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Johnson takes control, scores All-Star win

After Hendrick Motorsports' struggle to reach Sprint Cup Series victory No. 200, Jimmie Johnson cashed in chips over the past week, culminating in a victory in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.

CMPD learns DNC lessons at Chicago's NATO summit
By Fred Clasen-Kelly and Cleve R. Wootson Jr. | E-mail | May 19, 2012
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Charlotte got its first real glimpse Saturday of what street protests could look like when the Democratic National Convention arrives.
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Fracking could carry extra risks in N.C.
By John Murawski | E-mail | 12:36AM
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The state’s natural gas reserves are much closer to groundwater than in other states, and the rock in between is not watertight and could allow potent chemicals to contaminate drinking water supplies.

Undocumented students work toward college degrees
By Carmen Cusido | E-mail | May 19, 2012

Johanna is an undocumented Charlotte resident who takes visual and performing arts classes at Johnson C. Smith University and aspires to own her own small business – like her father and brother.

Young illegal immigrants come out of the shadows
Future MDs meet Picasso
By Mark Washburn | E-mail | May 19, 2012
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A ground-breaking partnership between the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art and Carolinas HealthCare System is aiming to improve diagnostic skills by exposing medical students and practitioners to art.

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Frank Dominguez has made an impact on classical broadcasting at WDAV-FM.

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Was it a mistake when the Bobcats gave up on Boris Diaw? No. ... Yet I’m hardly surprised he rehabilitated his reputation as a Spur.

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For Charlotte Latin, timing was everything in Saturday’s NCISAA 3A girls’ soccer state final.

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