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Farming families gathered on Bicentennial Mall in Raleigh, on June 25 for an Ag Rally in support of the Farm Act of 2018. Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed the bill hours later.

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Supreme Court rules for Trump on travel ban, backs anti-abortion groups Washington, D.C. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed Donald Trump one of the biggest victories of his presidency, upholding his travel ban targeting countries the State Department had deemed noncompliant with security laws.

The 5-4 ruling ends for now a fierce fight in the courts over whether the policy represented an unlawful Muslim ban. Lower courts had blocked three travel bans in lawsuits brought by the state of Hawaii and others.

The high court also struck down a California law requiring clinics that counsel women against abortion to tell them the state could pay for abortions. Justices ruled 5-4 that it violated the free speech rights of these Christianbased facilities, which are aimed at steering women away from abortion. It’s a victory for abortion opponents who operate 2,700 crisis pregnancy centers nationwide.

Republicans’ offer could triple low-skill migrant workers Washington, D.C. The GOP is trying to sweeten an immigration compromise by adding a key business-friendly measure on Tuesday. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) proposed making any H-2B visa holders from the last two years not count against the current 66,000-worker cap.

Combined with E-Verify, they say the pipeline of legal migrant workers will cut down on illegal immigration. They’re also hoping to draw moderate Republicans’ votes to support an immigration bill.

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Lawmakers weigh amendments to state constitution November ballots could feature more than just candidates as lawmakers seek key issues to put before voters

By David Larson for the North State Journal RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly is voting on whether to put a number of constitutional amendments on this year’s ballots. Any amendment to the state’s constitution must be approved by voters, so Republican leaders need their votes to ensure these items are firmly placed in state law.

Democratic leaders argue that Republicans are using constitutional amendments as an election tactic to protect their legislative supermajorities. Ballot initiatives, like constitutional amendments, can be used to drive votes by motivating supporters to turn out and help their passage.

This year will see up to six constitutional amendments on the ballot.

S.B. 75 — “Const. Amd. - Max. Income Tax Rate of 5.5%” was passed by the Senate in March 2017, 36-13, and after passing through the House Rules Committee last week, is calendared for a final vote this week. The bill, if passed then approved by voters, would reduce the income tax cap from 10 percent to 5.5 percent, slightly higher than its current rate of 5.499 percent.

H.B. 551 — “Strengthening

Victims’ Rights” provides victims of crimes a number of enshrined rights. These would include the right to speak at the accused’s trials, notice of the accused’s trial updates and safety from them in the future. On Monday, a committee substitute passed through the Senate Judiciary and Rules committees before being passed by the full Senate 45-1. The House has the bill scheduled for a vote this week.

S.B. 677 — “Protect Right to Hunt and Fish” was filed in early June of this year and two weeks later passed the Senate with a vote of 44-4. On June 25, the House passed an amended version of the bill, and the Senate concurred with the changes later in the day, making it law. The amendment, if passed by the voters, would make hunting and fishing a right and, in many cases, would prevent laws restricting it unless environmental damage could be shown as a risk.

“These rights are deeply rooted in the culture of North Carolina and that is what this amendment recognizes. We are confident that voters will agree,” said the bill’s primary sponsors, Sens. Danny Britt (R-Robeson), Norman Sanderson (R-Pamlico) and Tom McInnis (R-Richmond), in a joint statement.

Many members described hunting and fishing as a “heritage” in North Carolina before bipartisan votes of 92-23 in the House and 41-6 in the Senate.

H.B. 1092 — “Const. Amendment - Require Photo ID to Vote” See NCGA, page AX

Cooper vetoes the Farm Act and 6 other bills The N.C. Senate overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the Farm Act Tuesday evening, one of seven bills Cooper vetoed in a flurry on Monday.

More overrides are expected Wednesday.

By Donna King North State Journal RALEIGH — Just hours before Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed the Farm Act of 2018, Raleigh’s Bicentennial Mall outside his office was filled with farm families calling for him to sign it.

“We are here to bring awareness about what we see as a tax on the farming community in general,” said David Knight, who traveled from Beulaville with his wife, Ce-

leste, and their four small children.

The Farm Act passed the legislature on June 14, giving Cooper until midnight Monday to take action.

He vetoed it, along with six others bills, Monday night. Among other elements, it contains protections for family farmers from nuisance lawsuits, requiring that a farm have a code violation in order for a plaintiff to be awarded monetary damages for smells and other noxious emissions. It also sets a deadline for lawsuits of one year from the time a farm starts operations or makes a major change in operations.

“While agriculture is vital to North Carolina’s economy, so property rights are vital to people’s homes and other businesses,” explained Cooper in a press release posted on his website. “North Carolina’s nuisance laws can help alSee FARM ACT, page A2

U.S. Supreme Court throws out lower ruling against NC Republican election maps Justices said plaintiffs didn’t show “concrete and particularized” burden to the right to vote

By Andrew Chung Reuters WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a lower court’s ruling that North Carolina Republican lawmakers drew congressional district boundaries to ensure lopsided electoral victories for their party against rival Democrats.

The justices sent the case back to a federal three-judge panel to reconsider whether the plaintiffs, including a group of Democratic voters, have the necessary legal standing to sue in the case involving a contentious practice called partisan gerrymandering.

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the lower court’s order that a new map be drawn with conservative Justice Samuel Alito saying the lower court had “committed a fundamental legal error” in analyzing the dispute. The ruling leaves the Republican-drawn districts in place for congressional elections in November, giving a boost to Republicans in their bid to maintain control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

The three-judge panel in Greensboro ruled unanimously in January that the Republican-drawn map of N.C.’s 13 U.S. House districts violated the constitutional guarantee of equal protection under the law. Two of the judges found it also ran afoul of the Constitution by discriminating based on political belief and association.

