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Farewell to a fish called Muddy, and a logo that upended minor-league baseball
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The Carolina Mudcats are moving to Wilson, but they were once bigger than the Durham Bulls, and they changed sports marketing forever.
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Baby creature found in UK river for the ‘first time in over 200 years.’ See it
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One conservationist described it as “the culmination of my life’s work.”
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Baby died of alcohol intoxication with a BAC of 0.149, PA cops say. Dad charged
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Police said the baby also had meth in his system.
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As national redistricting battle rages, NC gerrymandering critics shift stances
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Some North Carolina politicians who have delivered fiery rebukes of gerrymandering in the past have stayed silent amid Texas and California’s battles.
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NC pastor: Donald Trump is worried about getting into heaven. He shouldn’t be. | Opinion
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It is unsurprising that the man who co-wrote “The Art of the Deal” believes that heaven is a luxury property purchased by good deeds. | Opinion
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Endorsements: Our choices in Charlotte mayor and city council at-large primaries
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The election comes at a challenging and troubling time for Charlotte leaders. | Opinion
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Why hasn’t NC banned harmful conversion therapy affecting LGBTQ+ youth? | Opinion
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Observer readers comment on conversion therapy, Trump’s negotiations and D.C. actions, pollution outside Charlotte, and local environmental groups | Letters to editor
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‘Horned’ creature found living in puddles formed by leaky pipe on China mountain
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Naturally occurring creeks were too polluted to sustain the species, but water from a man-made reservoir was clean enough for it to survive in, a study said.
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‘Bent-toed’ creature found lurking around Indonesia village. It’s a new species
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A photo shows the “large”-eyed and its “triangular” head.
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Pepsi Cancels 9 Soda Flavors, 21 Other Drinks Discontinued
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You may still be able to find these sodas on store shelves but production has ended.
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Do you remember Donald Trump’s 2024 promise to Helene victims? You should. | Opinion
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Last fall, Donald Trump rolled into the small, devastated Buncombe County community of Swannanoa.
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Worried dad runs to shouting daughter — then joins her dancing over lottery win
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“I could hardly get the words out when my dad came in,” the Maryland woman said.
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Poker player wins jackpot, thanks to rare hand and $1 side bet at Vegas casino
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Hours later, a poker player from Texas hit a second jackpot.
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I tried food for picky eaters at a new Charlotte eatery. Here’s what I got for $25
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I didn’t regret a single cent.
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Details released in wreck that hospitalized USC D-line coach. Other driver dies
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The head-on collision happened on Friday morning, S.C. Highway Patrol officials said.
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Cat with ‘strong opinions’ has spent 100 days at shelter. Meet the ‘queen bee’
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The picky South Carolina cat has been “overlooked time and time again.”
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100-year-old creatures at PA zoo welcome 9 babies. See the couple’s rare brood
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One of the parents has been at the Philadelphia Zoo since 1932.
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Man decapitates venomous snake, then head still bites him in India, report says
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It was one of three cases reported in northeastern India.
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