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North Carolina stories. I covered a few in my day. Wilmington Raleigh Greensboro Charlotte Asheville #journalism #npr #ncnews #ncwx
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Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · 8h
 🤦🤦CDC Scrambling to Restaff After Accidentally Firing Top Scientists 
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CDC Scrambling to Restaff After Accidentally Firing Top Scientists
More than 4,000 government employees were laid off on Friday in what has been dubbed a “massacre.”
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 14h
Excuse me, sir, you can't park there...
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 12h
Sunday 2:30 pm: I don't normally do predictions, but its probably even money on your favorite app that NC 12 will NOT reopen today.
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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 10h
Internet outage for Moore County, NC, fiber optic lines deliberately cut in two places. Same county had a major power outage awhile back, due to vandalism on transformers
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Moore County internet outage: Deputies investigate, say someone intentionally cut fiber lines
An internet outage is affecting customers from Pinehurst to Carthage after the Moore County Sheriff’s Office reported that someone intentionally cut fiber optic lines in two places.
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The Charlotte Observer @charlotteobserver.com · 10h
The Panthers defeated the Cowboys, 30-27, on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium. Here are major takeaways from the shootout win.
Takeaways from Panthers’ big home win vs. Cowboys: Young steps up in shootout
The Panthers defeated the Cowboys, 30-27, on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium. Here are major takeaways from the shootout win.
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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 14h
An appreciation for all the different foods served at the upcoming North Carolina State Fair
A Food Writer Goes to the Fair | Our State
A food writer explores the North Carolina State Fair for the first time — and finds a buffet of global tastes hiding in plain sight.
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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 15h
High Tide around 1:30 this afternoon
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Double red flag: High surf, overwash, floating debris make for dangerous weekend on Outer Banks
Throughout the weekend and into Monday, a nor'easter will bring high surf, coastal flooding and wind gusts up to 60 mph on our coast.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 16h
BREAKING: Four dead and 20 more injured in a shooting at a bar on an idyllic South Carolina island.
4 people were killed and 20 more were injured in a shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff says
A mass shooting at a crowded bar on the idyllic South Carolina island of St. Helena left four people dead and at least 20 injured.
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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 17h
Looks like a beautiful Autumn day on Mount Pisgah #ncwx
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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 17h
The Nor'easter is bringing winds of over 50 mph to some areas of the NC Coast #ncwx
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 19h
Forecasters said major oceanside flooding of 3 to 5 feet is expected during Sunday's high tide around noon, particularly north of Cape Hatteras. Overwash should be anticipated to start as early as 9 a.m. and as late as 3 p.m. today.

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Coastal storm to peak today, 3-to-5 feet of oceanside flooding possible with noon high tide | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 18h
Federal cuts to the Digital Equity Act leave rural communities without internet access, jeopardizing health care, jobs, education. Full story at www.nchealthnews.org

#digitalequityact #trump #donaldtrump #rural #internet #internetaccess
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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 1d
Rain from Savannah, Georgia to Virginia Beach
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d
WATCH: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.

➡️ Read more: https://propub.li/4odsKnn
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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 1d
A river near Wilmington was listed among the state's most snake-filled bodies of water
A river near Wilmington was listed among the state's most snake-filled bodies of water
WorldAtlas recently released its list of the most snake-filled bodies of water in North Carolina, and a Wilmington-area river made the list.
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Ellis Hankins @forrepdemruleoflaw.bsky.social · 1d
Joe Walsh

“Trump has a goal of deporting one million people a year…in a way that’s as performatively violent as possible. That takes…a certain type of person—thousands of unvetted, undertrained zealots with an authoritarian fetish, using the badge as a tool to push existing far-right agendas.”
Who Is ICE?
That’s the problem—we don’t know.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 2d
When Fox News lies, people die | We explain on PBS Newshour how the antiscience disinformation spread by the Murdoch media empire and especially Fox News, likely lead to hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths in the U.S. And that's just COVID-19. Their fossil fuel disinformation is as deadly.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 5d
"Authors of 'Science Under Siege' warn of concerted effort to discredit science" | My #ScienceUnderSiege co-author @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & I spoke with @wbrangham.bsky.social of the @pbs.org #Newshour:
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Authors of 'Science Under Siege' warn of concerted effort to discredit science
From its embrace of dubious research about autism, its skepticism over vaccines and its wholesale rejection of the consensus about climate change, the Trump administration has set off alarm bells with...
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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 1d
Localized flooding as some coastal communities prepare for heavy rain and high winds. Some areas could get up to six inches of rain. #ncwx www.windy.com/-Menu/menu?g...
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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 1d
Nor'easter threatens much of the east coast
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Incoming nor’easter threatens major coastal flooding and damaging winds along East Coast | CNN
A nasty coastal storm is organizing near the Southeast and is poised to deliver significant impacts up most of the East Coast into early next week.
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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 1d
A good way to catch up on NC news: The weekly News Roundup on Due South, WUNC
NC News Roundup: calls for Rep. Cecil Brockman's resignation; UNC football falters under Belichick leadership
A North Carolina lawmaker is under arrest and facing bipartisan calls for resignation, following allegations of sexual misconduct. Sen. Thom Tillis calls for investigation of the Eastern Band of…
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 2d
The entire American economy is being held hostage to the whims of a guy who doesn’t understand how the economy works
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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 1d
As the value of collectibles, like Pokemon cards rise, so too do thefts. Three Raleigh area stores hit, losing thousands.
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Thousands of dollars worth of Pokémon cards stolen from three local stores
Three collectible stores in the Triangle were targeted by a thief who stole thousands of dollars in Pokémon cards. The robberies have store owners boosting security as they strive to protect their inv...
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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 1d
A rift between the town council and mayor, causing problems in Apex ahead of elections
Apex Mayor and Town Council Navigate an Increasingly Strained Relationship
Conflicts between the Apex mayor and council members over a town board nominee, utilities billing, and other dustups have spilled into public view.
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Penelope Wang @pennywriter.bsky.social · 2d
Normally, 2026 increases for Social Security checks, 401(k) contributions, and more would be available next week. Now they may be delayed. (gift link)
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Why the Next CPI Report Is Important for Social Security Checks, Bonds and 401(k)s
Furloughed federal workers are being recalled to issue the monthly inflation report that was due out next week.
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NC Stories @ncstories.bsky.social · 2d
From algorithms to AI chatbots, child advocates push for greater protection for NC youth
From algorithms to AI chatbots, child advocates push for greater protection for NC youth • NC Newsline
Advocates call for more guardrails around the use of social media algorithms and AI chatbots to protect North Carolina youth.
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