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Old immigration policy becomes a new problem ahead of midterm elections Republicans are trying to find an immigration solution, while Democrats see a political opportunity

By Donna King North State Journal CONCORD/WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican congressional candidates are carefully watching the media frenzy surrounding the arrests and detainment of illegal immigrant parents, trying to call for change without being too distant from President Donald Trump ahead of midterm campaigning.

Meanwhile, Democrats see the opportunity to turn the story into a campaign issue. Senate Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has promised to shoot down immigration legislation this week, which would trade money for a wall along the southern border in exchange for a path to citizenship for foreign nationals.

As images of crying children spread through social media, Republicans in competitive districts in November’s elections issued statements and took to social media to try to tell voters that they did not condone removing children from their parents.

At the same time, many of those Republicans dared not stray too far from Trump and his agenda, given his popularity with his conservative base. However, a backlash has hit the media as Time magazine was forced to retract an altered image it ran on its cover depicting Trump looming over a crying 2-year-old who had not been separated from her parents.

“They’re using [the picture] to symbolize a policy, and that was not the case on this picture,” said Border Patrol Agent Carlos Ruiz, who first encountered the girl’s mother, Sandra Sachez. Ruiz told reporters that he asked Sachez to place the girl down in front of her while he patted the mother down, as is standard procedure. Still, the image became symbolic of children being separated from parents at the border.

Mark Harris, a conservative pastor who upset N.C. Congressman Robert Pettinger in May and trying to win the N.C. District 9 seat outside Charlotte, is one of the politicians trying to address the issue without contributing to the hysteria. When his campaign was contacted by reporters regarding the uproar, he said in a statement he has “a growing concern with what is happening” and urged Congress to act.

“Children must not be separated from their parents unless there is a real threat to the safety of the children or if the parents are involved in serious criminal behavior,” said Harris, who otherwise supports Trump’s policies, including building a border wall

FARM ACT from page A1 low generations of families to enjoy their homes and land without fear for their health and safety. …

Our laws must balance the needs of businesses versus property rights.

Giving one industry special treatment at the expense of its neighbors is unfair.”

Before the veto, lawmakers, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler and Lt. Gov. Dan Forest joined farm families in 90-degree heat for an Ag Rally with music, prayer and calls for the governor’s signature.

“Here in N.C., we don’t need outside interests coming to our state, big-time lawyers from California, New York and other states, telling us how to grow our crops and raise our animals in our state,” Forest said. “We can do that just fine for ourselves, like we’ve been doing for a number of years.”

“No one is saying you can’t sue if we break the law, they’re just saying you can’t sue for stupid stuff,” said Hank Vond of Duplin County, who was holding a sign that read, “Farmers can feed stupid, but they can’t fix stupid.”

“Nobody wants to take rights away, but I think it’s all a money racket,” Vond continued. “These people have lived there their whole lives, why now? Because some lawyer came along and said, ‘Sign here, you could get some money.’ It’s non-

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NC Agriculture Comissioner Steve Troxler speaks with Sen. Brent Jackson (R-Onslow) at the Ag. Rally in Raleigh on Monday. sense.”

The votes on the Farm Bill gave a slim veto-proof majority in the House (65-42). In the Senate, several Democrats from rural areas joined Republicans with a “yay” vote (32-9). The legislature is expected to override all seven vetoes by next week.

“I want to thank the legislators who had the guts to stand up for the future of agriculture in this state,” said Troxler. “This is just the beginning of what we’ve got to do.

We’ve got a public out there that has forgotten us. They believe that the food comes from the grocery store, but we know different. We know

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Arturo Flores and his son Albert Flores, 15, sit on the front porch as it rains at their home in Concord, on May 28. between Mexico and the United States.

Republican candidates in suburban districts near Denver, Houston, Miami, Philadelphia and in southern California also came out against the policy, leaving a handful in battleground races who had not done so.

“If you are a congressional Republican, this is a nightmare,” said Joe Brettell, a Republican strategist in Houston. “Wait until the ads start running showing that Republican congressman X supported the tearing of families apart, and that’s when we’ll find out just how strong Republican resolve is on this issue.”

Democrats have seized upon the issue to hammer Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress. Every Democrat in the U.S. Senate, even those who face difficult bids for re-election in Trump-friendly states, have signed onto a bill that would overturn the family separation policy.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a “zero tolerance” policy in April that all immigrants should seek to enter at a legal port of entry. If they did not, they risked being apprehended while crossing border illegally and would be criminally prosecuted under the country’s criminal entry statute. As with anyone jailed and charged with a crime, their children would either be released to relatives, remain in custody or be moved into shelters.

However, when the children were taken into custody with their parents, they were often reclassified as “unaccompanied minors” leading to a bureaucratic tangle for families and officials.

Meanwhile, advocates for illegal immigrants say family separation is hitting those arrested within the U.S. also as more illegal immigrant ask for hearings when they aren’t as frequently granted bond. Even with the increase in bond hearings, they were no less likely to get bond than under the Obama-administrations practice of “catch and release.” Last year, immigration judges granted bond in 42 percent of cases, similar to

that we can feed not only N.C. and the nation, but the world if given the opportunity.”

N.C.’s agriculture industry accounts for more than $87 billion in economic impact and employees a fifth of the state workforce, with 730,000 workers.

“Any time you can get this many farmers off the farm on a Monday in June — there’s just a lot going on the farms these days — to come to Raleigh, I just think it’s tremendous that they came here to show they care,” said Andy Curliss.

