The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education is moving to formally dissolve its Office of Compliance and Ethics, which was created in 2019 after the ousting of two superintendents in five years and scrutiny over a contract under former Superintendent Clayton Wilcox.
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On the next Charlotte Talks, we look at Waymo’s self-driving cars, which will soon be operating on Charlotte’s streets. Because this technology is so new — and to some, a bit “spooky” — we’ll talk about how the cars operate, how to use them and how safe they are. Some say autonomous vehicles are actually safer than human-driven cars, but there have been issues. We’ll examine the technology, Waymo’s track record and more.
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Dell Curry is widely considered the figure most synonymous with the Charlotte Hornets’ history. His legacy is cemented by his 10-year playing career, franchise-leading statistics and more than a decade as a team broadcaster. He sits down with us.
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LOCAL NEWS
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A new report released Monday by Mecklenburg County highlights alarming disparities in infant mortality rates.
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A lawsuit claims Stokes County failed to follow proper procedures when approving a massive data center project. The developer says blocking it could have economic consequences.
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A new exhibit by the Museum of the Cherokee People highlights Cherokee voices and perspective about the founding of the U.S. It features historic artifacts, images, and documents displayed alongside works by modern Cherokee artists.
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Last week, the Department of Justice Civil Division announced that nearly 650 Elective Option – or settlement - offers have been approved in the past three weeks, and there have been just over 2,500 approved settlement offers since 2023. Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward said he’s proud of the work done to speed up the approval process in the past year. However, advocates Mike Partain and Jerry Ensminger, whose tireless research and congressional testimony turned personal tragedies into the legislative momentum behind the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022, said it would take about 429 years before the Navy gets through all the claims at the current pace.
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State Medicaid spending on applied behavioral analysis has more than tripled in three years.
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Several incumbents went down and turnout was high in the NC primary. But a deeper dive shows more than one factor underlying those trends
NATION & WORLD
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
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The threat of severe weather cancels school across the region. Google plans to invest $1 billion in its Lenoir data center. CMS moves for formally dissolve its Office of Compliance and Ethics. Queens University will meet Purdue in the first round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Gas prices in the area are up $.89 per gallon compared to a month ago.
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