The dynamics between IBM and the Raleigh open source software provider Red Hat has been closely watched since the former bought the latter for $34 billion in 2019.

Jeremy Berg, former director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, said he was “shocked” by Walsh’s hiring. “I’ve been tracking all the vacancies among institute directors and NIEHS was not among them."
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“I think the process is concerning,” former NIEHS director Linda Birnbaum says. “I think Kyle Walsh appears to do good epidemiology related to brain cancer, aging and brain cancer. I don’t see anything in his resume that indicates any environmental interest.”

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“I think the process is concerning,” former NIEHS director Linda Birnbaum said. “I think Kyle Walsh appears to do good epidemiology related to brain cancer, aging and brain cancer. I don’t see anything in his resume that indicates any environmental interest.”
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Finally, I looked at how gaming operators (both legal and not) have lobbied to change North Carolina law, enforcement, and legal rulings through increasing donations to sheriffs, legislators and at least one high-profile judge:

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I then sought to find out why these types of businesses, which do get raided elsewhere in North Carolina, seldom do in the Triangle area.

I spoke to past and current owners of these "internet cafes" as well as local DAs, sheriffs, and one UNC expert witness:
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And for more on the arguments and history of the case:

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