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May 18, 2020

• NC unemployment delays have been a disaster. Own it, Gov. Cooper
• More people watched NASCAR’s Darlington race than any sporting event since Daytona 500
• Concrete poured for Hawthorne Lane bridge after nearly 3 years of construction
• New nursing home COVID-19 outbreak in Meck, state reports 61 new coronavirus cases 
• Where can you get a COVID-19 test in Charlotte? Here are 30+ local spots in Mecklenburg. 
• Who’s overseeing millions in COVID-19 spending? Mecklenburg commissioners want answers.
• Experts: Without more COVID-19 testing, “more people will die” in prisons
• Coronavirus disrupts Truist merger timeline as bank readies branch closures
• Carolina Panthers aren’t expected to return to Bank of America Stadium until June
• Cafe cited for serving dine-in customers despite warnings, North Carolina police say
• ‘NASCAR is going to come out OK.’ Darlington gave a glimpse of how sports can return
• Snakes ‘fighting’ before NC family’s cookout proves to be mating session, video shows
• Meme of Obama in a noose gets executive fired, Tennessee tech company says
• UNC coach Mack Brown live Monday on Observer’s ‘Talking Preps’ show. Here’s how to watch.
• Coronavirus put the US at an economic precipice. Trump is working to avoid a collapse.
• Machete-wielding man angered by COVID-19 shutdowns attacks random couple, TN cops say
• Kevin Harvick won NASCAR’s return to racing Sunday at Darlington. But we won too.
• COVID-19 and the value of wondering
• It’s not healthy for the county to leave CMS hourly workers behind
• We recommend these 10 books for your spring and summer reading pleasure
• Mask shaming: America’s new favorite pastime during COVID-19 — including in Charlotte
• Charlotte restaurants raise prices, citing COVID-related meat costs and shortages