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May 1, 2020

• NC is hiring 250 contact tracers for coronavirus. It got 1,000 applications in 24 hours
• Two photos. Two groups of NC lawmakers. Guess which is taking COVID-19 seriously?
• Great Smoky Mountains will be among first national parks to reopen during pandemic
• NC care facilities, counties inconsistent in reporting outbreaks
• North Carolina man drowns in his car after driving past flood barricade, cops say
• Most states begin to reopen from coronavirus shutdown — starting with elective surgeries
• ER nurse: Thanks to stay-at-home orders, NC hospitals are equipped for next COVID-19 wave
• ‘One of the last Democratic power brokers:’ Former NC Sen. Tony Rand dies
• NC factories ask Duke Energy to waive charges during pandemic
• Municipal charter bill for Mecklenburg County towns is unconstitutional, lawsuit alleges
• Mecklenburg hits 50 COVID-19 deaths, county reports
• Panthers Tracks: Who’s starting at cornerback? Carolina’s 3 most key position battles
• New worry for Charlotte restaurants: Rehiring staff who get ‘more money by not working’ 
• Here’s why picking up your yard waste in Charlotte is taking even longer than expected
• How NASCAR is planning to pull off a live race in 16 days while keeping everyone safe
• When could disinfectant wipes return to store shelves? It depends on who you ask
• Who’s being sued over coronavirus? China, universities and even governors. Here’s why
• Charlotte is still largest US metro area without next gen Doppler radar. Here’s why
• ‘Like a war zone’: Syrian student at Davidson has nowhere to go, but he has faced worse
• Davidson’s baseball cowboy Greg Lowe is riding out the pandemic on his family ranch
• Protesters rally to ‘Reopen Meck,’ while a new poll shows most voters say they can wait
• Mecklenburg touts financial ‘resilience’ in proposed budget. Tax rates won’t change.
• Here are candidates for the Charlotte Observer boys high school athlete of the year.
• 33 Charlotte spots to get a family-style Mother’s Day meal — even with COVID going on
• Craving Amélie’s chocolate mousse? Here’s the recipe, so you can make it yourself.
• Why is ‘Sweet Caroline’ played all over Charlotte every Friday during coronavirus?
• NBA does the inevitable — postponing this month’s draft lottery and combine