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On Wednesday, July 3, 2019, a home in Charlotte's Ballantyne Country Club neighborhood exploded, killing a woman and severely injuring her husband. Charlotte Fire Department officials said the likely cause of the explosion was a gas leak inside the home. Rania Karam, 58, who was listed in property records as the homeowner, was found dead in the rubble about seven hours after rescue and recovery operations began. Her husband, Jebran Kabram, a cardiologist who works in West Virginia, survived the explosion. Though wounded, he was able to call 911 and guide rescuers to his location in the collapsed home. The house, which was more than 6,000 square feet in size, was completely leveled in the blast. Some neighboring homes were damaged by debris, and people at work a couple of miles away reported feeling their office buildings shake.00000174-fa0c-de55-a17c-fe2d1d2a0000

00000174-fa0c-de55-a17c-fe2d1d740000To many she was the revered Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. To others, she was Notorious R.B.G. Ginsburg was a brilliant legal mind who fought for equality, and a cultural icon whose twice-weekly workouts even as she was in her 80s reflected her stubborn toughness. She died Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, at age 87 after five times battling cancer, succumbing to complications from metastatic cancer of the pancreas.She was a passionate defender of liberal ideals, but even President Donald Trump relayed condolences via Twitter, saying, “Her opinions, including well-known decisions regarding the legal equality of women and the disabled, have inspired all Americans, and generations of great legal minds.”At NPR, Nina Totenberg had a five-decade-long friendship with Ginsburg that led to numerous one-on-one interviews. We are sharing some of that exclusive content here today in remembrance of Ginsburg.Totenberg tweeted, “A Jewish teaching says those who die just before the Jewish new year are the ones God has held back until the last moment (because) they were needed most and were the most righteous. And so it was that #RBG died as the sun was setting last night marking the beginning of Rosh Hashanah.”Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87VIDEO: Watch Justice Ginsburg talk about her health, marriage, career and having no regrets.

The Arts and Science Council has proposed a quarter-cent sales tax increase in the Nov. 5, 2019, election. Revenue from the tax hike would raise about $50 million a year, with $22.5 million (45%) going to the arts, $17 million to parks and recreation, $8 million to education and $2.5 million to arts, culture projects and parks in Mecklenburg County's small towns.