More than 800 cyclists, walkers and runners are expected to participate in this year's "24 Hours of Booty" fundraising event. Since 2002, the event has raised money for organizations supporting cancer patients and other nonprofits.
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper rallied an enthusiastic crowd of Democrats for Kamala Harris on Thursday. He also addressed speculation he could be picked as her running mate.
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Cornel West's Justice For All Party is trying to get on the ballot in North Carolina.
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JetBlue will depart from Charlotte for the last time this fall. The airline is announcing plans to leave the Charlotte-Douglas Airport in October.
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Raleigh's Veronica Fraley will throw the discus in Paris at the 2024 Olympic Games. She joins a long list of Olympians with North Carolina ties that includes Steph Curry, Bam Adebayo and Anna Cockrell.
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A study released Thursday shows that Charlotte is making up ground on economic mobility as the region has moved from No. 50 to 38 in the rankings of how likely the lowest-income children are to rise out of poverty.
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Mecklenburg County has recorded its tenth positive case of rabies this year and says for the first time in recent years, a cat has tested positive.
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A woman of great accomplishment, Charlottean Cathy Bessant spent more than 40 years in key jobs at Bank of America around the world. She retired from that job and now runs the Foundation for the Carolinas.
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Charlotte Douglas International Airport managed to avoid the worst during the massive tech outage last week that grounded flights around the world. But delays persisted for days afterward. More on this story, and other local business news, on this week's BizWorthy.
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At Bojangles Coliseum Wednesday night, former President Donald Trump dispensed with any messages about unity and spent almost all of his 90-minute speech in a blistering attack against Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president.
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Duke Energy reaches agreement with state consumer advocacy group on plans to reduce carbon emissionsDuke Energy is in the process of finalizing its plan to power North Carolina while reducing emissions. The utility has reached an agreement with North Carolina’s state consumer advocacy group on how to do that.
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The agency found a long list of missing documents required to administer a federally funded food program for child care centers, as well as claims filed for payment for centers that apparently hadn't requested or received money.
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While there’s a lot of focus on President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race, the biggest surprise this month in North Carolina politics has been N.C. Rep. Jason Saine’s decision to resign.
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