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Author photo by Barry Morgenstein, book cover courtesy of Karen Gray HoustonOn the next Charlotte Talks, a story of the courage and tenacity it sometimes takes to open doors. It’s a story set in 1950, before Martin Luther King, Jr. was a household name, before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus. It is the story of a man taking a stand against discrimination who ended up on the front lines of the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott, and it is a story told by his daughter, an award-winning journalist. -
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A ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran may be easing tensions in the Middle East, but the uncertainty is far from over for some Iranians in Charlotte. -
As the North Carolina Department of Transportation pauses plans to expand I-77 South, a local group is inviting residents to rethink what the project could look like. -
Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy met with students in Charlotte as part of an initiative to fight loneliness. He stopped by community groups, including the Do Greater Charlotte creative tech lab. -
Suspected Southport shooter Nigel Max Edge was found to be incapable of standing trial in Brunswick County Superior Court on Tuesday, following a two-month wait to allow for re-evaluations of his mental capacity. A judge ordered him to undergo therapy in an attempt to restore that capacity. Because of that, the state's decision on whether to pursue the death penalty has been put on hold. -
A major business announcement in Charlotte today: Japanese bank SMBC Group says it has chosen the city for its second U.S. headquarters, bringing about 2,000 jobs and a $50.5 million investment. -
The Charlotte Hornets are in Boston on Tuesday to face the Celtics, with three games left in the regular season. The Hornets are in a three-way tie for seventh in the NBA’s Eastern Conference
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The man accused of stabbing Iryna Zarutska last year on the Charlotte light rail has been found incompetent to stand trial. The NTSB is sending an investigation team to the site of a Mooresville chemical explosion. Former Union County Commissioner Gary Sides has died.
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