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This week, District Attorney Jason Smith announced there would be no charges against officers involved in the March shooting death of 21-year-old Edilberto Espinoza Sierra. Smith shared his office's case report and also showed segments of body-cam footage to reporters. Espinoza Sierra's family said they were "disgusted" with the decision.
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This year's WHQR luncheon guest was Tamara Keith, Senior Political Correspondent and co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast. Keith spoke about covering the president, the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and her new series, Swing Shift, a long-term project to document the perspectives of voters in swing states. Keith also took questions from our audience and sat down with WHQR News Director Ben Schachtman.
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- The Viking chant that became Norway's World Cup rallying cry
- Supreme Court bars 'vampire rules' on gun ownership
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- A federal judge in Boston blocks key parts of Trump's order to limit voting by mail
- Eager for a break, farmers don't expect much relief after the Iran peace deal
State News
- U.S. House committee votes to again remove Confederate names from Fort Bragg and other bases
- With the debut of AVL Stonewall Fest, Asheville has June Pride once more
- Buncombe tourism authority approves $34.5M budget amid tighter spending restrictions
- Contract for CMS Superintendent Hill investigation reveals hourly rates but no specific details
- Greensboro Mayor delivers State of the City address
- House Republicans vote to override four of Gov. Stein's vetoes, with three bills becoming law
- Judge orders DHS to return deported Raleigh resident with a special legal status back to the U.S.
- WS/FCS considers new rules for cell phones, metal cups
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