The Federal Transit Administration audited the Charlotte Area Transit System's safety plans after the August murder of Iryna Zarutska on a Lynx Blue Line train.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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On the next Charlotte Talks, Moshe Gildenman was a civic leader and musician in a small Ukrainian town until — one day in 1942 — Nazis murdered 2,000 Jews in his village, including his wife and daughter. He escaped with his son, carrying a revolver, a handful of bullets and a Yiddish songbook. His story of resilience, resistance and revenge is told in a new book by UNC Charlotte musicologist James Grymes.
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In January, President Trump urged Congress to cap credit card interest rates at 10% and said Americans are being “ripped off” by credit card companies. Bankers quickly opposed the idea, with some calling it an economic disaster. There is also debate over capping credit card late fees. We look at the pros and cons of these proposals and whether any of them would lead to more affordability.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has delayed or canceled in-person classes in response to winter weather for seven straight school days. So will all those missed days mean more school days added later?
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It's unclear if the proposal is still being actively considered.
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The Census this week released new state population estimates. That helped project what the Electoral College will look like after the 2030 Census.
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Former Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, according to a document filed in federal court Thursday.
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Activists will hold a discussion this weekend in Charlotte aimed at bringing awareness to the impact of HIV on Black communities. The discussion is part of a series that aims to spotlight priorities of the LGBTQ+ community.
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School Board member Shamaiye Haynes this week criticized the BPC in an email. She wrote the organization’s actions look like “pay to play” — shutting out candidates who don’t make contributions to the organization as a “thank you” for an endorsement.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Record snowfall blankets the region. CLT tries to dig out from a major backlog. Hundreds gather in uptown to protest ICE actions in Minneapolis. Charlotte Symphony Music Director Kwame Ryan wins his first Grammy award. The Charlotte Hornets now hold the NBA's longest winning streak.
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