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    Making the cut. Only 1 in 5 NC legislative bills survived crossover.

    Crossover spells end of line for most legislation proposed by NC lawmakers in 2025, with bills sponsored by Democrats especially…
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    Some legislators want to walk back NC clean energy commitments

    With federal priority changes and President Trump pushing pro-energy agenda, some GOP lawmakers want to roll back NC clean energy…
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    Population boom or bust? Wilmington’s growth spurt sparks larger debate on ‘overdevelopment.’

    As Wilmington swells with a surge of new residents, many wonder if the city’s infrastructure will be able to handle…
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    Rural maternity wards are closing all over. Just not this one in Siler City.

    The labor and delivery unit at UNC Health Chatham has continued to operate despite closures at other rural hospitals across…

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      Barbra Streisand Taps Paul McCartney for ‘Truly Special’ Duet of ‘My Valentine’

      Barbra Streisand has recruited Paul McCartney to join forces for a new version of his 2012 single “My Valentine,” which was released Friday (May 16) via Columbia Records. “What if it rained? We didn’t care/ He said that someday soon the sun was gonna shine/ And he was right, this love of mine/ My valentine,” Babs coos on the opening verse before Sir Paul, takes over to sing, “As days and nights would pass me by/ I’d tell myself that I was waiting for a sign/ Then she appeared, a love so fine/ My valentine” over a lush combination of…

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      LISA & Tyla Beat the Heat in Sweltering ‘When I’m With You’ Video: Watch

      LISA and Tyla unveiled the scorching music video for their collaborative single, “When I’m With You,” on Friday (May 16). Related Friday Music Guide: New Music From Rihanna, Morgan Wallen, Jin & More 05/16/2025 As the Olivia De Camps-directed visual opens, the onset of a heatwave is announced over the radio promising “the hottest summer ever recorded.” The two international stars trade lines on the first verse, — LISA fanning herself from the comfort of a lounge chair and Tyla hanging with friends at a salon — before coming together to dance through the song’s chorus. Later, a shirtless Mason Gooding…

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      ‘Friend of Mine’ Co-Producer Jon Bellion: Rihanna’s New Single Resulted From ‘A Bunch of People Having a Blast’

      At first blush, Rihanna’s “Friend of Mine” does not sound like a single from a kids movie. Unlike the superstar’s previous soundtrack work for films like Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Home, which tended to veer toward sweeping pop balladry, “Friend of Mine” is a thumping club track, with Rihanna’s voice positioned as an elliptical refrain over a house beat. Jon Bellion, who co-wrote and co-produced the track last year, was initially surprised to hear that the song would be featured in the upcoming Smurfs film, in which Rihanna is voicing Smurfette. Then he considered the sonic profile of “Friend…

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      Friday Music Guide: New Music From Rihanna, Morgan Wallen, Jin & More

      Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.  This week, Rihanna unveils a summer Smurf jam, Morgan Wallen pulls back the curtain and Jin continues his solo momentum. Check out all of this week’s picks below: Rihanna, “Friend of Mine”  While Rihanna is no stranger to the soundtrack single, “Friend of Mine,” from the upcoming Smurfs film, does not function like a shiny product for kid’s movie — instead, the song thumps…

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