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WFAE, in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, hosts a forum with candidates for Mecklenburg County Commission at the WFAE Center for Civic and Community Engagement in uptown Charlotte.
WFAE EVENTS
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Duke EnergyThe rise in the number of data centers to power artificial intelligence is driving a surge in demand for electricity. Nuclear energy may be poised to fill the gap. Some see nuclear power as clean but, in the U.S., we haven’t built a new plant since the 1980s and the specter of accidents casts a dark shadow. So, with demand rising, is it time to take another look? -
Michal Jarmoluk/PixabayWe discuss a precious time capsule we have here in North Carolina — our state archives. We'll discuss with the state archivist what it takes to maintain history and how someone can find pieces of themselves reflected in archives. We also find out what you won’t discover in the state's archives, and why that is.
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LOCAL NEWS
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The state launched the $175 million program last year as a way to help people who have remained cut off from public roadways since Hurricane Helene. -
Greensboro has a new resident: a giant robot and its winged companion. It's the latest public artwork to be unveiled in the Gate City. -
More than 23,000 high school seniors have accepted direct admission offers from North Carolina colleges and universities through a new statewide program. -
A forum in Charlotte over the weekend aimed to support members of the Black and LGBTQ+ communities who have been impacted by HIV. -
Mecklenburg County Public Health is alerting the public to a potential measles exposure at two locations in south Charlotte late last month. -
During a public hearing for Duke Energy’s carbon and resource plan earlier this week, Duke Energy customers brought their concerns over energy-intensive data centers and expressed their frustration after the utility asked them to conserve energy.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Mecklenburg County leaders are expected to be questioned today by Republican lawmakers in Raleigh on issues like crime and ICE cooperation. West Charlotte residents are furious over NCDOT's plans to elevate I-77 express lanes through uptown. The Carolinas set a new recording last week for energy usage.
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