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Stephen Crotts/scrotts.comCongress squabbles over a stopgap bill as Helene aid hangs in the balance, Gov. Cooper makes his farewell address and Charlotte hires an interim attorney. Those stories and more on the Charlotte Talks local news roundup. -
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The consumer financial watchdog says customers of the top three banks lost more than $870 million over seven years due to a lack of safeguards against fraud on the Zelle network. -
The Civil War ended in 1865, but teaching about it, and the role slavery played in causing it, remains one of the most divisive subjects in American education. A new museum that's in the works in North Carolina aims to address that. -
Spark Centro, aimed at expanding job opportunities for people in east Charlotte, has raised $5.5 million of its $20 million goal to help get its work started. -
Demand for the grants was more than five times the funding available, the organization said, reflecting the scale of Helene’s devastation. -
State auditor critiques late nursing home inspections. DHHS says audit unfair for including COVID era. Advocates skeptical of explanation. -
Rock Hill Schools is making administrative changes that will go into effect at the start of the next school year. WCNC reports the school board will pull or eliminate funding from district-level positions and refocus them on school-level positions.
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