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Following his mother's death six years ago, John Lewis has been on a mission to improve the lives of senior citizens through music.

Thursday found a resumption of fighting in the Gaza Strip, as well as new rocket attacks launched from Lebanon on Israeli territory. Diplomats worked to broker a durable cease-fire as casualties continued to mount.

A spectacular accident Thursday night involving a police chase, a fatal traffic accident, a carjacking, gunshots, and a burning vehicle closed the westbound Brookshire Freeway in uptown Charlotte just east of the Hamilton Street overpass. One suspect escaped after the accident, but was captured a short time later.