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Republicans are defending a slim Senate majority in 2026, but Democrats still have a tough fight ahead to take control of the chamber. Another factor that could shake up the Senate map: whether longtime lawmakers like Sen. Mitch McConnell, the outgoing GOP leader, decide to retire. As the battle for the Senate takes shape, here are the key races to watch. Collins defeated former state House Speaker Sara Gideon by 9 points in 2020, even as Joe Biden won the state by 9 points, too. And Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, also a Trump ally, has suggested he might challenge GOP Sen. John Cornyn.

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☆ Before-and-after images show Helene wiped parts of North Carolina off the map
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Eric Zerkel | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Many of those deaths are in North Carolina, where the storm’s hallmark was prolific rainfall and historic and catastrophic flooding. A view from Chimney Rock, North Carolina, before Hurricane Helene. — NearMap Chimney Rock, North Carolina, before and after Hurricane Helene. NearMapSuch was the case in Chimney Rock, North Carolina, which borders the Broad River. NearMap NearMap A North Carolina building was wiped away by a surging waterway in the wake of Helene.

Persons: Hurricane Helene, NearMap, —, Peter O’Leary, ” O’Leary, Helene, Mother Nature Organizations: CNN, National Weather Service Locations: North Carolina, Rock , North Carolina, , North Carolina, Asheville

☆ Family sues Google, saying it's responsible for a man's death after Maps told him to drive over a bridge that collapsed 9 years ago
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The family of a man who died driving over a collapsed bridge is suing Google for negligence. His family's lawyers said Google Maps directed him to drive along the doomed route. "Unfamiliar with local roads, he relied on Google Maps, expecting it would safely direct him home to his wife and daughters," he wrote. Jon Hopson, Paxson's friend, told local outlet the Hickory Daily Record that there were no nearby signs indicating that the bridge had collapsed. In a statement sent to Insider, Google spokesperson José Castañeda said: "We have the deepest sympathies for the Paxson family.

Persons: Philip Paxson, it's, John Paxson, Bob Zimmerman, unsuspectingly, Nobody, Alicia Paxson, Jon Hopson, Paxson's, Alicia, José Castañeda, Paxson Organizations: Google, Service, Daily, Charlotte Observer, Associated Press Locations: Wall, Silicon, North Carolina, Hickory, Charlotte, Nowhere, Snow

☆ Air passenger gets plane all to himself after waiting out 18-hour delay
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

But by the time his American Airlines plane from Oklahoma City to Charlotte took off, it was Monday morning. By the time the plane finally took off at 12 minutes past midnight, he was the only one to board. “I’m the only person on the plane and they have an entire flight crew, they don’t want to do this flight,” he laughed into the camera. A private plane ride doesn’t stop other travel glitches, however – and with lost bag rates up nearly 75%, the luggage curse struck him. A personal plane and a luggage tracker.

Persons: Phil Stringer, Stringer –, Greensboro –, – Stringer, “, ”, ’, he’d, Stringer Organizations: CNN, American Airlines Locations: Oklahoma, North Carolina, Oklahoma City, Charlotte, Greensboro

☆ Apple permanently closed down a store in a North Carolina mall after 3 shootings at the mall in just 75 days, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Northlake Mall in Charlotte, North Carolina saw a third shooting incident in 75 days on Tuesday. The store was already set to be replaced by a new store, but the shootings appear to have accelerated that. The Northlake Mall Apple store's website says it is "temporarily closed" at the top. "All of our team members will continue to support our Charlotte customers at Apple SouthPark and the Apple store online," the website adds. According to a 2015 Wall Street Journal article, the iPhone maker attracts so many shoppers that the presence of an Apple store can boost a mall's sales by 10%.

☆ A Chick-fil-A in North Carolina is accused of writing a racial slur on an order slip. The chain called it a 'misspelling' of the customer's name.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Chick-fil-A customer in North Carolina said her daughter's order slip contained a racial slur. A Facebook post regarding the incident has gone viral, with more than 660 comments. The meal, she said, was returned with a racial slur on the order slip attached to the cup and the takeout bag. Some supported Jackson and her daughter and accused Chick-fil-A of supporting a culture of bigotry. In 2018, Taco Bell reportedly fired a cashier who was accused of writing a racial slur on a customer's receipt in Pennsylvania.

☆ Wendy's offers man with Down syndrome his job back after sister alleges his manager fired him for not being able to 'perform the duties of a normal persons job'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Wendy's in NC fired a man with Down syndrome who had worked there for over 20 years. According to his sister, a manager said the man was fired because he was unable to perform duties of a "normal" person's job. In an update to her original post, Turner wrote that Peek was offered his job back starting next week. "My heart is overwhelmed by the support that you all have given my brother and myself!," Turner wrote. In a third update to her post, Turner said Peek would not be returning to Wendy's.

☆ Coșmar în cabină: Un zbor a întârziat din cauza unor tineri care au refuzat să poarte mască
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-07 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Zborul American Airlines 893, programat să plece luni de pe Aeroportul Internaţional Charlotte Douglas, a decolat, în cele din urmă, marţi dimineaţă.Dacă iniţial zborul a fost întârziat câteva ore din cauza unor probleme mecanice, ulterior avionul a fost scena unor ciocniri între un grup de tineri care a refuzat să respecte regulile în vigoare în Statele Unite - care impun tuturor pasagerilor şi membrilor echipajului purtarea de măşti sanitare pentru a combate pandemia de COVID-19, a raportat postul local WSOC-TV. "A fost teribil. Au fost odioşi", a declarat presei Malik Banks, un pasager aflat la bord.Cei peste 30 de adolescenţi erau liceeni din Boston care sărbătoreau absolvirea. Adolescenţii au fost de acord să poarte mască a doua zi, după ce au petrecut o noapte în aeroport. Oamenii legii nu au operat arestări, potrivit presei locale.Incidentul reflectă o creştere generală a comportamentelor necivilizate la bord, potrivit companiilor aeriene americane.De la 1 ianuarie 2021 au fost înregistrate 3.271 de comportamente necivilizate din partea pasagerilor, inclusiv 2.475 asociate refuzului de a purta mască, potrivit unui comunicat al Administraţiei Federale a Aviaţiei (FAA) publicat marţi.

Persons: Aeroportul Internaţional Charlotte Douglas, Malik Banks Organizations: Aeroportul Internaţional, Aviaţiei Locations: Statele Unite, Boston

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