The FIFA World Cup wasn’t the only soccer event generating excitement around Charlotte in recent weeks. A local soccer showcase gave visually impaired residents an opportunity to play the sport while challenging misconceptions about blindness.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham died earlier this month after representing the state for more than 20 years in the U.S. Senate. We look at the candidates vying to fill his seat, examine the power Graham wielded as a senator, and explore what to expect in Congress as the midterm elections approach.
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Charlotte is expected to see a multi-million dollar boost from MLS All-Star week, with spending at hotels, restaurants, bars and shops across uptown and beyond. The game, featuring MLS All-Stars against Liga MX All-Stars at Bank of America Stadium, builds on the momentum from the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup and reinforces Charlotte’s push to become a year-round destination for major sporting events.
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LOCAL NEWS
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The company says it’s to meet rising energy demands across the Carolinas.
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Commissioners approved the downtown march after organizers agreed to pay $1,140 toward the cost of closing the street.
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A group that North Carolina lawmakers created to boost education in the state has begun drafting recommendations for policy change. Members are focused on early literacy, the teacher pipeline and the school performance grades model.
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The N.C. Department of Transportation is offering a sweeping community benefits package that could total as much as $300 million as it seeks support for the proposed Interstate 77 toll lanes project, which would run from south of uptown Charlotte to the South Carolina border.
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A Florida man is trying to run a 50K every day for 50 consecutive days in all 50 states, and on Monday, he ran in Charlotte.
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Amid flurry of data center moratoriums, North Carolina is pushing for stricter rules for tech companies.
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For more than thirty years, the federal government estimates that nearly one million military service personnel, their families, and civilian employees drank, cooked with, and bathed in water severely poisoned by industrial solvents at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Brian Amburgey formed the grassroots advocacy group Lejeune Veterans for Justice and is organizing a mass rally at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville on August 19.
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For a part-time driver in the NASCAR Cup Series, Corey Heim is having a remarkable season.Heim won the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday for Huntersville-based 23XI Racing in just his 15th Cup Series start. The victory was his second of the season after winning the road race at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego last month.
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