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Senate Republicans say they are open to sending states more money to make it easier to administer an election amid the pandemic after initial fears that no more federal money would be spent.

The House majority leader initially told House Democrats the chamber would convene next week. A bipartisan task force is looking at options for remote voting and committee work.

It has almost no chance of becoming law as the Senate pursues negotiations focused on improving mental health programs, bolstering school security and enhancing background checks.

The House voted along party lines to formalize the impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

"The truth of poetry is not the truth of history," according to the new poet laureate of the United States. Philip Levine's work is most famous for an urban perspective that began with a youth spent working in Detroit's automobile factories.

Like many other cities, Philadelphia is dealing with a massive police corruption case. Six officers have already been convicted, but the most serious result of the case is the possibility that dozens of drug convictions could be overturned if the officers involved are convicted. NPR's Eric Westervelt, of member station WHYY, reports. CUTAWAY 1C 0:59 1D 8. TORNADOES -- Noah talks with Officer Richard Hardin of the Hillview Police Department in Hillview, Kentucky, where severe weather injured eight people and destroyed hundreds of homes outside Louisville. Officer Hardin was chased by a tornado yesterday, and tells about his experiences...and the damage left in the wake of the storms.

And we're off.

Matthew S. Schwartz is a reporter with NPR's news desk. Before coming to NPR, Schwartz worked as a reporter for Washington, DC, member station WAMU, where he won the national Edward R. Murrow award for feature reporting in large market radio. Previously, Schwartz worked as a technology reporter covering the intricacies of Internet regulation. In a past life, Schwartz was a Washington telecom lawyer. He got his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, and his B.A. from the University of Michigan ("Go Blue!").

Anya Kamenetz is an education correspondent at NPR. She joined NPR in 2014, working as part of a new initiative to coordinate on-air and online coverage of learning. Since then the NPR Ed team has won a 2017 Edward R. Murrow Award for Innovation, and a 2015 National Award for Education Reporting for the multimedia national collaboration, the Grad Rates project.

A Charlotte company wants to redevelop the 130-year-old Linden Cotton Mill in downtown Davidson as offices, shops and maybe a brewery or restaurant. But the factory also once made asbestos products, and the five-acre site is contaminated. In Part 3 of WFAE's series Asbestos Town, environmental reporter David Boraks looks at the status of the redevelopment and concern in the historically African American neighborhood around it.

A veteran Vermont reporter, John joined VPR in 2001. Previously, John was a staff writer for the Sunday Times Argus and the Sunday Rutland Herald, responsible for breaking stories and in-depth features on local issues. He has also served as Communications Director for the Vermont Health Care Authority and Bureau Chief for UPI in Montpelier. John was honored with two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards in 2007 for his reporting on VPR. He was the lead reporter for a VPR series on climate change that in 2008 won a national Edward R. Murrow award for continuing coverage. In 2009, John's coverage of an asbestos mine in northern Vermont was recognized with a regional investigative reporting award from the Radio-Television News Directors Association.

Stephen Thompson is a host, writer and reviewer for NPR Music and Pop Culture Happy Hour. He appears frequently on All Songs Considered and NPR newsmagazines.

Prosecutors say a probe of the black man's death while in police custody is underway and federal charges are possible. Violent protests erupted for a third night.

You're invited to Markets at 11 to explore 40+ market vendors and enjoy live music, picnicking, brews, food trucks and family-friendly activities! August's Markets at 11 is a part of Ballantyne's 2021 Color the Park School Supplies Drive. Activities and partial vendor sales benefit Classroom Central, an organization with a mission to distribute school supplies to teachers in six local districts and over 100,000 students in need. Saturday, August 14 Markets at 11 Schedule 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Food trucks, vendors and Color the Park activities open. 11 a.m. | Live: Matthew Ablan 12:45 p.m. | Story Circle with local author, Joe Garrick 1 p.m. | Live: Calvin Edwards Trio 3 p.m. | Live: Laylo Browse home, specialty, fashion, beauty and health products in Ballantyne's Backyard, the area's newest community park. Grab food truck bites and beers from Olde Mecklenburg Brewery and Sycamore Brewing. Kid-friendly food options are available. Post up on your picnic blanket and get your groove on with musical artists all day long! Start your Saturday in flow at Yoga & Mimosas! Class begins at 10 a.m. and registration proceeds benefit the drive. Online registration is required. Yoga & Mimosas is located at the Kosonen Park entrance to Ballantyne's Backyard. Markets at 11 opens at 11 a.m. in Ballantyne's Backyard on the second Saturday of each month. Pack a picnic, games, sunscreen and the pups!

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Join us for the most swingin’ JAZZ ROOM Holiday Edition yet! JazzArts Charlotte presents the region’s premiere of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s arrangement of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite. Our onstage All-Star Charlotte Regional Jazz Orchestra featuring your favorite musicians will bring the swing to your holidays with Ellington’s re-imagined interpretations including “Sugar Rum Cherries”, “Peanut Brittle Brigade”, and other selections, along with a dynamic ensemble of modern jazz dancers. This jazzy spin to a timeless holiday classic is one that the whole family will enjoy!
Music directed by Ashlin Parker and dance choreographed by Lula Elzy.
The JAZZ ROOM Holiday Edition is JazzArts Charlotte’s only annual benefit, with a pre-concert dessert reception and silent auction supporting the JazzArts Academy, performance-based programs, and local musicians.
6:30 Pre-reception. 7:30 Performance.

Thanks to event sponsors Moore & Van Allen and GCG Wealth Management, for making this regional premiere full production possible.

The Analytics Frontiers Conference is the largest data science conference in the region, attracting more than 500 thought leaders, scientists, and business executives from different industries and academia.

The Analytics Frontiers Conference, sponsored by UNC Charlotte, will feature tracks in Explainable AI, Ethics in AI, The Future of AI, AI Adoption, Natural Language Processing, Industry Case Studies and more.

With Blizzard, FLIP Fabrique takes you on a crazy, poetic and gentle journey in the dead of winter, and invites you to lose yourself in a moment of complete wonder. With performers at the peak of their art and outstanding visual poetry, blizzard promises to blow away everything in its path.

*This performance will have ASL interpretation.

President Trump says he has signed two new orders targeting birthright citizenship. And, Iran is aiming to ban U.S. ships from the Strait of Hormuz.

Distinguished Leaders in Action Lecture and Networking Reception
6:00-7:00PM
Ketner Auditorium, Sykes Learning Center
1928 Sewlyn Avenue
Queens University of Charlotte

The Distinguished Leaders in Action Lecture Series provides the McColl School of Business and Queens University’s campus community with an opportunity to interact with and be exposed to a variety of leaders with varying leadership styles and experiences. The lecture events are hosted in an intimate setting where the audience can ask questions and hear personal and professional leadership experiences from our guests.

Lectures begins at 6:00pm and a networking reception will immediately follow.

Distinguished Leaders in Action Lecture and Networking Reception
6:00-7:00PM
Ketner Auditorium, Sykes Learning Center
1928 Sewlyn Avenue
Queens University of Charlotte

The Distinguished Leaders in Action Lecture Series provides the McColl School of Business and Queens University’s campus community with an opportunity to interact with and be exposed to a variety of leaders with varying leadership styles and experiences. The lecture events are hosted in an intimate setting where the audience can ask questions and hear personal and professional leadership experiences from our guests.

Lectures begins at 6:00pm and a networking reception will immediately follow.