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Hundreds marched through uptown Charlotte over the weekend in a local demonstration against the Islamic Republic in Iran.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Gage Skidmore/FlickrDuring his campaign, President Trump denied any knowledge of Project 2025, a 900-page conservative blueprint of policy recommendations drafted by the Heritage Foundation. So far, it has served as the road map to his first year in office, reshaping how the government operates and how power is exercised by the executive branch. We look at the elements of Project 2025 that have been implemented and at what may be coming. -
ScreengrabCharlotte Republicans push Mecklenburg Sheriff Garry McFadden to step down after testimony in Raleigh. Early in-person voting in the primary begins. Duke Energy made nearly $5 billion in profit last year. That, as they ask for rate increases. Plus, four players are suspended after a brawl during the Hornets-Pistons game, but Charlotte still enters the All-Star break red hot.
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LOCAL NEWS
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On Thursday, the EPA repealed the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which identified six greenhouse gases — including carbon dioxide and methane — as public health threats and provided the foundation for federal regulators to enforce greenhouse gas emission standards with the auto industry. -
Viewed one way, Monday’s hearing on crime in Charlotte was a huge success for Republican state legislators. -
UNC School of the Arts dance alumnus William "Will" Gyves has won the prestigious Prix de Lausanne. He competed against nearly 450 applicants from 43 countries. -
A new report finds the American Southeast is more focused on generating new power than using energy more efficiently. -
Charlotte is ending a six-month pilot program that allowed street vendors to sell in NoDa, citing ongoing complaints and enforcement challenges. Some vendors and neighborhood leaders say the move could undercut the district’s creative character and eliminate an important source of income for local artists and entrepreneurs. -
Sanders' visit also served to promote his new book, Fight Oligarchy.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster endorses Lt. Gov. Pam Evette to succeed him. A school bus crash near Gastonia sends fourteen elementary students to the hospital. Westside residents launch an effort to persuade Charlotte City Council to withhold support for new I-77 express toll lanes.
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