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On Aug. 25, 2020, Kyle Rittenhouse, 17 years old, fatally shot two men and wounded another during protests against police brutality in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse, from Antioch, Illinois, was in Kenosha that night to protect businesses he said. Facing seven total charges, including two counts of homicide, one reckless and one intentional, and two counts of recklessly endangering safety, Rittenhouse stood trial in November 2021. He was acquitted of all charges.

Charlotte-based supplier of lithium, bromine and other materials

Small city in Gaston and Cleveland counties, NC, about 35 miles west of Charlotte

Duke Energy Sustainable Energy Solutions is a non-regulated division of Duke Energy that sells solar and wind energy to companies, institutions and other utilities across the U.S. The division formerly was known as Duke Energy Renewables.

CleanAIRE NC, formerly Clean Air Carolina, was renamed in July 2021 as it expanded focus from air pollution to include climate change and environmental justice.

Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was shot and killed while jogging in Glynn County, Georgia in February 2020. Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan were found guilty of the murder of Arbery in a 2021 trial.

Statewide, races on the primary ballot include Congress, the North Carolina General Assembly, the state Supreme Court and the state Court of Appeals. Most counties around Charlotte also have Superior and District Court judges on the ballot.

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