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This weekend’s weather is bad news for NC
Plus: The week in protests in NC. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. In 2023, more than 60% of abortions in the United States were performed with medication. Those numbers reflect a change in the way this medical procedure is done, with more people preferring this safe, at-home option. Indeed, the drug mifepristone has…
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🤖 Is AI out of control in NC?
Plus: Educators protest Leandro decision. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. I’m no Luddite. But if even the least disruptive predictions about artificial intelligence (AI) come true, we’re in the middle of a moment of great change. So who are the leaders making plans for this new world? It might not be who you…
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Best authentic Mexican markets in NC
Plus: A full moon over Oak Island. 👀 Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. One of North Carolina’s top physicians has some advice for talking with someone who is worried about the safety of vaccines: Listen. “My process as a provider has always been when a patient would come to me with certain information…
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The highest, lowest gas prices in NC
Plus: Heartbreaking Miss North Carolina news Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. For some in eastern North Carolina, it’s not really spring until the Azalea Festival. Wilmington’s annual spring fling is filled with parades, contests, street fairs, pageants, music, and—of course—that flowering shrub that lights up our yards this time of year. As C&P…
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This North Carolinian is making history
Plus: AI in dental work? Nah, I’m good. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Somewhere in every kid, there’s a kernel of a seed of a dream of flying to the moon. It takes a really, really special person to actually do it. Like Christina Koch. Koch, who headlines this week’s Good News Friday,…
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HUGE breaking news in North Carolina
Inside: The devastating blow to public schools Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. North Carolina, we had big breaking news today. The state’s highest court issued a long-awaited ruling in the Leandro court case. You can read it here. Essentially, the Republican majority sided with their party’s leadership in the state legislature, which argued…
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ICE’s 3 secret ‘hold rooms’ in NC
Plus: A huge conservation win in western NC. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. We begin today with immigration. In February, we reported that ICE was considering several new facilities within North Carolina. Since the Minneapolis protests, the federal agency has been in the news less, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t been busy. …
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3 of our favorite NC events this week
Plus: NC has a fried apple pie festival?? Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Spring is, arguably, the finest time to be a North Carolinian. The air is gentle and warm. The sun isn’t so harsh. And the bugs aren’t back. Yet. This time of year, you will find me digging in the dirt…
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This story is shaking up NC’s US Senate race
Plus: Scottish roots on parade at the Highland Games Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. This Monday, we begin with an important new story from Cardinal & Pine’s Michael McElroy. The Republican running to represent North Carolina in the US Senate is Michael Whatley, the former head of the NC GOP and the Republican…
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5 North Carolina men are suing ICE
Plus: 3 actual pieces of good news this week Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. We begin—as we do every Friday—with three pieces of actual good news. This week, Cardinal & Pine’s “Good News Friday” centers on the three hero cops behind daring water rescues. Among them, in February, Raleigh Police Sgt. M.T. Foran…