“Of course, this is all of agriculture here. I’ve seen all crops, all livestock, I’ve seen turkey guys and ladies, forestry, timber. It’s an interesting time for agriculture to be under constant, unrelenting attacks on what you do.”

The importance of the farm industry on the state’s economy was highlighted by the number of legislative leaders that turned out for the rally. In addition to Troxler and Forest, House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain), Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham), Sens. Harry Brown (R-Onslow) and Brent Jackson (R-Sampson), and Reps. John Bell (R-Wayne) and Dixon all addressed the crowd.

“We know there is no farm in this state that cannot be sued out of business, whether they break the law or not,” said Troxler. “We have done nothing wrong. We are feeding the world.”

the rate in prior years, according to the Reuters analysis.

However, increases in bond hearings requests are extending the average length of detention for illegal immigrants to 63 days, double what it was a year earlier, according to the most recent ICE data.

For example, Arturo Flores, a 45-year-old Mexican immigrant, widower and single father, had been living illegally in Concord for more than 17 years when he was arrested in November 2017 for speeding and driving without a license. ICE set his bond at $12,000.

In January, Judge Michael Baird granted Flores’s request to lower the amount, to $5,000, but it took the family another two months to get the money together.

Flores said his health deteriorated during his time in detention, and less than a week after his release in March, he had a stroke and was hospitalized.

“I was very stressed out and worried about my children surviving without their mother or their father,” he said from his home in Concord, where he is waiting for his next hearing in immigration court.

Sean Gallagher, director of ICE’s enforcement and removal operations in the Atlanta field office, covering Georgia, N.C. and S.C., said the new policy of enforcing the law is helping. He says it has cut through red tape, led to straightforward policy and better communication with other law enforcement agencies.

He said some of his officers were frustrated by Obama-era policies that targeted high-priority immigrants for deportation but ignored others.

Now, Gallagher said, “the policy is really, really clear. It’s that we will make no exceptions.”

The Atlanta field office arrested more than 5,700 noncriminals in 2017, nearly six times as many as the year before and the highest increase in the nation.

Reuters News Service contributed to this report.

NCGA from page A1 may be the most controversial of the lot. The bill is worded to give voters the say in whether there will be voter identification requirements, but then the actual details of those will be worked out afterward by the legislature.

Filed on June 7 and approved by the House Rules Committee, H.B. 1092 was then voted through on Tuesday by a vote of 74-43 after two days of debate. The Senate is expected to pass the bill this week as well.

“The voters of North Carolina deserve a chance to weigh-in on securing their own rights in the democratic process and will have the final say on strengthening election protections,” said Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) in a press release.

S.B. 814 — “Judicial Vacancy Sunshine Amendment” was filed last week and then sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee, where an amended version passed through to the Senate Rules Committee, which also then passed this version. The full Senate then passed the committee substitute 36-13 and sent it on to the House.

Rather than have the governor replace vacant judicial seats, the bill suggests an open nomination process, with a nonpartisan commission approving or disapproving the nominees based on mer-

RULING from page A1 consin and Maryland could have curbed the ability of state lawmakers to draw electoral districts purely for partisan advantage.

Election reformers in both parties had hoped the Supreme Court would use the Wisconsin and Maryland cases to crack down on partisan gerrymandering, but it decided both on narrow and procedural grounds.

Chief Justice John Roberts indicated a more comprehensive ruling could come in a future case.

With partisan gerrymandering, the political party that controls a state legislature uses the process of redrawing electoral districts after the U.S. census every decade to tighten its grip on power by diluting the influence of voters who tend to back the rival party.

Democrats have accused Republicans of intensifying partisan gerrymandering this decade, helping President Donald Trump’s party maintain control of the U.S. House of Representatives and state legislatures.

However, both parties have engaged in gerrymandering over the years, and the Maryland case decided by the justices involved a congressional district drawn by Democrats.

Challengers to electoral maps say gerrymandering is becoming ever more extreme through the use of precise voter data and computerized modeling used to devise maps that dilute the clout of voters who tend to favor the party not in power. Critics in both parties’ gerrymandering have said that it warps democracy by stifling large segments of the electorate.

The North Carolina dispute centered on a congressional redistricting plan adopted by the Republican-led legislature in 2016, which was preapproved by the Obama administration. But a court ruled that Republican lawmakers improperly used race as a factor when redrawing certain U.S. House districts after the 2010 census.

North Carolina’s new congressional map was challenged in two lawsuits by more than two dozen Democratic groups, including the North Carolina Democratic Party.

The plaintiffs told the justices that if they did not take action against partisan gerrymandering “the shocking facts of this case will become the new normal.”

The justices also ruled in a similar Texas case on Monday, upholding three of four congressional districts, despite plaintiff’s claims that they are discriminatory. The court struck down the fourth district.

“The common thread in the court’s gerrymandering decisions this term has been to generally make it harder for plaintiffs to bring these claims,” said legal analyst and University of Texas Law School professor Steve Vladeck, “and to generally allow states more flexibility and deference in drawing congressional and state district lines.”

The North Carolina case could make its way back to the Supreme Court within months if the lower court decides that the plaintiffs are still entitled to sue.

it. The General Assembly would then send two of these names to the governor to choose from.

H.B. 913 — “Bipartisan Ethics and Elections Enforcement” was announced as a draft last Friday and has already moved through committees and onto the House floor, where it received a 74-44 vote. It will now be taken up by the Senate Elections Committee.

The constitutional amendment would create a bipartisan ethics and elections board and adjust the way some positions are appointed, shifting some powers away from the executive branch.

