The Charlotte Observer - 2021-05-17

• COVID rates drop almost everywhere around area
• Charlotte firms on a hiring binge amid labor shortage
• Many COVID survivors battling long-lasting health problems
• Police: Tiger on the lam for a week in Texas found safe
• Lawrence “Larry” Melvin Lefkof September 20, 1931 - May 13, 2021
• Vigil honors life of Minn. police shooting victim
• Gas outages in NC drop below 60% for first time in days
• Mark D. Allegretti July 29, 1955 - May 12, 2021
• Afghan cease-fire ends amid calls for peace talks
• CDC chief: In US, vaccine mandates will be set locally
• In rural America, census takers relied more on neighbors
• Fauci: Pandemic exposed ‘undeniable effects of racism’
• Israel kills 42 in Gaza as Netanyahu warns war will go on
• Fact checker finds no link between NC activist and Robert E. Lee
• Minneapoli­s suburb OKs sweeping changes in policing policies
• Pandemic problems continue to push grocery prices higher
• Refugees arriving in US unlikely to exceed Trump cap
• Be ‘human-like’ and other advice for 2021 graduates
• A fair Charlotte housing plan means solving the right problem
• Let’s protect Asian Americans in Charlotte
• Hornets almost out of chances as they stumble into NBA play-in
• Hornets looking for better finish as ‘new season’ starts
• Panthers quickly saw promise in Moore
• Brind’Amour hungry to lift Stanley Cup again
• Judge homers again, Yankees beat Orioles
• Sunday’s Games
• SPORTS TODAY
• Saturday’s Games
• Providence Day rides late scoring binge to title
• Queen City Senior Bowl delivers a thrilling finish — and a hero
• Charlotte Christian wins its 17th NCISAA 4A baseball title
• In a season of coin flips, the important ones came up the Hurricanes’ way
• Canes begin quest to fill all boxes in Stanley Cup playoffs
• Bowman rolls to easy victory at Dover
• PUZZLES - WORD GAME
• PUZZLES - BOGGLE BRAINBUSTE­RS!
• PUZZLES SCRABBLEGR­AMS

The Charlotte Observer - 2021-05-15