Patrick Wilson

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[Patrick Wilson @patrickmwilson]

Duke Energy, highly profitable and demanding much more $ from its customers, meets pushback from North Carolina's attorney general | By @noroneill

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[Patrick Wilson @patrickmwilson]

The firing of Scott Pelley is unacceptable behavior from news media executives.

[The Charlotte Observer @theobserver]

‘Pray you make it home:’ Why driving a CATS bus in Charlotte is dangerous work https://t.co/jxlXMuFgFo

[The Charlotte Observer @theobserver]

‘Outright inhumane,’ attorney Ben Crump says of Shelby police beating https://t.co/4f3csH8WxK

[Patrick Wilson @patrickmwilson]

Former UNC chancellor’s sudden departure from Michigan State is all too familiar | Opinion by @paigemasten

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[Joe Marusak @MarusakJoe]

A Shelby police officer has been fired after he was filmed repeatedly punching a woman while trying to arrest her, the police chief said Saturday. @SBI1937 @ShelbyPolice See link to story below.

Read more at: https://t.co/d7KW4OIpMN

[Patrick Wilson @patrickmwilson]

The city of Charlotte offered $100k to help immigrant families who couldn't work during the Border Patrol raids. 1,700 calls came from people needing help. But no one got any city money because the city required documented status. Story by La Noticia:

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[Danielle Battaglia @dani__battaglia]

Former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson faces lawsuit in NC after admitting porn habit #ncpol

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[Patrick Wilson @patrickmwilson]

Charlotte's outgoing mayor wouldn't allow some topics to even be discussed in a meeting. That appears likely to change, @_sullivn reports (Gift link)

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[The Charlotte Observer @theobserver]

Lawsuit: Man was framed by childhood friend, charged by CMPD, then fired https://t.co/MfE4zpiig2

[Patrick Wilson @patrickmwilson]

Carowinds photos through the years: From $5 tickets in 1973 to swim-up bars of today | @CharlotteFive

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[The Charlotte Observer @theobserver]

Corner store security video contradicts police narrative in Gastonia shooting https://t.co/ykbTisRqBO

[Patrick Wilson @patrickmwilson]

Trump’s Taxpayer-Funded Revenge Plan https://t.co/bS1naonk27 via @NYTimes

[Patrick Wilson @patrickmwilson]

Charlotte spent over $1M fighting — then settling — Black firefighter lawsuits, @juliamcoin reports

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[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Trump’s Border Patrol chief abruptly resigned amid allegations he traveled abroad to solicit sex workers https://t.co/IUllbPmFjz

[Patrick Wilson @patrickmwilson]

They paid tens of thousands toward log cabin ‘dream homes.’ Then this NC company ghosted them. (Gift link) | Observer investigation by @amb_balam

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[Patrick Wilson @patrickmwilson]

Charlotte added more people over the past year than any other U.S. city

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[Amber Gaudet @amb_balam]

An NC company left dozens nationwide out of nearly $2 million they paid for log home kits when it abruptly closed in January. Customers have been told the business has little assets to repay them, despite taking payments weeks before shuttering. https://t.co/tTIoaNj22x

[Maggie Harrison Dupré @mags_h11]

NEW: The NYT sent an email to freelancers today forbidding contributors from submitting "any material for publication that contains content generated, modified or enhanced" by generative AI.

The "reminder" follows a string of AI incidents at the paper:

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[The Charlotte Observer @theobserver]

Judge orders LaMelo Ball to stop canceling legal interview over fan’s broken foot https://t.co/nkVA0WK8Wv