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CMS students return to class as district launches new initiatives, faces leadership questions

Nearly 140,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students returned to class Tuesday to begin the 2026-27 school year.
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Nonprofits push to use psychedelics in therapy in North Carolina

Psychedelics are a group of drugs that alter the mind — sometimes for the better. Clinical trials have focused on treating ...
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G20 arrives in Asheville, bringing money, attention and frustration

The Trump administration says the international gathering will showcase western North Carolina’s resilience. Locals say the ...
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Canada hits back at the U.S. with tariffs as the countries' trade fight escalates

The measures come after President Trump imposed 50% tariffs on many Canadian goods and threatened more after trade talks ...
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DHS acknowledges the noncitizen numbers it touted on voter rolls were inflated

The Trump administration claimed to have found 250,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls in four states. But the agency's ...
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At least 25% of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study finds

Playing football has long been linked to the brain disease known as CTE, but how prevalent it is is still unknown. A new ...
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Kids with brain injuries thrive at this camp. But federal research funding is in flux

A Pennsylvania summer camp helps children who have survived brain injuries. But the future of federal funding for brain ...
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Did climate change cause this heat wave? Most likely, and here's why

As the senior climate editor at NPR, when extreme weather impacts us, I often send out guidance to the newsroom to help ...
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Churches, libraries and breweries: inside DHS's covert surveillance operation

DHS allegedly went undercover at community meetings, subpoenaed the financial records of labor unions, and created dossiers ...
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Can Trump's economic war against Iran do what airstrikes and negotiations couldn't?

What a new round of U.S. sanctions could mean after nearly six months of war with Iran — and years of economic pressure on ...
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Six Flags to move headquarters to Texas, leaving Charlotte region

Six Flags Entertainment plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to Arlington, Texas, next year, marking the loss of a Fortune 1000 company for the Charlotte region.