drink alcohol on the streets within designated boundaries.
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After Garry McFadden became sheriff at the end of 2018, his deputies were ordered to provide hourly security checks of his home. The checks lasted until at least 2021. One retired captain said that put a strain on road deputies.
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Some historically Black colleges and universities have seen increases in application and enrollment numbers after years of decline.
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This is the first time in U.S. history a former president has been investigated for possibly violating the 1917 law. But it's not the first time the Espionage Act has been under scrutiny, experts say.
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Zimbabwe's elephant population is growing, but climate change makes rainfall unpredictable. Animals travel farther in search of water now and often end up clashing with villagers for scarce resources
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Nonprofit RIP Medical Debt buys up unpaid hospital bills plaguing low-income patients and frees them from having to pay.
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Emily Meggett has spent decades caring for her community and family with her delicious, traditional Gullah Geechee food from South Carolina. Now, she's sharing that cuisine with the world.
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A 30-year, nationwide study of ecological changes — including the effects of climate warming — has been releasing a powerful greenhouse gas, and critics want it to stop.
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For the first time in decades, Afghans are living in relative peace. But with sanctions on the Taliban, the economy is in shambles and hunger is widespread. Girls are still out of school.
LATEST PODCAST EPISODES
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Executive Office of the President of the United States/Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsToday, we’re talking national and regional politics. You can’t have that conversation without talking about former President Donald Trump and the January 6 hearings on Capitol Hill. We have a guest with a lot of knowledge of Trump and who recently spoke to the January 6 committee: Mick Mulvaney.
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On the latest SouthBound podcast, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Tressie McMillan Cottom, a sociologist, author, columnist for the New York Times, recipient of the MacArthur “genius grant” … whew, she’s done a lot, and she talks beautifully about all of it. Our conversation ranges from the concept of whiteness in American life to the tragedy that shaped her life.
CORONAVIRUS
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UnsplashThe FDA issued revised guidance about how often to test after exposure to someone with COVID or after symptoms occur. It's not exactly the same as what the CDC says. What's the best way to proceed?
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Pixabay/Previously, the FDA had advised taking two rapid antigen tests over two or three days to rule out infection. But the agency says new studies suggest that protocol can miss too many infections.
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Tami Chappell/AFP via Getty ImagesRevised guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looks to minimize COVID-19's disruption of daily life while conceding that the pandemic isn't over.
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Nicole Buchanan for NPRInsured or not, one in five said they couldn't get treated for serious illness, while preventive and elective procedures were neglected. Disruptions in care hit Black and Native Americans the hardest.
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