Two North Carolina members of Congress are raising concerns about conditions at a Georgia immigration detention center where immigrants detained in the Charlotte area are frequently sent.
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Rob Harrington has served as Charlotte’s mayor for about two months, filling the post vacated by Vy Lyles. He’s only in office until the end of next year, but he has a lot on his plate as the council grapples with data centers, Interstate 77 toll lanes, teen takeovers and other issues.
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Last week, President Trump signed an executive order that would reduce the number of childhood vaccines recommended for all children by the federal government. We discuss what parents need to know. We’ll also talk with two education reporters about what’s happening around the region.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will begin the school year with new restrictions on student technology use after parents raised concerns about screen time and devices in classrooms.
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Greensboro’s new data center moratorium could add another layer of uncertainty for the long-delayed Dream Center at Gateway Research Park. City officials say the project still faces several regulatory hurdles before construction could begin.
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Catawba and Davidson colleges partnered with Queens University to install four bird-tracking radio towers this past winter. As of last month, they’re all connected to a larger mapping network called Motus.
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Environmental activists and some citizens are expressing their concerns over what they're calling the National Park Service's “hazardous fuel reduction” plans.
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The new Close Combat Assault Ration is designed to meet the nutritional needs of troops on the battlefield, while being easier to carry and eat.
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The letter cited both longstanding and controversial changes to public university policy — from a nearly decade long tuition hold, elimination of DEI initiatives, civil discourse investments, and efforts to mitigate "undue foreign influence." It was from the UNC System President and UNC Board of Governors Chair.
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The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Georgia man in connection with the January burglary of the home of late NASCAR star Greg Biffle.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill made her first public appearance Monday since being reinstated following a two-month suspension and investigation by the school board, the cause of which remains unknown.
NATION & WORLD
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