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http://66.225.205.104/TL20120810.mp3 The sport of curling traces its roots to 16th century Scotland. Photo: Tanner Latham We've only got a few more days…

A portion of the screen print Godinez created with paper made from his uniform.

UNC Charlotte Veterans Use Uniforms As Art Canvas

http://66.225.205.104/JR20101112.mp3 On Thursday, communities celebrated veterans with banquets and parades. A group of former soldiers at UNC Charlotte…

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Needy kids get shoes, play ball with Panthers

http://66.225.205.104/SO20091019.mp3A Charlotte-based humanitarian agency that specializes in outfitting poor children around the world with new shoes,…

The blog that brought down the Lincoln County Sheriff

http://66.225.205.104/JR20091016.mp3 The Sheriff of Lincoln County was indicted this week for allegedly trying to cover up his role in helping a friend…

Sirius NASCAR Radio hosts Buddy Baker (far) and Rick Benjamin. The Mayfield controversy has dominated racing talk shows lately.

Mayfield scandal gives NASCAR soap opera spotlight

http://66.225.205.104/SG20090724.mp3NASCAR returns to the track today after being off last week. Teams are in Indianapolis for Sunday's Brickyard 400. And…

Champion Bricklayers

http://66.225.205.104/0715LMBRICK.mp3North Carolina leads the nation in brick production. The clay and shale here make the Carolinas the ideal place for…

Broken laws or just bad decisions?

http://66.225.205.104/MR20090609.mp3Top levels of leadership at NC State have crumbled in the last week, culminating yesterday in the resignation of the…

Surfer Takayama Was An Innovator In Board Design

Melissa Block and Audie Cornish remember Donald Takayama, a dominant surfer in the '60s and '70s and a giant of surfboard shaping. He died Monday at the age of 68.

Sexual Abuse Scandal Rocks U.K.'s BBC Network

The world's most prominent broadcaster, the BBC, is in an uproar over allegations that one of its most famous TV personalities was a pedophile who preyed upon youths who appeared on his shows. NPR's David Folkenflik reports that the BBC is both investigating the actions of the late Jimmy Savile and fielding sharp questions about why it killed a documentary exploring such accusations late last year.

Students at Georgetown University School of Medicine prepare to meet with an actor playing a patient in an exam room in March.

Hidden Curriculum Shapes How Med Students Learn End-Of-Life Care

More intense care can translate into worse, and more expensive, care at the end of life. So, the thinking goes, doctors who train at hospitals with better and more efficient care will be in better shape to become future leaders.

N.Y., N.J. Scramble To Ensure Voting Is Possible

Superstorm Sandy is interfering with planning for Election Day in New York and New Jersey. Though neither of the reliably Democratic states is expected to decide the presidential election, authorities are trying to find ways for millions of voters to cast ballots.

When Fire Met Food, The Brains Of Early Humans Grew Bigger

Because we had better food, our brains grew bigger than those of our primate cousins, scientists say. Early humans cooked, which makes meat and veggies more digestible and nutrients more available to the body. Plus, there was all that chatting and chewing around the campfire.

If you want to predict a candidate's fate, there may be a better question to ask than whom voters cast a ballot for.

'For Whom Will You Vote?' May Be Wrong Question

It's the question most pollsters ask. But one political economist says there's a better one to ask if you want to predict a candidate's fate.

Campaigns Strive To Project Confidence, But Not Hubris, In Final Days

Whether a candidate is behind or ahead in the opinion polls, political campaigns have a vested interest in portraying every race as close — even if it's looking like a blowout.

UNC Charlotte Veterans Use Uniforms As Art Canvas

http://66.225.205.104/JR20101112.mp3 On Thursday, communities celebrated veterans with banquets and parades. A group of former soldiers at UNC Charlotte…

Community looks for solutions to county budget woes

http://66.225.205.104/JR20100331.mp3Charlotte-Mecklenburg School officials are bracing for a worst-case scenario that will have them cut as much as $80…

Mecklenburg Had Most Sterilizations In State Eugenics Program

http://66.225.205.104/JR20110617.mp3During the peak of North Carolina's state-sanctioned eugenics program, Mecklenburg County had the highest number of…

Libraries stay open in limited form

http://66.225.205.104/LISALIBRARIES.mp3All Mecklenburg County libraries will be staying open at least until the end of June. The library trustees voted…

A damaged home rests on one side along the beach in the Belle Harbor section of Queens, N.Y., on Nov. 5 in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.

Left Homeless, Storm Victims Turn To Internet To Find Shelter

Tens of thousands of people in the New York City area lost their homes to Superstorm Sandy. Many may be in need of temporary housing, so the home-sharing website Airbnb is working to connect people made homeless by Sandy with people willing to provide free housing.

BBC Embroiled In Controversy As Leaders Step Down

On Saturday, the BBC's Director General, George Entwistle, resigned. On Monday, Helen Boaden, director of BBC News, and her deputy Stephen Mitchell, took leaves of absence after what appear to be major breaches of journalistic ethics. The first occurred a few weeks ago when the organization spiked an investigative report about alleged child sex abuse by a former BBC star, Jimmy Savile. The second happened last week when the BBC falsely accused a former senior politician, still living, of child abuse.

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