All of the proposed constitutional amendments described in these bills would only take effect if approved by voters in November. The voter ID bill has received the most media attention, in part because of a nationwide discussion on implementing the measures. Those on the left often accuse supporters of voter ID laws of packing black voters in fewer districts, while those on the right tend to see this as a way to protect voting integrity.

Thirty-four states already have some level of voter ID requirement, including all but N.C. in the South. A poll last week from SurveyUSA and the Civitas Institute found that voter ID has support from 69 percent of N.C. voters, while 24 percent oppose it, and 7 percent are unsure.

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Nation & WORLD Facing U.S. blowback, Beijing softens ‘Made in China 2025’ message Washington targeting tech policy in actions against China

By Michael Martina, Kevin Yao and Yawen Chen Reuters BEIJING — Beijing has begun downplaying Made in China 2025, the state-backed industrial policy that has provoked alarm in the West and is core to Washington’s complaints about the country’s technological ambitions.

With concerns afoot about a full-blown trade war after President Donald Trump’s threats to impose tariffs on up to $450 billion in Chinese imports, his administration has fixed on Beijing’s signature effort to deploy state support to close a technology gap in 10 key sectors.

Beijing is increasingly mindful that its rollout of the ambitious plan has triggered U.S. backlash.

The Trump administration is considering rules that would bar companies with at least 25 percent Chinese ownership from buying U.S. firms with “industrially significant technology,” a U.S. government official said on Sunday.

A senior western diplomat told Reuters that in meetings Chinese officials have recently begun downplaying Made in China 2025.

The officials have stressed that the aspects that have raised the most ire abroad were simply proposals

by Chinese academics.

And state news agency Xinhua, which made more than 140 mentions of Made in China 2025 in Chinese language news items in the first five months of the year, has not done so since June 5, a search of a public database found.

The diplomat said some Chinese officials have gone so far as to sug-

By Stephen Kalin and Sarah Dadouch Reuters RIYADH — Women in Saudi Arabia hit the roads this week, ushering in the end of the world's last ban on female drivers, long seen as an symbol of women's repression in the deeply conservative Muslim kingdom.

"It's a beautiful day," businesswoman Samah al-Qusaibi said as she cruised around the eastern city of Khobar just after midnight, with police looking on. "Today we are here," she said from thedriver's seat. "Yesterday we sat there," she added, pointing to the back.

The ban's end, ordered last September by King Salman, is part of sweeping reforms pushed by his powerful son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in a bid to transform the economy of the world's top oil exporter and open up its cloistered society.

"It is our right and finally we took it. It is only a matter of time for the society to accept it, generally," said Samira al-Ghamdi, a 47-year-old psychologist from Jeddah, as she drove herself to work.

The lifting of the prohibition, which for years drew international condemnation and comparisons to the Taliban in Afghanistan, was welcomed by Western allies as proof of a new progressive trend in Saudi Arabia.

But it has been accompanied by a crackdown on dissent, including against some of the very activists who previously campaigned against the ban. They now sit in

States sue Trump administration over separation of immigrant families Washington, D.C. The Trump administration was sued on Tuesday by 17 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, which are seeking to stop what they called its “cruel and unlawful” policy of forcibly separating immigrant families who enter the country from Mexico. In a complaint filed with the U.S. district court in Seattle, the states called President Donald Trump's June 20 executive order purporting to suspend the separations “illusory.” The complaint said the administration's policy is also unconstitutional in part because it is "motivated by animus and a desire to harm" immigrants arriving from Latin America.

Four members of Iraqi election worker’s family killed

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Employees work at an assembly line of a company producing solar panel components in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China, on March 16. gest it was a mistake for the government to have pushed the plan so forcefully and publicly because it had increased pressure on China.

“China is apparently starting to adjust to the blowback caused by the heavy propaganda,” said the diplomat, who declined to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter.

“They won’t stop doing it,” the diplomat said, referring to Made in China 2025. “The way they talk about it is changing.”

China’s State Council Information Office did not immediately respond to a faxed request for com-

ment.

Three state media journalists told Reuters they had been instructed not to use the term Made in China 2025. Two others said they received no such instructions.

China still refers to itself as a “developing country” even though it is the world’s second-largest economy, and it has long held to former leader Deng Xiaoping’s oft-quoted maxim: “Hide your strength, bide your time.”

Under Made in China 2025, unveiled by China’s State Council in 2015, China wants to catch up with rivals in sectors including robotics, aerospace, clean-energy cars and

advanced basic materials.

The strategy is at the core of China’s efforts to move up the value chain and achieve Xi’s vision of turning the country into a global superpower by 2050.

But it has provoked the more hawkish members of Trump’s team, including U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and trade and manufacturing adviser Peter Navarro, author of the book “Death by China.”

Trump’s initial list of tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods, which will begin taking effect on July 6, specifically targets items related to Made in China 2025.

Saudi women take victory lap as driving ban ends Lifting the ban is seen as symbolic of new era for women's rights

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jail as their peers take to the road legally for the first time.

The number of new drivers remains low, as women with foreign permits were only able to convert them starting this month.

An interior ministry spokesman declined to specify how many licenses had been issued but said 120,000 women had applied, from an eligible pool of around 9 million.

Most will have to train at new state-run schools, with 3 million women expected to be on the roads by 2020.

Some still face resistance from conservative relatives, and many accustomed to private drivers say they are reluctant to take on the country's busy highways.

"I definitely won't like to drive," said Fayza al-Shammary, a 22-year-old saleswoman. "I like to be a princess with someone opening the car door for me and driving me anywhere."

Concerns that women drivers could face abuse in a country where strict segregation rules usually prevent women from interacting with unrelated men prompted a new anti-harassment law last month.

