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Whale Timmy: Can whale songs still save him? Biologist prepares autopsy

For days now, marine biologists have been assuming that there is no rescue for Timmy the humpback whale stranded in the Bay of Wismar. The Environment Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is now talking about a "minimally invasive attempt to mobilise the whale".

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The colossus next door: Will the German Baltic Sea survive Poland's mega hotel?

The tourism industry in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is looking nervously across the border: in Pobierowo, a "little Dubai" is growing on the Baltic Sea with the Gołębiewski mega hotel. There is great concern that guests and workers are moving away, while the Polish side is investing heavily.

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How huge health funding cuts in Washington 'put lives at risk' in communities

Americans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy

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Steiner takes Haas F1 team to court

In court papers that have been lodged in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, Steiner has claimed that his former Haas team has not paid him for commissions that he was owed over several years, which was in violation of an employment agreement he had.

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Guenther Steiner takes Haas F1 team to court

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‘Fed up’ Democrats launch campaign to take back seat after Tricia Cotham flips to GOP

Mecklenburg County Democrats cheered in excitement Sunday as party leaders vowed to win back N.C. Rep. Tricia Cotham’s seat after she switched to the Republican party.

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NC early voting is beating 2018 midterms. Which generations are leading the way?

In-person and mail-in absentee ballots in North Carolina are outpacing 2018 midterm election numbers despite having one fewer day in the early voting cycle.

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Police: Hornets' James Bouknight had gun, was passed out in car before arrest in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Additional details from a police report on Charlotte Hornets guard James Bouknight’s arrest from Sunday show he was found unconscious in his car in an uptown parking deck and had a gun. He was charged with driving while impaired, according to Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office arrest records.

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Hornets' James Bouknight arrested on impaired driving charge in Charlotte

Charlotte Hornets guard James Bouknight was arrested Sunday morning and charged with driving while impaired, according to Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office arrest records.

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Incumbent Merriweather defeats Emry in Mecklenburg County district attorney race

Incumbent Spencer Merriweather defeated Tim Emry in the May 17 Democratic primary for district attorney of North Carolina’s 26th Prosecutorial District in Mecklenburg County. Merriweather received 71% of the vote to Emry’s 29%.

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Two candidates running for district attorney in North Carolina’s 26th Prosecutorial District

Incumbent Spencer Merriweather and Tim Emry are running in the Democratic primary for district attorney of North Carolina’s 26th Prosecutorial District in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, on May 17, 2022. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary.

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New congressional map unlikely to split NC’s biggest counties more than once, GOP says

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s three most populous counties are unlikely to be split more than once under new congressional redistricting maps being drawn by the state legislature, the top Republicans in the state House and Senate said Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Parents want this book out of NC high school classrooms. So I read it

A handful of angry parents spoke at last week’s school board meeting to express their outrage over a “disgusting” book that some ninth graders are required to read in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

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