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Charlotte’s 24 Hours of Booty charity bike-a-thon is back for its 24th year. Founder Spencer Lueders joins WFAE's Nick de la Canal to talk about the event's origins and its ongoing impact.
CHANGING OF THE GUARD
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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City of CharlotteThe city of Charlotte has hired an outside attorney to investigate allegations of unethical conduct on the City Council made earlier this year. Charlotte Civil Rights icon and a member of the legal team that ended racial segregation in education, James Ferguson, has died. The latest on North Carolina's Senate race and the Charlotte Hornets win the NBA's Summer League. -
Courtesy of the Bechtler Museum of Modern ArtOn the next Charlotte Talks, we explore some of the work of photographer Annie Leibovitz, on display at the Mint Museum, and a unique exhibit at the Bechtler that uses sound to experience various visual works.
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LOCAL NEWS
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The Department of Education released billions in already approved federal education funding after a weeks-long funding freeze prompted uncertainty. -
The dog days of summer are upon us. Here's what's happened so far. -
The newly-released figures provide further insight into the historic storm’s impact on western North Carolina. -
A Mecklenburg County report this year found more people sleeping outside now than any year since 2010. In part one of a two-part series, WFAE's Elvis Menayese explores why homelessness remains a pressing issue and why some people sleep on the streets instead of going into shelters. -
The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law 35 years ago — on July 26, 1990 — by President George H.W. Bush. It prohibits discrimination based on disability in various areas of public life and requires communities, large and small, to make sure public buildings, streets, sidewalks and services are accessible to all. -
The communities were among the most affected by road damage and include Gerton, Bat Cave and Chimney Rock.
NATION & WORLD
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This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to author Georgann Eubanks, who traveled the wild South to visit everything from frogs to swans for her new book, “The Fabulous Ordinary.” -
This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Jeremy Markovich, whose newsletter, the North Carolina Rabbit Hole, covers all manner of strange and wonderful little stories about the Tar Heel state.
Get behind-the-scenes insight and analysis about what’s happening in local and statewide politics from political reporter Steve Harrison.
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