The Interior Ministry plans to hire women traffic police for the first time, but it is unclear when they will be deployed. A traffic police official reported that no unusual incidents had been recorded as of Sunday afternoon.

Riyadh resident Amr al-Ardi said the women in his family would wait to see how the system works before they start driving.

The decision to lift the ban in the kingdom — where once-forbidden cinemas and concerts have also returned — is expected to boost the economy. Saudi stocks rose nearly 2 percent on Sunday

Baquba, Iraq Attackers have slit the throats of a mother and three sisters of an Iraqi election commission employee in their home, security and medical sources said on Monday. The employee himself, from the Turkmen minority in the town of Hamrin in ethnically mixed Diyala Province, was not at home at the time and was unharmed, the sources said. No group has claimed responsibility for the killings. Islamic State threatened to attack Iraq’s May parliamentary election and anyone who assisted in it. At least one candidate was killed before the vote, but the group did not claim responsibility for his killing. The Sunni Islamist militants have lost the onethird of Iraq’s territory they once controlled, but still operate from pockets along the border with Syria and other areas including the Hamrin Mountains.

Merkel presses over migration as ‘European solution’ fails

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Trainee Maria al-Faraj adjusts a mirror during a driving lesson with instructor Ahlam al-Somali at Saudi Aramco Driving Center in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on June 6.

Berlin German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she would seek direct deals with separate European Union states on migration, conceding the bloc had failed to find a joint solution to the issue threatening her government.

Since Mediterranean arrivals spiked in 2015, when more than a million refugees and migrants reached the bloc, EU leaders have been at odds over how to handle them. The feud has weakened their unity and undermined Europe’s Schengen free-travel area.

Turkey’s Erdogan claims election victory, opposition wary

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Ankara, Turkey Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AK Party claimed victory in Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary polls on Sunday, overcoming the biggest electoral challenge to their rule in a decade and a half. The main opposition party did not immediately concede defeat. But after initially saying Erdogan would fall well short of a firstround victory, it said it would continue its democratic struggle “whatever the result.”

Dr Samira al-Ghamdi, a practicing psychologist, drives her car out in her neighborhood while going to work, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on June 24.

“It is our right and finally we took it. It is only a matter of time for the society to accept it, generally.”

Samira al-Ghamdi, a 47-year-old psychologist from Jeddah and insurance firms made solid gains, as demand from women is expected to boost the automotive

sector.

Auto companies produced theatrical ads to mark the ban's end, and private parking garages designated "ladies'" areas with pink signage. “Independence Day” read the front page headline in the English-language newspaper Arab News.

Much of the kingdom's overwhelmingly young population supports Prince Mohammed's reforms, but many Saudis fear their speed could provoke a backlash from religious conservatives once seen as dominant.

Saudi air defenses intercept missiles above capital Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it intercepted two missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia over the capital Riyadh, as a Saudi-led coalition moved to wrest control of Yemen’s main port city from the Iran-aligned group. At least six loud blasts were heard and bright flashes were seen in the sky over the Saudi capital, a Reuters witness said.

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RALEIGH — A bipartisan bill designed in part to improve access to honors classes for low-income students was signed by Gov. Roy Cooper last week.

The N.C. House gave final passage to House Bill 986 by a vote of 94-11. Among other elements, the bill requires local school systems to automatically enroll any student in the third grade or above in advanced math courses if they receive a superior score of 5 on their end-of-grade test.

They can opt out of the advanced classes with permission from a parent or guardian.

The measure was included in H.B. 986 after originally being a separate piece of legislation sponsored by Rep. Ed Hanes Jr. (D-Forsyth) and Rep. Chris Malone (R-Wake).

“This is a big win for low-income students across the state. No longer will they be excluded from the advanced mathematic services offered by their school, ultimately giving them the opportunity to break out of the persistent cycle of poverty,” said Hanes.

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TINT OF CORN: COUNTY NAMES: Person of interest in triple Police investigate death murder found decomposing C: 0 found on road Benton Sans Bold, of woman Burke County M: 12 12pt.

Police have identified a body found on Jackson County June 15 as Kenneth Douglas Powell.

Police are investigating the death The Burke County Sheriff’s Office said Y: 59.4Brianne Jai Abbitt, of 39-year-old that Powell was a person of interest in who was found unresponsive in the a triple homicide that occurred a week road on Winesap Drive last weekend.

K: 6 earlier. Police were searching for Powell Attempts to revive her with CPR failed. An investigation of the death has determined that she was traveling with 45-year-old Jess Harvey Cagle, a man she’d been in a relationship with previously. Cagle was arrested for driving while impaired. In 2017, he was charged with kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon.

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Man swept over waterfall trying to save dog Transylvania County John Shaffer was killed in Brevard on Saturday, after attempting to rescue his dog. The 42-year-old South Carolina resident was in Pisgah National Forest, just outside of Gorges State Park. He jumped into the water to try to retrieve his dog and was swept over Rainbow Falls. His body was recovered later that afternoon. It’s the first death at Rainbow Falls in two years.

while investigating the earlier crime and found his body in heavy woods about a mile from his home, with a revolver beside the body.

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BLACK RULE: Western region: Piedmont Green Small plane crashes in Lexington Chicken sickens 30 at Taylorsville South Camden firehouse Solid black, .5 pt weight Piedmont region: NState Red Davidson County restaurant damaged in blaze A small plane crashed during a bad landing at Davidson County Airport Eastern region: NState Alexander County CamdenNavy County on Monday morning. The Steerman Health officials said that one person tested positive for E. coli and more than 30 other people were sick after eating chicken at a restaurant in Taylorsville on Friday. Officials didn’t name the restaurant, but Taylorsville’s Mexico Viejo restaurant posted a message on its Facebook page taking responsibility and apologizing.

biplane, registered to a Salisbury resident, flipped over while attempting to land on runway 24. Authorities responded to the crash, and an ambulance was on scene. Two people were in the plane, but authorities didn’t immediately release their names or conditions.

