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Dustin Johnson speaks during a news conference at the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Dustin Johnson speaks during a news conference at the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, speaks during a news conference at the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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This July, 13, 2017, photo provided by Yankee Magazine shows an oceanfront home where E.B. White lived when he penned "Charlotte's Web." The home where White lived until his death in 1985 dates to the late 1700s and includes a barn that was the setting for the beloved children's book featuring a pig named Wilbur and a spider named Charlotte. (Mark Fleming/Yankee Magazine via AP)
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In this Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 file photo, ACC Commissioner John Swofford answers a question during the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA college basketball media day in Charlotte, N.C. The Atlantic Coast Conference won big in football in 2016. So it’s fitting the league starts its annual preseason media days by featuring reigning national champion Clemson and Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson of Louisville. The league opens its two-day event in Charlotte on Thursday morning, July 13, 2017 beginning with a state-of-the-league forum from Commissioner John Swofford. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone, File)
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FILE- In this Nov. 30, 2016, file photo, District Attorney Andrew Murray speaks during a news conference in Charlotte, N.C., to announce that the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott by officer Brent Vinson was justified. A review board Tuesday, June 27, 2017, found "substantial evidence of error" in a North Carolina police department's decision that the fatal shooting of a black man by an officer last year was justified and scheduled another hearing on the matter in August. (Diedra Laird/The Charlotte Observer via AP, File)
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FILE- This Sept. 5, 2012 file photo shows former North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt as he speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. The four-term Democratic governor is among the state's most influential politicians of the 20th century, but remains engaged in 21st century policy and politics as he turned 80 years old in May. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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FILE - In this June 23, 2015, file photo, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks during a news conference to announce Charlotte, N.C., as the site of the 2017 NBA All-Star basketball game. The NBA All-Star game will be coming to Charlotte in 2019, two years after the city was to host the event, the NBA announced Wednesday, May 24, 2017. The All-Star game had been set for Charlotte last February, but the NBA moved the game to New Orleans because of the state law restricting the rights of LGBT people. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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The Thirsty Beaver at 1225 Central Avenue in Charlotte, NC has hung on through a disruptive construction project of new apartments that has literally turned it into Plaza Midwood's version of the house from the movie "Up." The business is owned by brothers Mark and Brian Wilson. (Jeff Siner/The Charlotte Observer via AP)
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Crowds march up Church Street towards Romare Bearden Park during Saturday's Women's March on Charlotte, which drew at least 10,000 people according to CMPD. The mile-long march was scheduled to coincide with a national demonstration Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Washington, D.C., the day after Donald Trump's inauguration as president. The march started at First Ward Park, traveled down Tryon Street to 4th St. to Church St. and ended at Romare Bearden Park. "The Women's March on Charlotte is a first step in uniting our communities and in empowering grassroots change," march organizers say on the march's website. "We will work peacefully to send a bold message to our elected leaders that women's rights are human rights." (Diedra Laird/The Charlotte Observer via AP)
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FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2016, file photo, New England Patriots' Cyrus Jones (24) runs against the Carolina Panthers during the second half of a preseason NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C. The Patriots rookie is among a handful of young players seeing how the college football playoffs translates to the NFL playoffs.(AP Photo/Bob Leverone, File)
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A car navigates on a icy road Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 in Charlotte, N.C. A winter storm blanketed parts of North Carolina and Virginia with snow Saturday as its slow march across the Southeast grounded flights and left roads icy and impassible. (John D. Simmons/The Charlotte Observer via AP)
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Snow covers the hair of Taylor Fields as she waits for the bus on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 in Charlotte, N.C. A winter storm blanketed parts of North Carolina and Virginia with snow Saturday as its slow march across the Southeast grounded flights and left roads icy and impassible. (John D. Simmons/The Charlotte Observer via AP)
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Eric Plante shovels snow from the sidewalk on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 in Charlotte, N.C. A winter storm blanketed parts of North Carolina and Virginia with snow Saturday as its slow march across the Southeast grounded flights and left roads icy and impassible. (John D. Simmons/The Charlotte Observer via AP)
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A snow plow clears the road during a snowstorm on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 in Charlotte, N.C. A winter storm blanketed parts of North Carolina and Virginia with snow Saturday as its slow march across the Southeast grounded flights and left roads icy and impassible. (John D. Simmons/The Charlotte Observer via AP)
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A snow plow heads south on I-85 during a snowstorm on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 in Charlotte, N.C. A winter storm blanketed parts of North Carolina and Virginia with snow Saturday as its slow march across the Southeast grounded flights and left roads icy and impassible. (John D. Simmons/The Charlotte Observer via AP)
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A crew of workers clear the sidewalks in an office park on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 in Charlotte, N.C. A winter storm blanketed parts of North Carolina and Virginia with snow Saturday as its slow march across the Southeast grounded flights and left roads icy and impassible. (John D. Simmons/The Charlotte Observer via AP)
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Carolina Panthers defensive end Charles Johnson looks at a pair of his cleats as he cleans out his locker at Bank of America Stadium on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, in Charlotte, N.C. (Jeff Siner/The Charlotte Observer via AP)
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Carolina Panthers safety Kurt Coleman, left, sits in his locker as safety Tre Boston, center, passes by while team personnel, right, label boxes of player items to be shipped at Bank of America Stadium on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, in Charlotte, N.C. (Jeff Siner/The Charlotte Observer via AP)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 file photo, a protester raises his fist as he stands in front of a line of police officers in Charlotte, N.C. Authorities used tear gas to disperse protesters in an overnight demonstration that broke out Tuesday after Keith Lamont Scott was fatally shot by an officer at an apartment complex. (Jeff Siner/The Charlotte Observer via AP)
