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Charlotte-area Muslims rally in support of planned Mooresville mosque

A dozen Charlotte-area Muslims gathered in uptown Charlotte on Tuesday to support a planned Islamic center in Mooresville that has drawn opposition. The Islamic Center of Lake Norman plans to build a ...
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Uptown festival promotes psychedelic therapy through music and dance

This weekend is the third Cohobafest. The nonprofit’s co-founder Laura Camilo Apgar said she wants to shift the public perception of psychedelics away from college dorm rooms and music festivals and ...
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CMS parents push for ‘Essential Six’ tech policy changes

Coulwood Middle School students on laptops in 2022. A version of this story first appeared in WFAE Education Reporter James Farrell's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get newsletters from WFAE ...
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'Spider-Man' director found his connection to the world at the movies

Destin Daniel Cretton grew up in Maui, and says movies expanded his perspective: "I have always found movies to be a way of peering into other lives that I would never otherwise experience," he ...
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China's courts side with workers displaced by AI, but job anxiety persists

In recent months, courts and arbitration panels in several Chinese cities have sided with employees displaced by AI — in ...
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Aretha Franklin's 'Sparkle' soundtrack is a neglected classic

The 1976 film is about a '60s trio based loosely on The Supremes. It wasn't a big hit, but it has a devoted cult following, ...
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1 year in, National Guard became a part of D.C. life. And, deadly quake hits Colombia

Today marks one year since the National Guard was deployed to the nation's capital. Here's what has happened since. And, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake leaves more than 100 people dead in Colombia.
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Armed troops have patrolled D.C. for 1 year now. It's challenging democratic norms

The deployment is expected to cost in the billions after it was quietly extended until Inauguration Day of 2029.
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A year in, thousands of armed troops have quietly become a fixture of D.C. life

The deployment is expected to cost in the billions after it was quietly extended until Inauguration Day of 2029.
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Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia

A Syrian court sentenced Assad along with his brother to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead.
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In Minnesota and Wisconsin, competitive primaries will again test power of progressive candidates

A week after the Michigan primary, tests of progressive power will play out in the Midwest, raising questions of whether far left candidates can win come November or if the GOP can pick up moderates.
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A midwife crosses 'maternity deserts' to make a difference for Black moms and babies

New research from the March of Dimes says more than half of U.S. counties have no labor and delivery hospitals. One Black midwife tries to make a difference for moms in Alabama.