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Nearly half of all people detained by federal immigration agents during "Operation Charlotte's Web" last November had no criminal record, according to new data obtained by the Deportation Data Project.
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Atlantic Monthly Press/Glen Allsop for Hodinkee.Marie Curie is the most famous woman in the history of science. She coined the term “radioactivity” and traveled the world to share its secrets. Her story is told in a new book by acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist Dava Sobel, but, along the way, she tells the stories of other women who trained in Curie’s lab who would pursue their own scientific careers. -
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Chancellors are required to live in their official residences, which has occasionally posed some challenges. -
Three Black transgender women chronicle alleged abuses they faced while serving time in men's prisons in North Carolina. -
Asheville set aside just $3 million for Helene home repair, mistakenly believing the state would help cover construction. This leaves hundreds of homeowners waiting for answers. -
Leaders with Mecklenburg County, the city of Charlotte and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools warned that a state proposal to limit property tax increases would strain future budgets. -
Mecklenburg County Commissioners in 2016 selected The Peebles Corporation to build Brooklyn Village uptown. Nothing has been built. -
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The Charlotte Hornets win a play-in tournament thriller at the Spectrum Center. Two of N.C.'s rivers make America's most endangered list. Mecklenburg County may take legal action against the Peebles Corporation, the company behind the failed Brooklyn Village development in uptown.
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