Nikki Haley will suspend her presidential campaign Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, according to people familiar with her decision, leaving Donald Trump as the last remaining major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination. 

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The Democratic attorney general and the Republican lieutenant governor won North Carolina’s primaries for governor on Tuesday, setting the stage for what will be an expensive and high-stakes November contest in a state that the two parties see as a pivotal battleground. Josh Stein and Mark Robinson, each of whom turned back multiple party rivals, will present stark contrasts for voters in the ninth-largest state’s fall elections. In separate election-night victory speeches, each candidate laid out policy and individual differences and said their opponent's victory would harm the state's economy.

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So far, more than 690,000 people voted early or by mail, according to North Carolina elections officials. 

Before you head to your polling place, it's important to know what you need to vote in the North Carolina primary election. Voters affiliated with any political party may vote the ballot of candidates for their party only. For unaffiliated voters, you may choose to vote on any one party's ballot or a nonpartisan ballot, if available. A voter cannot vote in more than one party's primary. 

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The discussion comes after a 17-year-old was shot and killed Friday night outside of a north Charlotte restaurant. At this time, police are still searching for a suspect connected to that incident. Now, once again, a city council committee will discuss ways to try to reduce youth violence and crime.

The city of Charlotte's Housing, Safety and Community Committee will provide feedback on a proposed approach to youth and stakeholder engagement. They will also receive an overview of data and statistics and hear about the Mecklenburg County Community Violence Strategic Plan. 

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Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley is holding a campaign rally in Charlotte on Friday, ahead of the North Carolina primary election on Super Tuesday. The event will be held at Suffolk Punch in South End on Friday. Haley's visit comes one day after President Joe Biden and GOP leader Donald Trump visited the southern border in Texas. Many political experts say Biden's immigration policy could be a huge hurdle for him to clear in November but there are still questions about how Trump would handle the border after his failed wall during his first term. 

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Mooresville leaders officially broke ground on the East-West Connector Thursday. The hightly anticipated road will connect Interstate 77 to Interstate 85 at the Lowe's corporate headquarters. It's a welcomed change for drivers in Iredell and Cabarrus counties who deal with traffic on I-77 and I-485 while going back and forth. 

Sports betting is one step closer to going live. Starting Friday, March 1, people can start pulling up their apps and legally sign up in North Carolina. The North Carolina State Lottery Commission has granted its first sports betting licenses to eight companies ahead of the statewide launch on March 11.

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Let's have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every four year phenom that adds a 29th day to February. 

The math is mind-boggling in a layperson sort of way and down to fractions of days and minutes. There's even a leap second occasionally, but there's no hullabaloo when that happens. The thing to know is that leap year exists, in large part, to keep the months in sync with annual events, including equinoxes and solstices, according to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology. Let's connect the dots.

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Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley suffered another loss on Tuesday in the Michigan primary, giving the former South Carolina governor an even lower shot at securing the GOP nomination.

But experts say Haley's decision to stay in the race is about a lot more than this year's election. Let's connect the dots. 

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The way North Carolina measures how its schools perform could soon be changing and state education leaders say it it will help parents get a better understanding of their child's education. 

The state's top education leader wants to change how schools are graded. Let's connect the dots. 

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Balancing work and taking care of kids can be difficult, but now more employers are looking for ways to help parents get ahead by cutting child care costs. 

Offices are filling back up and even more companies are throwing in a nice perk for parents. Let's connect the dots. 

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Diana Cojocari, the mother of missing girl Madalina Cojocari, is set to appear in court on Friday, over a year after her daughter was reported missing.

Court records show Cojocari is scheduled for an in-person arraignment hearing at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. Cojocari temporarily had her bond reduced to $100,000 amid confusion in the eCourt system, the Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Office told WCNC Charlotte. Her bond was reset in November 2023 for $250,000.

Madalina Cojocari was reported missing oon Nov. 22, 2022. She had not been seen publicly since the evening of Nov. 21, 2022, when she was leaving her school bus in Cornelius, North Carolina.

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Wooden Robot Brewery in Charlotte has temporarily closed both of its taprooms after co-founder Dan Wade died in an accident Tuesday, the brewery said on social media.

"It is with an extremely sad and heavy heart that we share this news," the social media post reads. "We are all still in shock and need time to process everything, but we will do our best to keep everyone in the loop for when we open up our taprooms again."

Wooden Robot was founded by Wade and his best friend Josh Patton, according to the brewery's website. It first opened its doors in 2015, according to press material archived on its website.

"We lost one of our founders, co-owners, and friend, Dan," the brewery said online. "Your thoughts and prayers for Dan’s family, his wife, and his son are much appreciated at this time.

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