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@WFAE

Local news and conversations from journalists in the Charlotte area. Home to @NPR news and @CharlotteTalks.

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WFAE@WFAE · Jul 25

Pinkerton argues that the FDA's black box warning labels on hormone replacement therapies make women reluctant to take medications that can be beneficial for treating the symptoms of menopause. buff.ly/FJ34Qor

WFAE's tweet card. The FDA may remove the warning labels on hormone replacement therapies used to treat the symptoms of menopause. Doctors say the warning is scaring people who could benefit from these treatments.

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WFAE@WFAE · 7 h

The Spanish word for heatwave is Canícula, which literally means little dog. It refers to the rising of Sirius, or the “dog star,” during the time of year when the star appears to rise with our sun. buff.ly/H1Kyneg

WFAE's tweet card. This weekend, the National Weather Service forecasts temperatures exceeding 100 degrees. For many, this will mean flocking to spraygrounds and pools, or just staying indoors. However, many workers...

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WFAE@WFAE · 7 h

Dame Cleo Laine has died at age 97. Her death was announced by The Stables, the music venue that she and her husband, Sir John Dankworth, founded. Critic Bob Mondello — a longtime fan — offers an appreciation. buff.ly/1F66q27

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WFAE@WFAE · 8 h

The settlement announced on Wednesday restores Columbia's access to some $1.3 billion in federal funding – resuming frozen grants and opening up opportunities for future research. And the university agreed to take steps to curb antisemitism on its campus. buff.ly/Gyziwvp

WFAE's tweet card. The complex settlement allowed both sides to claim victory. It gives the university access to federal funds that had been frozen, and restores some terminated contracts.

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WFAE@WFAE · 9 h

This year, nearly half of the competitors at the Lumberjack World Championships, 45 of the 100, were women "lumberjills." buff.ly/8ZKKyhH

WFAE's tweet card. 'Lumberjills' chip away at Paul Bunyon stereotypes at the 65th annual Lumberjack Championship, with more women than ever before competing in the Hayward, Wisconsin, event.

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WFAE@WFAE · 11 h

President Trump pledged to "make America affordable again." But his health care moves mean more people will be pushed into medical debt. buff.ly/eQNOjEf

WFAE's tweet card. Moves by the Trump administration to pare back Medicaid, rescind medical debt rules and loosen vaccine requirements threaten to increase medical bills for millions of Americans.

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WFAE@WFAE · 13 h

While neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction — just think of C-3PO in "Star Wars" or Marvin in the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" — they haven't really been a focus of research into how people react to robots' personalities. buff.ly/EW703zl

WFAE's tweet card. Neurotic personalities are a staple of science fiction. Researchers who study how people react to robot personalities have recently found that neurotic traits in a robot can make them seem more...

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WFAE@WFAE · 15 h

Corporate America is living through two vastly different experiences of President Trump's tariff summer. buff.ly/NveZocE

WFAE's tweet card. Some big companies are reporting real financial pain from tariffs and economic uncertainty — but for others, business is booming.

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WFAE@WFAE · 17 h

On a recent day at the Oakland Zoo's animal hospital, across the bay from San Francisco, an endangered Mexican spider monkey leaps onto tree branches, climbs across platforms and swings on ropes in a large kennel-turned-primate playground. buff.ly/K0xOpcJ

WFAE's tweet card. For most pet primates in the United States, life is marked by chronic stress, malnutrition and illness — if they survive at all. A bill in Congress would aim to make ownership of captive primates...

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WFAE@WFAE · 18 h

The Charlotte area is bracing for a dangerous heat wave. After Friday's high of 96 degrees, forecaster expect five straight days of highs at or near 100 degrees — a stretch that would tie a record set in 1986. buff.ly/lDGgSOE

WFAE's tweet card. The Charlotte area is bracing for a dangerous heat wave, with five straight days of highs forecast at or near 100 degrees — a stretch that would tie a record set in 1986.

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WFAE@WFAE · 19 h

Home prices hit an all-time high in June, even as the housing market continued its post-pandemic slump. buff.ly/xNpVAQv

WFAE's tweet card. Those with equity in a home can trade up more easily, while many first-time homebuyers are still stuck on the sidelines.

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WFAE@WFAE · 21 h

Charlotte's famous charity bike-a-thon, the 24 Hours of Booty, kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday on the "Booty Loop" in Charlotte's Myers Park neighborhood. buff.ly/7HS1zLk

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WFAE@WFAE · Jul 26

When June ended, the sky opened up. Oppressive heat gave way to tropical downpours that flooded central North Carolina. Hillsborough planned to relocate a lift station to higher ground. buff.ly/G6tILdT

WFAE's tweet card. The dog days of summer are upon us. Here's what's happened so far.

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WFAE@WFAE · Jul 26

The Department of Education released billions in already approved federal education funding after a weeks-long funding freeze prompted uncertainty, a multistate lawsuit and budget adjustments from local school districts. buff.ly/ihfKDxG

WFAE's tweet card. The Department of Education released billions in already approved federal education funding after a weeks-long funding freeze prompted uncertainty.

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WFAE@WFAE · Jul 25

President Trump signed his One Big Beautiful Bill into law in early July, in the middle of the biggest poker tournament in the world. buff.ly/iAzMdos

WFAE's tweet card. A new law includes a provision that could mean bettors pay more during tax season. Major poker players are calling on Congress to royally flush the measure down the drain.

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WFAE@WFAE · Jul 25

The U.S. Education Department is releasing more than $5 billion in education grant funding to states. buff.ly/tD69IHd

WFAE's tweet card. The grants fund a wide range of education programs, including migrant education, services for English language learners and adult education.

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WFAE@WFAE · Jul 25

Since President Trump's return to office, images of masked federal agents carrying out immigration arrests have become a familiar — and for many Americans, deeply disturbing — sight. buff.ly/EASR01w

WFAE's tweet card. ICE says its employees have good reasons to hide their faces from protesters who want to dox them online, but Democrats say masked federal agents evoke "secret police," and the practice should be...

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WFAE@WFAE · Jul 25

Nearly six years after Jeffrey Epstein's death in federal custody, speculation abounds over what information might be in transcripts and other documents related to investigations of the wealthy financier. buff.ly/os3oEGH

WFAE's tweet card. Questions persist about how Jeffrey Epstein, who once moved among the world's elite, was able to avoid federal prosecution for so long. A timeline suggests some answers.

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WFAE@WFAE · Jul 25

The calls for releasing the files have impacted all three branches of government this week. Trump said that releasing the files won't likely quell the conspiracies, but even in that acknowledgment, he deflected, trying to blame Democrats. buff.ly/KMx9W1L

WFAE's tweet card. The usual deflection tactics — releasing unrelated information, blaming Democrats and the media — haven't worked with this controversy.

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WFAE@WFAE · Jul 25

The EPA has crafted a proposal that would undo the government's "endangerment finding," a determination that pollutants from burning fossil fuels, such as carbon dioxide and methane, can be regulated under the Clean Air Act. buff.ly/sYxpgSL

WFAE's tweet card. The Trump administration wants to reverse a 2009 EPA finding that greenhouse gases endanger people. The finding is the basis for much of the United States' climate change regulations.

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