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12 votes
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NASCAR acquires the first paved track it ever raced on
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$1B grant will help make high speed rail a reality from Raleigh to Richmond
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World-renowned instrument maker Moog slashes jobs at Asheville manufacturing center
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Google sued for negligence after man drove off collapsed bridge while following map directions
67 votes -
Faculty member fatally shot in University of North Carolina building
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Carolina Hurricanes sign twenty-year lease extension
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Critical conversations: The crash of Eastern Airlines flight 212
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Raleigh, NC hopes to develop plots on future transit corridor into affordable housing and mixed use
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North Carolina GOP censures Senior State Sen. Tillis for backing LGBTQ+ rights and other policies
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Meet the Appalachian apple hunter who rescued 1,000 ‘lost’ varieties
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An overview of the substation attack in Moore County, North Carolina in December 2022
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The fight to end child marriage in North Carolina
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At least forty-four Fort Bragg soldiers died stateside in 2020 — several of them were homicides. Families want answers. But the Army isn’t giving any
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Previously oldest living American Hester Ford dies at 115
8 votes -
University of North Carolina researchers were potentially exposed to lab-created coronaviruses in several incidents since 2015, highlighting the risks even in respected research facilities
8 votes -
Voices from the pandemic: "No mask, no entry. Is that clear enough? That seems pretty clear, right?"
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Will places that depend on tourism be more open to high tech, given that remote work is more accepted?
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How the pandemic has silenced the USA's biggest gubernatorial election
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What happens when local news outlets don't exist?
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Deceased GOP strategist's daughter makes gerrymandering files public that Republicans wanted sealed
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"Forgive us our debts": Jubilee Baptist Church is a quasi-socialist, anti-racist, LGBTQ-affirming church conducting a bold experiment, focusing on debt, work, and freedom from oppression
10 votes -
The massacre that spawned the alt-right
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Solar brings in the big bucks for local governments
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North Carolina gun shop billboard calls congresswomen ‘The 4 Horsemen’ in what anti-gun violence advocates call an incitement to violence
6 votes -
The Voter Suppression Chronicles: When the Roberts Court all but nullified the Voting Rights Act, it said the pre-1965 practices were long gone. New hearings by the House make clear: They’re back.
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The town fighting the climate crisis to stay afloat, one hurricane at at time
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When white supremacists overthrew a government - The Wilmington insurrection of 1898
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I’m a North Carolina public school teacher. Here’s why I’m walking out today.
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Shooting occurred at UNC Charlotte
Local live news: https://www.wcnc.com/live-video https://www.wsoctv.com/live-stream Currently there are 2 confirmed dead and 4 injured, 3 of who are in critical condition. The shooter is in...
Local live news:
https://www.wcnc.com/live-video
https://www.wsoctv.com/live-stream
Currently there are 2 confirmed dead and 4 injured, 3 of who are in critical condition. The shooter is in custody and police are currently sweeping the buildings.
I can see the helicopters from my dorm.
Some news articles:
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article229873794.html
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article229889929.html
https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/breaking-shots-reported-near-kennedy-building-at-uncc/944969501
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/30/718852278/2-dead-and-4-injured-in-shooting-at-university-of-north-carolina-charlotte-campu (text version: https://text.npr.org/s.php?sId=718852278)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/us/unc-charlotte-shooting.html
Update: The campus is still on lockdown while the rest of the buildings are cleared. A candlelight vigil has been planned for May 1 (tomorrow) at 6 PM.
Update 2: Today was the last day of classes, with exams starting Thursday. All exams before next Sunday will be canceled (not sure if they'll be rescheduled yet).
Update 3: As of 5:20 AM, the lockdown has been lifted and campus is all clear. The names of the injured have been released.
The shooter has been charged with:
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4 counts of attempted first degree murder
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4 counts of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury
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1 count of discharge of a firearm on education property
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1 count of possession of a gun on educational property
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2 counts of murder (they did not specify which degree)
All of these are felony charges.
It should be noted that the shooter was arrested before he even had the chance to leave the classroom. That was an extremely fast police response.
Edit 4: Due to exams being cancelled through Sunday, all exams are now optional. Looks like I might only have to worry about 1 final now.
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One way to spot a partisan gerrymander
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Despite Massive Fundraising Campaign, Bennett College Accreditation Has Been Pulled
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In North Carolina, investigators find ballot ‘scheme’ in House race
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Over a thousand absentee ballots possibly destroyed in controversial North Carolina House race
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Is a do-over election incoming? North Carolina Republicans alleged to have committed major voter fraud
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The "Roval" a new NASCAR track proves to be unconventional challenges drivers and their cars
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North Carolina didn't like science on sea levels…so passed a law against it
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Hog farmers scramble to drain waste pools ahead of Hurricane Florence
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After a year of rising tensions, protesters tear down Confederate statue on UNC campus
27 votes