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Hundreds of third graders took the field at Bank of America Stadium on Tuesday, playing games alongside Carolina Panthers players as the team launched a new literacy and health initiative.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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TravelersBeach/FlickrTestosterone is getting a lot of attention these days. The defense secretary pushed for new guidelines on testosterone screening for troops, while young men and boys are increasingly exposed to social media influencers promoting ways to boost the hormone. We discuss the rise of testosterone culture and its health implications. -
PixabayLocal news in trouble. The media landscape here took another hit last week as McClatchy, the parent company of the Charlotte Observer, eliminated a quarter of its newsroom. This comes after years of downsizing at the paper, and McClatchy is doing the same across its properties nationwide. What this means and what, if anything, can be done to keep news healthy.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has paused an ongoing compliance assessment after school board members raised concerns about a potential conflict of interest involving a subcontractor connected to the project. -
City Council member Kimberly Owens proclaimed in Monday’s City Council meeting that the spring and fall seasons are “Bird Safe Awareness Months,” encouraging residents and businesses to turn out nonessential lights between 11 p.m. and 6 p.m. while birds migrate overhead. -
The Republican congressman argued the panel failed to follow its own rules when it investigated allegations that he sexually harassed two young female staff members. -
The VA is reaching out to female veterans, who sometimes are hesitant to identify as veterans at allWomen make up the fastest-growing group of U.S. veterans. But fewer than half of female veterans are enrolled in VA health care, and some women are hesitant to even self-identify as former service members. -
Two more high-ranking officials with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools have announced plans to retire. -
“You don’t change the rules in the middle of the election,” Jackson said in a statement hours after the court’s decision. -
Stokes County commissioners have once again approved Project Delta, a planned hyperscale data center in Walnut Cove. Here’s what commissioners, the developer and opponents had to say after the months-long debate ended in another 3-2 vote. -
Gov. Josh Stein has proclaimed Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month in North Carolina.
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