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WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: AUGUST 17, 2026 · What You Need To Know

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  Speaker 1: It's Sybil Wilkes with what we need to know today.
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  Speaker 1: It's Monday, August seventeen, twenty twenty six. Number one police
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  Speaker 1: arrested nineteen year old Cameron Harris after an overnight shooting
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  Speaker 1: on the Virginia State University campus. This left five people wounded,
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  Speaker 1: including one critically. This happened Friday night Saturday morning. Authorities
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  Speaker 1: apprehended Harris while he was hiding in a campus dormitory
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  Speaker 1: closet and issued eight felony warrants, including charges for malicious
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  Speaker 1: wounding and firearm usage. A number of news reports said
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  Speaker 1: that the law enforcement confirmed that neither the suspect nor
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  Speaker 1: four of the injured victims were enrolled students at the university,
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  Speaker 1: where fall classes are moving forward this week as scheduled
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  Speaker 1: Number two. The Democratic National Committee officially designated South Carolina
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  Speaker 1: as the official opening state for the twenty twenty eight
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  Speaker 1: presidential primary calendar, moving black, Latino, and Union voters to
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  Speaker 1: the forefront of the nominating process. Leaders approved the calendar
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  Speaker 1: shift to ensure potential presidential contenders were tested across diverse
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  Speaker 1: communities early in the election cycle. Voters seeking further details
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  Speaker 1: on future primary schedules and registration guidelines, can consult official
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  Speaker 1: updates directly on the Democratic National Committee portal, or track
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  Speaker 1: national primary coverage via PBS News. Number three, South Carolina
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  Speaker 1: based Optics Bank and North Carolina based Mechanics and Farmers
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  Speaker 1: Bank announced a definitive merger agreement valued at over one
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  Speaker 1: hundred and five million dollars, set to close in the
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  Speaker 1: fourth quarter. The historic combination will yield roughly one point
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  Speaker 1: two seven billion dollars in total assets and establish the
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  Speaker 1: largest black owned bank in the United States, according to
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  Speaker 1: financial industry reporting from Banking Dive. This merged institution will
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  Speaker 1: unite two century old minority depository entities to expand capital
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  Speaker 1: access and economic mode ability across the Carolina Sound Investment
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  Speaker 1: Number four its ministry Monday and Our William Ae McIver
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  Speaker 1: explores the spiritual distinction between present faith and future oriented hope.
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  Speaker 1: She emphasizes that true biblical hope serves as a powerful
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  Speaker 1: inner strength builder, rooted in God's faithfulness and promises for prosperity.
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  Speaker 1: She offers practical advice for preserving optimism during difficult seasons,
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  Speaker 1: including practicing gratitude, limiting negative news consumption, and staying connected
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  Speaker 1: with supportive faith communities. Who don't We all need that number.
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  Speaker 1: Five Black America Know your History. Today marks the anniversary
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  Speaker 1: of the birth of Pan African leader and black nationalist
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  Speaker 1: pioneer Marcus Garvey. Born in Saint Anne's be, Jamaica, on
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  Speaker 1: August seventeenth, eighteen eighty seven. Mister Garvey organized the Universal
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  Speaker 1: Negro Improvement Association and established the Negro World newspaper to
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  Speaker 1: vote racial pride and economic independence across the African diaspora.
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  Speaker 1: As chronicled. His vision of self reliance and global black
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  Speaker 1: unity continues to serve as an enduring foundation for modern
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  Speaker 1: civil rights movements. All right, here's your daily inspiration from
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  Speaker 1: Yogi's jewels. Wisdom is not measured by what you know,
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  Speaker 1: but by the decisions you make when it matters most.
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  Speaker 1: So choose wisely. All right, uncivil wilks, be informed, be empowered.