Below, we have the top scary movies filmed in NC, and a chance to win a $25 gift card from Cardinal & Pine, but first:

Some important health news. 

A compound pharmacy in Cary is the subject of a nationwide recall of GLP-1 products. 

GLP-1s, if you’re not familiar, are medications used to treat Type II diabetes and obesity. They’re extremely sought after and oftentimes very expensive. So folks order a somewhat cheaper version of the medication that’s created in compound pharmacies. 

One such pharmacy, Apothecary Pharmacy in Wake County, recently initiated a voluntary recall of their medication because of a “lack of assurance of sterility.” 

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Concerns about the sterility of a compound pharmacy’s GLP-1 medication have caused a nationwide recall. (Edugrafo via Shutterstock)

Early voting is open in NC and runs until Saturday, Oct. 31, aka Halloween. Find your county’s early voting locations here. 

So far, more than 733,000 North Carolinians have voted, according to Carolina Forward’s vote tracker. That represents a staggering 30% increase on the 2022 midterm elections. 

People are fired up. Go participate. 

Here’s what else you’ll get in today’s Cardinal & Pine newsletter: 

Sally Webster shared this cool view of a recent SpaceX rocket launch from Emerald Isle, NC. 

Thanks for sharing, Sally!

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Video via WBTV on Instagram

Recently, Charlotte Police Chief Estella Patterson spoke bluntly about a racist text chain involving six local officers, calling them “disturbing.” 

In the text chain, the officers talked about a contest to see who could pull over more Black drivers. At one point, the “n-word” was used to talk about violence against Black people. 

Three of the officers have resigned. An independent, chain-of-command board has recommended termination for the other three.  

Here’s what else Patterson had to say.

More at Cardinal & Pine:

1. Trump’s NC trip is meant to help GOP candidates. Top Democrat has a message for him: ‘Keep doing it.’ WRAL

“A WRAL/WSOC Poll released last week found that 37% of likely voters statewide approve of the job Trump has been doing in the first half of his new term in office, while 60% disapprove of his handling of the presidency.”

2. Duke Endowment donates $100 million to N.C. Children’s Hospital. Axios

“Jointly run by UNC Health and Duke Health, N.C. Children’s is one of the largest development efforts in the entire state and would be the first freestanding children’s hospital in North Carolina.”

3. North Carolina and Georgia are research hubs. How Trump’s cuts have affected them. NPR

“NPR’s Steve Inskeep explores how the Trump administration’s policies have impacted public health research in NC and Georgia.”

The Evil Dead 2, filmed in Wadesboro and Lilesville, is one of the weirdest movies I’ve ever seen. (Bruno Guerrero/Unsplash)

Where are our scary movie fans? 

C&P contributor Brook Bolen has written a guide to horror movies filmed in North Carolina. 

There are some well-known flicks like “The. Conjuring” and “The Black Phone,” but don’t miss the lesser-known movies. I’m partial to the very weird “Evil Dead 2,” a 1987 movie shot in Wadesboro and Lilesville that takes place in a demon-infested cabin. 

Read the guide here.

Thanks for reading. This newsletter was written by Billy Ball. I’m an NC native and journalist. I tend to lean left on opinion, but I lean no way on facts. Today’s edition includes stories from USA Today Network via Reuters and Brook Bolen. It was edited by Crystal Niforos.

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