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• 4 Bloomberg Reports Stripe Has Agreed to Buy AI Model Router OpenRouter for More Than $7 Billion
• 3 NC Attorney General Says Duke Energy Misstated Residential Rate Increase Under Oath; Duke Calls It a Mix-Up
• 3 11 Charged in New York Indictment Alleging More Than 1,000 Sham Marriages for Green Cards
• 2 NC Budget Corrections Bill Ratified Aug. 6 Adds No Wake County Prosecutors; Office Funded for 45 of the 69.7 Positions a State Workload Study Lists
• 2 Kennedy Center Board Votes 20-3 to Add Trump Inscription and Partially Close Building for Renovations
• 3 Justice Department Legal Opinion Says Executive Privilege Can Cover Trump's Talks With Private Advisers
• 3 North Carolina Commits $40 Million Over Four Years to Greensboro PGA Tour Event; Tour Names It a 2028 Championship Series Stop
• 4 Trian Preparing Take-Private Bid for Wendy's, Reuters Source Says; Shares Rise as Much as 15% and Are Halted for Volatility
• 2 Federal Judge Rules Nexstar Violated Order Separating It From Tegna, Bars Its Executives From Tegna's Board
• 4 33 of North Carolina's 115 School Districts Set 2026-27 Start Dates Before the Legal Aug. 24 Opening
• 2 National Weather Service Issues Heat Advisory for Southeastern North Carolina and Northeastern South Carolina, Noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday, With Heat Index Up to 107°F
• 2 Charlotte Police Arrest Di-Quan Schafar Hunt After Videos Show Attacks on Women; Assault Charge Pending
• 5 Senate Adjourns for Recess After Voter-ID Bill Falls 52-46, Short of the 60 Votes Needed
• 3 White House Gives Fed Governor Lisa Cook Until Aug. 26 to Answer Mortgage-Fraud Allegations
• 2 Duke Energy Progress and North Carolina Public Staff Sign Settlement Cutting Requested Rate Increase by More Than Half