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Several emergency vehicles suffered heavy damage when a fire broke out at the South Camden Volunteer Fire Department last Thursday. A firefighter who lives near the firehouse saw smoke from his home and called in an alert. Responders were able to get the blaze under control, but the building, an ambulance and a brush truck all suffered serious damage.

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Police officers hailed as heroes Henderson County Three quick-thinking police officers are being called heroes this week after their sudden action saved the life of a 19-year-old man. Officers John Wing, Colby Allman and Leon Worthy responded to a call last Monday of a man sitting on the ledge of a bridge along Spartanburg Highway. They met a young man who said he was going to jump and end his life. The officers distracted the man while one officer snuck up behind him and grabbed him from the ledge.

WLOS

Man demands that gay pride flags be removed from courthouse Orange County Wilmington resident Napier Fuller submitted a legal demand that government buildings in Orange county remove LGBT pride flags.

Rainbow flags and stickers are currently on display at the Orange County Public Library in Hillsborough and the Orange County courthouse.

Fuller cited the 1989 decision County of Allegheny vs. ACLU, claiming that the flags show a government preference for certain beliefs.

DAILY TAR HEEL

First grader killed in ATV accident Davie County A first-grader at Cooleemee Elementary School was killed in an ATV accident earlier this month.

Seven-year-old Avery Benge was killed when the cycle he was riding at a friend’s house overturned in Mockville.

Benge was riding alone and suffered the accident near the edge of the woods. Adults went and searched for him when he was late in returning.

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Martin County Kenneth Jenkins celebrated Father’s Day in a big way. A father of five and grandfather of five, Jenkins bought a pair of Lucky No. 7 scratch-off lottery tickets from Duck Thru Food Store in Hamilton, and one of them paid off with a top prize of $1 million. He took the lump-sum payment, which, after taxes, gave him $423,009. He plans to travel with his wife. The $10 lottery game launched in April. Two of the six million-dollar prizes have now been awarded.

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Man drowns attempting to save daughters from rip current Carteret County Charles Austin Joy of Hanover County drowned while trying to save his daughters from a rip current on Atlantic Beach earlier this month.

The 48-year-old Joy jumped into the water along Bogue Banks to rescue his two daughters, who were eventually brought safely to shore. Paramedics attempted to treat Joy, who was in cardiac arrest, but they weren’t able to revive him.

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Fan giveaway will help keep seniors cool Onslow County Onslow County Senior Services has started its annual Fan Heat Relief Program and will hold a fan drive on Friday, June 29. The group has already used donations from Duke Energy, Dominion Resources and Valassis Giving Committee to purchase 100 fans. The fans will be given away at seven different locations around Onslow County.

Lawmakers saw the need for the requirement after studies showed that low-income students were less likely to be enrolled in high-level classes, even with the same endof-grade test scores.

Malone, a former Wake County school board member said, “Students can strive in more rigorous classrooms, and we should be doing all we can to ensure that every child has an opportunity to take these courses.”

The bill got unanimous Republican support while 11 Democrat House members voted against it initially but supported the bill once it returned from the Senate, where lawmakers scrapped a section requiring the State Board of Education to share educator preparedness performance reports with the University of North Carolina Board of Governors.

The bill also directs the Director of Public Instruction to study how to reduce the amount of standardized testing in classrooms, and requires an annual report on the implementation of a law that cursive and multiplication table memorization be included in statewide curriculum.

DHHS to spend Tillis calls for increase $73M grant on social in benefits services for disabled veterans

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RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will hold a public meeting at noon on Thursday on the proposed Social Services Block Grant Plan. According to the agency, the block grant is a major source of federal funding for programs like adoption counseling, adult day care, foster care, protective services for adults, residential treatment, transportation and other human services programs.

The North Carolina General Assembly approved allocation of the funds, and the plan outlines how $72.9 million in federal social services block grant money will be spent in North Carolina in the coming state fiscal year.

The public can weigh in on the plan by mail, online, or by fax. The hearing will be held at the DHHS Division of Social Services, 820 S. Boylan Ave., McBryde Building, conference room 151, Dorothea Dix Campus in Raleigh. For more information visit ncdhhs.gov.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is proposing a new law that would boost benefits for disabled veterans. The Veteran’s Compensation Costof-Living Adjustment Act would increase disability compensation, for the veteran and dependents, in keeping with the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index.

“We made a promise to the men and women who served our country that they would be taken care after serving our country and protecting the freedoms we enjoy every day,” said Tillis. “I am proud to … introduce this important legislation to ensure our nation’s veterans receive the benefits they need to live in today’s economy.”

The bill, which was co-sponsored by every member of the Senate VA committee, would go into effect on Dec. 1, 2018.

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EDITORIAL | NEAL ROBBINS

Farmers who comply with the law should be rewarded, not punished

The law passed by the General Assembly and vetoed by the governor was simple — if you follow the rules, you cannot be sued as a legal nuisance.

THE N.C. GENERAL ASSEMBLY recently enacted Senate Bill 711, otherwise known as the N.C. Farm Act of 2018. This 13-page bill — supported by the entire leadership of the House and Senate along with Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler — contains a number of provisions, including one that would protect farmers from actions based on the tort of nuisance.

