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Summer temperatures are soaring above 90 degrees each day this week in the Charlotte area. To provide relief from the heat, Mecklenburg County and partner agencies have opened cooling stations and Charlotte Area Transit System is giving free rides to these centers.

The new rule is intended to decrease the use of greenhouse gases known as hydrofluorocarbons by 85% over the next 15 years. The gases that are thousands of times more powerful than carbon dioxide.

An autobiographical exploration of fatherhood and faith, Jeffrey Brown's A Matter of Life is his most personal work to date — which says a lot, given the confessional cartoonist's revealing past works. Reviewer Jody Arlington finds this new book both wise and hilarious.

Wilbur Ross, a leading advocate for the steel and aluminum tariffs the president announced this week, told NPR's Morning Edition the tariffs' impact isn't "much of a roar."

Susan Phillips tells stories about the consequences of political decisions on people's every day lives. She has worked as a reporter for WHYY since 2004. Susan's coverage of the 2008 Presidential election resulted in a story on the front page of the New York Times. In 2010 she traveled to Haiti to cover the earthquake. That same year she produced an award-winning series on Pennsylvania's natural gas rush called "The Shale Game." Along with her reporting partner Scott Detrow, she won the 2013 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Journalism Award for her work covering natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania. She has also won several Edward R. Murrow awards for her work with StateImpact. She recently returned from a year as at MIT as a Knight Science Journalism Fellow. A graduate of Columbia School of Journalism, she earned her Bachelor's degree in International Relations from George Washington University.

Since January 2004, Austin Jenkins has been the Olympia-based political reporter for the Northwest News Network. In that position, Austin covers Northwest politics and public policy, as well as the Washington State Legislature. You can also see Austin on television as host of TVW's (the C–SPAN of Washington State) Emmy-nominated public affairs program "Inside Olympia."

President Trump called a truce in his trade war with China. But another tariff battle is brewing — this time with Europe. It could affect prices for imported cheese, olives and pasta.

The singer is known for a roster of hits that included the songs "Dance With Me" and "No Pain No Gain." She died following a battle with cancer.

For nearly 20 years, the searing sound collages of experimental hip-hop group Dälek have invited listeners to expand their understanding of what the genre can sound like.

When parts of reality seem unfathomable, music always makes sense. New music from Alex Isley, Childish Gambino, Melanie Faye and more on this week's Heat Check.

For decades, the lemon-lime drink has come in green bottles — but clear plastic is more easily recycled, the company says. Environmentalists say the issue is not the color but the single-use plastic.

Special tracks for each state and territory were played during Tuesday night's DNC roll call. But what song repped your state? We found them all so you don't have to.

Celebrate talented artists as they honor black excellence
during this captivating event. “A Night of Artistic Renewal: Representation Equals Power” Spoken Word, Dance, Song, and Visual Art, Music, unite to inspire and engage, showcasing #CulturalExploration
and meaningful content that will have a lasting impact.
Sunday April 28, 2024 at the Blumenthal Performing Arts center’s “Booth Playhouse” from 5:00pm to 7:30pm! Doors open at 4pm!
Adults $15 and Children free when accompanied by a paying adult, all due to a generous grant from the Arts & Science Council of Charlotte

Spoken Word Artists
-D.S. Will
-Junious “Jay” Ward
-Essence Connor Barringer
-Linda Orji
-Boris “Bluz” Rogers

Hip Hop Artist
-Mason Parker

Host
- La E Lah Hunter

Urban Ballroom dancing by:
-Robert Fitzgerald

Ballet/African Dance Fusion by:
-Moving Spirits Inc.

Saxophonist
-Spunk Adams

DJ
-Ron Styles

Singer
-Tawanna Hughes

Performance by event curator
-Dionne D. Hunter

Cinematography by -
- Jared Aaron Sims

Photography by:
-Dante Bland

Visual Art by:
Aisha Thomas

Event description and Ticket Link:
https://www.blumenthalarts.org/.../a-night-of-artistic.../

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More than 2,000 miners in Appalachia are dying from an advanced stage of black lung. NPR and Frontline have found the government had multiple warnings and opportunities to protect them, but didn't.

They look like baseball bats morphing into bowling pins, their ends flaring into an aggressive bulge that suddenly tapers. So how do they work?

The contemporary R&B singer collaborates with her father — blues and soul legend Syl Johnson — to craft a consciously retro-sounding album which feels both vital and knowing.

It's a bad time to be selling furniture for commercial offices. However, it's a great time to be selling it for home offices. So, furniture companies are having to pivot.

The Knit Together Group, organized by Refugee Support Services, is in part a workforce development program. For many of the women who participate, it’s also their support network and their first source of income in the U.S.

NPR's Alt.Latino is featuring some of the summer's hottest releases in Latin music.

Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Open Ears Project, R.F Kuang's The Poppy War trilogy and a Dungeons & Dragons show called DesiQuest.