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Several Charlotte advocacy groups are calling on Bank of America Stadium officials, FIFA and local law enforcement to keep ICE agents away from Sunday’s soccer match.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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North Carolina’s prison system is facing a crisis, from severe staffing shortages and budget pressures to the growing needs of an aging inmate population. We sit down with Secretary Leslie Cooley Dismukes to talk about the mounting concerns. Then we hear the story of Kerwin Pittman, a former inmate who is now transforming an abandoned prison into a space focused on opportunity, healing and second chances.
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America’s role in the world is changing. The thought used to be that a post-Soviet Russia and a more global China could become more friendly to the West. That has not happened. We hear from New York Times White House and national security correspondent David Sanger about these shifting tides and what they mean.
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LOCAL NEWS
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The DOT could focus on 6 miles of improvements instead of 11 miles, and the state could break the project into segments, as it is doing for I-85 and Independence Boulevard.
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With his new executive order, Stein became the fourth Democratic governor to ban state employees from trading on information gained at work.
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North Carolina is holding dozens of events this year to celebrate America’s 250th birthday — but the state’s Museum of History won’t be hosting them at its downtown Raleigh building, which remains closed for a four-year renovation project. At a price tag of more than $200 million, the rebuild is one of state government’s most expensive construction projects.
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South Carolina senators voted Tuesday not to advance a new congressional map that would have dramatically reshaped Rep. James Clyburn’s district. Clyburn speaks with WFAE's Nick de la Canal to share his reaction.
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Attendees packed the main chamber of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center. Most spoke out against new data center development in the city.
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Inspection reports reveal harm occurring inside North Carolina nursing homes. For families seeking accountability, the legal path is long, complex and often out of public view.
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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Federal officers and CMPD arrest 10 and move to seize the Garden Inn near the Sugar Creek/I-85 interchange, describing it as a crime hotspot. Vi Lyles could remain Charlotte's mayor past her June 30th retirement date. Charlotte City Council and York County are both considering data center moratoriums.
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