Gov. Roy Cooper moved quickly to veto this bill claiming that allowing lawyers to sue farmers actually protects N.C. families. Cooper said, in his veto statement, “North Carolina’s nuisance laws can help allow generations of families to enjoy their homes and land without fear for their health and safety.”

Cooper knows better — and so do North Carolina families and farmers. North Carolina has one of the most stringent environmental programs that highly regulates farming operations, and the vast majority of farmers follow these rules. The law passed by the General Assembly and vetoed by the governor was simple — if you follow the rules, you cannot be sued as a legal nuisance.

Interestingly, in rejecting these protections, the governor cited his failed nuisance lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority. In his veto statement, Cooper said, “those same laws stopped the Tennessee Valley Authority from pumping air pollution into our mountains.”

Cooper, then attorney general, hired out-of-state trial lawyers and spent millions of dollars on a nuisance action against TVA for air pollution. Cooper’s nuisance arguments against the TVA were flatly rejected by the Fourth Circuit and the utility ultimately settled with the EPA on the basis of Clean Air Act violations. When the Fourth Circuit overturned Cooper’s injunction in that 2010 case, Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson said, “If allowed to stand, the injunction would encourage courts to use vague public nuisance standards to scuttle the nation’s carefully created system for accommodating the need for energy production and the need for clean air. The result would be a balkanization of clean air regulations and a confused patchwork of standards, to the detriment of industry and the environment alike.”

That is precisely what is happening here.

Cooper either believes his agency’s environmental regulations aren’t sufficient to protect N.C. families, or he would prefer to expose N.C. farmers to unnecessary lawsuits despite their adherence to the rules.

This is not the first time the Cooper administration has abandoned the regulatory framework in favor of a vague — but lucrative — approach.

Earlier this year, Cooper secretly negotiated an agreement with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline wherein the governor would get $58 million that he could distribute — at his discretion — to ameliorate possible

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Attendees of a rally in support of the North Carolina agriculture industry hold signs in Raleigh on June 26.

impacts associated with the construction of the pipeline. ACP, like family farms and industry in North Carolina, was already obligated to comply with environmental regulations and permit requirements. If the rules were sufficient to protect our environment, what was the $58 million for?

Companies and farmers that follow the rules should not be subjected to slush fund payments or nuisance actions. North Carolinians believe following the rules should be rewarded, not punished.

Neal Robbins is the publisher of the North State Journal.

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Move all decisionmaking on all permanent and workrelated visa applications away from the border.

MAKE THE U.S./MEXICO border solely a checkpoint line where “go/no-go” decisions are made allowing people with proper credentials to pass through.

Roughly 11 million U.S. visas are granted each year. Eighty percent are nonpermanent tourist visas.

In 2012, it was estimated that up to 5 million people at the time had valid green card applications in process with the Department of State. Approximately 1 million permanent green cards are issued each year to people from all parts of the globe who have followed every step of the immigration process legally, in most instances, many times for many years.

There are 20 U.S. consular offices, including the main embassy in Mexico City, geographically dispersed throughout Mexico.

People leaving Central American countries such as El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala intending to immigrate to the U.S. probably pass within 100 miles or so of seven consular offices in the interior of Mexico.

People seeking political asylum or permanent visa status in the United States can apply at any of these local offices in Mexico today. The application process for permanent visas or asylum requests is clearly spelled out at www.state.gov.

President Trump could issue an executive order tomorrow directing the Secretary of State to reallocate resources and personnel within the Department of State to expand visa application services at all of the 17 consularrelated offices in Mexico not located on the U.S. border.

No longer would Central American people or children with or without accompanying parents be enticed to travel hundreds, if not thousands, of miles in unsafe conditions, on a very arduous and dangerous journey to the U.S. border with no guarantee of success in the first place.

They can visit the consular office in Oaxaca or Acapulco instead.

One thing everyone the world over learns in childhood is “not to break in line!” There is no valid reason to allow anyone from any country to skip ahead of the 5 million other people who have taken all the legal steps and paid all the legal money to get a permanent green card ahead of them.

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legal immigration process as a precondition for evaluating U.S. approval of their green card application.

Mexico has granted permanent status to roughly 1 million foreigners out of their population of 127 million people. Mexico has a very strict policy about immigration; once anyone qualifies for admittance to Mexico, their background checks have been thoroughly checked, verified and vetted.

If you want to apply as a couple for permanent residency in Mexico, you have to demonstrate an income stream over the past six months of at least $2,325 per month from a pension or other verifiable workrelated accounts or have savings in the bank amounting to $93,000 U.S. over the past 12 months.

If we followed the official Mexican government policy lead as a qualifier for consideration for permanent American immigration, then if a person has lived in Mexico as a bona fide Mexican citizen and

complied with the laws of Mexico in an impeccable and spotless manner, perhaps then they could apply to come to the United States on a permanent basis later.

Everyone can agree that the American system of immigration is broken and in need of dire reform and replacement. Until then, we need to enforce existing law and protect the rights of law-abiding citizens who immigrate to America the legal way.

One reason why millions of people each year apply to come to the United States is because we are supposed to be a “nation of laws” where citizens have equal rights and equal opportunities.

The day we cease to be a “nation of laws” is the day people will stop lining up to come here.

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COLUMN | GARLAND S. TUCKER III

Before signing off on new farm bill, let’s revisit Cleveland and Coolidge

Republicans made a decent first swipe at reducing the 2018 Farm Bill.

AS AMERICANS come to grips with the reality of our $20 trillion national debt, we cannot help but wonder how it is we got here. The saga of the farm program provides some useful insight.

