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#MeToo founder calls on women to be ‘visionary’ to build and sustain movements

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#MeToo founder calls on women to be ‘visionary’ to build and sustain movements

#MeToo founder Tarana Burke speaks at Duke’s MLK celebration, calls on women to be strong.

January 20, 2019 06:40 PM

In the end, Silent Sam’s fate and Carol Folt’s future were intertwined

Politics & Government

In the end, Silent Sam’s fate and Carol Folt’s future were intertwined

January 18, 2019 08:19 PM

Brooklyn was the center of black life in Charlotte. Until the bulldozers arrived.

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Brooklyn was the center of black life in Charlotte. Until the bulldozers arrived.

January 18, 2019 12:00 PM

White House official Mulvaney played role in disputed SC real estate foreclosure

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White House official Mulvaney played role in disputed SC real estate foreclosure

January 18, 2019 06:46 PM

For 35,000 CMS students, the MLK holiday weekend will end a day early. Here’s why.

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For 35,000 CMS students, the MLK holiday weekend will end a day early. Here’s why.

January 18, 2019 02:47 PM

Jury awards $7 million to NC trooper who was injured in I-40 bus crash

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Jury awards $7 million to NC trooper who was injured in I-40 bus crash

January 18, 2019 02:42 PM

Charlotte’s Walter Klein produced 1,000 films. And that was just his day job.

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Charlotte’s Walter Klein produced 1,000 films. And that was just his day job.

January 18, 2019 12:44 PM

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After taking pictures of woman in dressing room, suspect ID’d by business card, SC cops say

January 20, 2019 10:31 PM

Five big plays from high school basketball this week

January 20, 2019 06:08 PM

Saturday’s roundup: Independence upsets nationally ranked Carmel Christian in OT

January 19, 2019 11:57 PM

Elizabeth Warren to speak in Columbia this week as she considers a run for president

January 20, 2019 03:20 PM

Longtime reporter Treva Jones wrote with love and care about Raleigh’s lives and deaths

January 20, 2019 01:52 PM

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Dawn Staley: I don’t foresee more controversy with Mizzou in this year’s game

January 20, 2019 01:04 PM

Five big plays from high school basketball this week

January 20, 2019 06:08 PM

Photos from Duke’s win over Virginia

January 20, 2019 12:14 PM

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Pacers, Victor Oladipo hold off Hornets, who had won 3 straight

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Pacers, Victor Oladipo hold off Hornets, who had won 3 straight

January 20, 2019 08:41 PM

Saturday’s roundup: Independence upsets nationally ranked Carmel Christian in OT

January 19, 2019 11:57 PM

Given the week that was, Duke’s win over Virginia was extra special for Coach K and his young Blue Devils

January 19, 2019 10:38 PM

How Davidson freshman’s 3-point shooting spree ignited Wildcats

January 19, 2019 04:06 PM

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Longtime NC newsman ‘loved people’ and a good story, including the whopper he made up

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Longtime NC newsman ‘loved people’ and a good story, including the whopper he made up

January 17, 2019 07:18 PM

Mecklenburg parks rank last nationally. Advocates have a plan to change that.

January 17, 2019 11:25 AM

Here’s the weather forecast during Sunday’s ‘super moon’ lunar eclipse over Carolinas

January 17, 2019 08:05 AM

School lunches shrink as one NC school district feels heat from government shutdown

January 16, 2019 07:45 AM

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Sen. Warren takes her latest criticism about Wells Fargo to UNC and other NC schools

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Sen. Warren takes her latest criticism about Wells Fargo to UNC and other NC schools

January 17, 2019 04:14 PM

Duke Energy raised your bill last year. Here’s the main reason why it wants to again.

January 17, 2019 03:31 PM

Changes coming to this J.Crew store at the Park Road Shopping Center

January 17, 2019 11:29 AM

Charlotte thrift stores see surge in donations thanks to Netflix fans ‘Tidying Up’

January 17, 2019 08:36 AM

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Consider the cost of Medicaid expansion

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Consider the cost of Medicaid expansion

January 19, 2019 03:36 PM

Let’s remember the MLK who wasn’t liked

January 20, 2019 12:00 PM

Victims a second time: First Hurricane Florence, now the government shutdown

January 20, 2019 05:00 AM

Pelosi went low when she should have gone high

January 19, 2019 11:30 AM

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Duke adds Trooper Taylor to coach wide receivers

January 20, 2019 06:56 PM

NC State football adds assistant coach Todd Goebbel to staff

January 20, 2019 02:43 PM

No Tre Jones, no problem: Williamson, Barrett help Duke hand Virginia its first loss

January 19, 2019 08:18 PM

Kevin Siers cartoon: The conversation William Barr and Donald Trump need to have

Kevin Siers cartoon: The conversation William Barr and Donald Trump need to have

January 18, 2019 05:03 PM

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 14, 2019

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 14, 2019

January 17, 2019 10:07 AM

Kevin Siers cartoon: Sleeper cells in Syria and elsewhere

Kevin Siers cartoon: Sleeper cells in Syria and elsewhere

January 17, 2019 04:24 PM

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Charlotte’s ‘Treasure Hunt’ cast’s energy is on the mark though journey falls short

“Judy Moody and Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt” lacks fresh story but Children’s Theatre of Charlotte cast brings high energy to stage.

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Hot Property: A new site for his moment of Zen

January 18, 2019 03:00 AM

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Balancing Act: Young women don’t ‘enjoy’ the ‘spotlight’ of sexual assault. Do better, Michigan State

January 18, 2019 03:00 AM

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