President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration has been largely downsized because of the coronavirus pandemic and security concerns after the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6.
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CNN political analyst Bakari Sellers father was shot by police in Orangeburg, South Carolina, during a campus protest in the 1960s. Sellers sees striking parallels to protests that roiled the country last summer.
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Friday, January 15, 2021`This week, Mecklenburg County’s health director said “stay home” as COVID-19 surges — and that led CMS to change its plans to bring kids back to the classroom. City Council explored transit and term limits. And COVID-19 vaccine priorities began to take shape in Charlotte and around the state.
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A witness, identified as a former romantic partner of the woman, says she intended to sell the computer to a Russian friend, who planned to then pass it to the Kremlin's foreign intelligence service.
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First, can someone who has been vaccinated still spread the disease? Second, will the vaccine remain effective as the virus itself evolves? And third, how long will the vaccine's protection last?
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WFAE "All Things Considered" host Gwendolyn Glenn talked with former Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt about past challenges he endured — and the challenges the nation faces today, as armed protests are threatened during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
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Amid all the chaos of the Trump presidency, he has been consistent in his fixation on emphasizing and protecting his own manhood. Rioters at the Capitol reflected that attitude on Jan. 6.
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The 2020 election was one like no other — the first in modern memory during a deadly pandemic. Election officials had to prepare for record-breaking turnout and adjust for social distancing and changes in how people would cast their ballot. WFAE looks at the numbers to see how much North Carolina’s recent election cost.
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The news of the day seems just as overwhelming in 2021 as it did in 2020. But there are lots of significant things happening beyond the news that might give us some much-needed peace of mind. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson had that experience recently. He shares in today’s On My Mind column.
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In Michigan, Sunday's protest in Lansing was deemed "eclectic, but small and dull." It wasn't alone.
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In separate incidents over the weekend, police arrested a 63-year-old woman who claimed to be an officer and a 22-year-old man carrying a firearm, high capacity magazines and unregistered ammunition.
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The famous — even infamous — producer, famed for his "Wall of Sound," died Saturday in prison. He produced records for The Ronettes, Ike and Tina Turner as well as The Beatles, among many others.
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It was another busy news week, and somehow we're wondering: Is this the crest of the wave or are we still in the calm before storm?
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Wesley Allen Beeler presented unauthorized inauguration credentials Friday night, police said. Beeler admitted to having the handgun in his pickup truck, according to police.
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A long-forgotten mine shaft collapsed in the crawlspace beneath a Charlotte family's home in 2018. Now considered unsafe to occupy, the house will be demolished next week.
PRO-TRUMP PROTESTS & ATTACK ON THE CAPITOL
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Lawmakers want to know what the intelligence community knew about the planned attack, and why they didn't prepare more thoroughly.
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Following the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, states are fortifying their legislative buildings and calling in the National Guard in anticipation of potentially violent protests.
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Sund says U.S. Capitol Police expected some additional violence the day of the insurrection but says nothing could have prepared them for what actually happened.
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President-elect Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress have called Trump's insistence that the election was rigged the "big lie." The term has roots in Nazi Germany and echoes throughout fascist states.
BIDEN WHITE HOUSE TRANSITION UPDATES
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Selecting Gary Gensler for the Securities and Exchange Commission and Rohit Chopra for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a win for progressives who have pushed for aggressive oversight.
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The vice president-elect will be sworn in on Wednesday by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, both women of color who broke barriers. As vice president, Harris will tip control of the Senate to Democrats.
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The actions for Day 1 were laid out in a memo by his chief of staff. The president-elect will extend pauses on student loan payments and evictions, plus send an immigration bill to Congress.
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The president-elect on Thursday evening outlined his plan for coronavirus relief — one of the core issues he hopes to tackle in his first days of office.
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View 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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About a third of rural residents are reluctant get to vaccinated, while about a quarter of metropolitan residents are.
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South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster asked hospitals Friday to cut down on elective procedures, citing staffing shortages stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.
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A year into the COVID-19 crisis, Dr. Robert Redfield stands by his federal health agency's response to the pandemic despite an early "learning curve" and contradictory messaging from President Trump.
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Charlotte-based band Moa made the most out of 2020. From contributing an original song to the Netflix true crime documentary “Night Stalker” to hosting an eye-catching virtual performance at Charlotte’s Neighborhood Theatre and releasing a hauntingly beautiful debut album, the four-piece ambient music group created sparks in a year of darkness.
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We get it: Recycling can be confusing. Do you keep the bottle caps on plastic water bottles or take them off? Should you break down cardboard boxes before putting them in the bin? What about office paper with staples? Do you have to take the staples out?
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