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Trump’s new budget supercharges the US deficit. Here’s how we dig out | Opinion charlotteobserver.com/opinion/articl…

theobserver's tweet card. The richest 1% of Americans hold 31% of our total wealth. In 1968, it was about 20%, and they paid higher taxes. | Opinion

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MASTIO 72225 Ed Feulner: You don’t know his name, but he shaped your life charlotteobserver.com/opinion/articl…

theobserver's tweet card. The man who brought you Reagan’s bible paved the way for Trump, too. | Opinion

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The Charlotte Observer@theobserver · 1 h

Time for the right to step up and own Trump’s ethnic cleansing immigration policies | Opinion charlotteobserver.com/opinion/articl…

theobserver's tweet card. It’s not about legal versus illegal, if it ever was. It’s nativism, white nationalism, and racism run amok.

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The Charlotte Observer@theobserver · 4 m

9 trends redefining Charlotte’s real estate boom charlotteobserver.com/news/business/…

theobserver's tweet card. Exploring the transformative projects redefining Charlotte's urban development landscape.

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Man wins big on lottery ticket he got at his birthday party. ‘Got to be a joke’ charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-wo…

theobserver's tweet card. He thought the ticket was a non-winner, so he handed it to his girlfriend. She told him to look at the Iowa lottery ticket again.

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The Charlotte Observer@theobserver · 1 h

Hairy ‘dwarf’-like creature found lurking in tree in Laos. It’s a new species charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-wo…

theobserver's tweet card. Photos show the “opportunistic” forest animal.

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The Charlotte Observer@theobserver · 2 h

Tourist falls off boat near Outer Banks and is discovered dead, NC officials say charlotteobserver.com/news/state/nor…

theobserver's tweet card. He was boating with his fiancée and her family, officials say

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Lottery player can’t help but question huge win. ‘Am I looking at this right?’ charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-wo…

theobserver's tweet card. “I feel like I got hit by lightning,” the Arkansas winner said.

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The Charlotte Observer@theobserver · 3 h

Five ways new construction is redefining Charlotte neighborhoods charlotteobserver.com/news/business/…

theobserver's tweet card. Discover how urban development brings evolution and challenges to Charlotte communities

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High school football kickoff is fast approaching. Here are team-by-team schedules for Charlotte-area teams. Find your favorite at link below charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-sc…

theobserver's tweet image. High school football kickoff is fast approaching.

Here are team-by-team schedules for Charlotte-area teams.

Find your favorite at link below

charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-sc…

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The Charlotte Observer@theobserver · 3 h

Under-the-radar Panthers TE has a nickname, a story and a thought on Bryce Young charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/car…

theobserver's tweet card. In addition to the interview, Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow also discuss the release of Josey Jewell and some takeaways from Dan Morgan’s presser on Tuesday.

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The Charlotte Observer@theobserver · 3 h

Frank Reich and Ron Rivera talk Bryce Young, ACC football and the Panthers charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/car…

theobserver's tweet card. Stanford head coach Frank Reich and California football general manager Ron Rivera were both part of ACC Football Media Days on Tuesday in Charlotte.

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The Charlotte Observer@theobserver · 3 h

ACC’s fight against automatic qualifiers in CFP is akin to a fight for survival charlotteobserver.com/sports/spt-col…

theobserver's tweet card. While the Big Ten continues to push for a CFP field populated by a set number of teams from each power conference, the ACC has to push back against a format that would guarantee its obsolescence.

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The Charlotte Observer@theobserver · 3 h

Bryan Braman spent his final moments with his daughters before dying of cancer charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-wo…

theobserver's tweet card. “He loved his two girls so, so much. They were everything, his legacy.”

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The Charlotte Observer@theobserver · 4 h

Florida bank sees ‘significant opportunity’ to grow in crowded Charlotte market charlotteobserver.com/news/business/…

theobserver's tweet card. The bank is joining a market dominated by Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Truist.

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The Charlotte Observer@theobserver · 4 h

How Duke football team learned how to save a life to the rhythm of ‘Staying Alive’ charlotteobserver.com/sports/college…

theobserver's tweet card. A life-threatening incident with Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin in January 2023 underscored the need for an immediate and proper CPR response.

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The Charlotte Observer@theobserver · 4 h

Storylines heading into Carolina Panthers training camp beyond Bryce Young charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/car…

theobserver's tweet card. It’s impossible to overstate how important this season is for Bryce Young. Full stop. But here are training camp topics that don’t directly involve the third-year quarterback — and are important...

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The Charlotte Observer@theobserver · 4 h

With no money to pay defense lawyers, alarms sound in NC federal courts charlotteobserver.com/news/local/cri…

theobserver's tweet card. With their pay shorted by Congress, federal defense lawyers edge toward a difficult decision: Do I pay my light bill, or do I go see my client?

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The Charlotte Observer@theobserver · 4 h

Former Swain County, NC, sheriff now faces rape charge, court records say charlotteobserver.com/news/local/cri…

theobserver's tweet card. The charge is connected to a third woman who police believe was assaulted by Curtis Cochran when he was sheriff.

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The Charlotte Observer@theobserver · 4 h

See cute ‘little critter’ saved from semi-truck’s engine compartment in Colorado charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-wo…

theobserver's tweet card. “How adorable!”

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