The 2018 Farm Bill was voted down May 18 at the hands of an unlikely coalition of conservative Republicans, who sought to focus first on border security, and the great majority of Democrats, who opposed any cutbacks. Projected 10-year spending under this bill was estimated at a whopping $867 billion. However, the bill was hailed as a “conservative triumph” in some quarters because it reduced projected spending by $112 billion.

To understand how we got here, it is instructive to look back at several historical points. First, start with a relatively minor event in 1887. Several Texas counties had experienced a severe drought and were in dire need of seed grain. Congress sympathetically responded by passing a $10,000 grant — yes, just $10,000 — for seed grain. President Grover Cleveland, a Democrat, unflinchingly vetoed the bill. In his stinging veto message, he emphasized the need for private charity to fill the gap and warned against even the smallest steps that would lead to dependency upon government handouts. He concluded, “The lesson should constantly be enforced that, though the people support the government, the government should not support the people.”

Fast forward 40 years to the mid 1920s to see a similar incident with much greater potential economic impact. Farm prices collapsed in the early 1920s and the plight of farmers was desperate. Again, a sympathetic Congress responded, but this time the dollars were far larger. The McNary-Haugen bill authorized direct purchase of surplus crops by the government for export overseas to bolster farm prices. President Calvin Coolidge strongly opposed this intrusion of the federal government into the free market. In a blistering veto, Coolidge labeled the bill “cruelly deceptive in its disguise as governmental price-fixing.”

He believed the bill offered no real relief to farmers and, more dangerously, set off a spiral of destructive, immoral dependency upon the government.

Despite dire predictions from pundits that this veto would “shake the GOP to its core,” Coolidge won the public argument and completed his term with unprecedented popularity. As The Washington Post marveled, “Few persons have considered economy and taxation as moral

issues. But Mr. Coolidge so considers them. ‘I favor the policy of economy,’ says Mr. Coolidge, ‘not because I wish to save money, but because I wish to save people.’”

The concepts in McNary-Haugen were resurrected during the Great Depression of the 1930s and became the foundation of New Deal farm policy. The ensuing 85 years have seen steady expansion of government intervention into the farm sector. The 2018 Farm Bill includes a panoply of government initiatives. By far the largest is the nutrition program, popularly known as food stamps. The projected spending on nutrition programs for the 10-year period is $664 billion, and that’s after conservatives reduced the expenditure by $91 billion. Currently, some 42.6 million Americans receive food stamps.

The aggregate reductions amounting to $112 billion below the 2014 Farm Bill projections are a step in the right direction, but the 2018 Farm Bill remains a grotesquely bloated piece of pork-barrel legislation. Anyone who takes issue with this conclusion should only pull up Bret Baier’s 2013 one-hour documentary, “The Tragedy of America’s Great Food Stamp Binge.”

This is the story of the Obama era explosion in food stamp dependency. Many egregious examples are documented, but perhaps the most revolting is the account of how U.S. Department of Agriculture social workers stamped out what they termed “Mountain Pride.”

These bureaucrats discovered that there were counties in North Carolina with disproportionately low rates of food stamp distribution. Upon further investigation, the government determined the cause of this anomaly was “Mountain Pride” — the traditional unwillingness of proud mountain people to take handouts. This kind of fierce individualism so infuriated the Agriculture Department that it developed plans to eradicate Mountain Pride by systematically luring these mountaineers into relying on food stamps. This is a horrifying example of taxpayer money being collected and spent on efforts to undermine the very virtues that produced the tax revenues in the first place.

Republicans made a decent first swipe at reducing the 2018 Farm Bill. Before it comes back to the floor for a final vote, they should rip out a lot more.

Garland S. Tucker III is the retired chairman and CEO of Triangle Capital Corporation, author of “Conservative Heroes: Fourteen Leaders Who Changed America – Jefferson to Reagan” and senior fellow at the John Locke Foundation.

LETTERS Trump does have swagger

KEVIN LAMARQUE

THE COLUMN headed “The swagger of the dealmaker” (June 20 issue) has to be the first time for me to be in agreement with anything Susan Estrich has to say. Her attempts at using history and some recent events as markers of Trump ineptness are in line with the mainstream media. The reference that “most people I know” accuse Trump of being snookered in the meeting with Kim Jong Un is typical since there was not a nuclear resolution. Any comparison to the North Korean meeting and the Iranian “deal” is ludicrous. Trump could have gotten Kim to convert to Catholicism and the fake media would still revile him.

He is critiqued for the G-7 meeting for not playing nice and rebuffing our friends (as in Canada, Germany and France, etc.). We need to remind ourselves NAFTA was never a “good deal” for the U.S. and particularly not North Carolina. U.S. Labor statistics show North

Carolina manufacturing job loss of 350,000 from 1994 to 2015. While critics can say NAFTA is not totally to blame, it has not lived up to the hype from the 1990s. New and more favorable trade agreements should be welcomed.

As expected from past commentary, Ms. Estrich personal bias and liberal bent prevent her from presenting factual reporting. However, if one can endure her rhetoric to column end, she is spot on with an analysis of Trump’s larger-than-life persona, his willingness to give the finger to convention, and the more he and his family are attacked by mainstream media hacks, the more he is appealing to people. As for “swagger,” keep standing tall Mr. President, you are representing the people who make this country great just fine.

Art Wilson Fuquay Varina, N.C.

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WALTER E. WILLIAMS

Diversity and inclusion harm, Part II MY COLUMN a fortnight ago, titled “Diversity and Inclusion Harm,” focused on the dumbing down of science, technology, engineering and mathematics curricula to achieve a more pleasing mixture of participants in terms of race and sex. Heather Mac Donald, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, wrote about this in her article titled “How Identity Politics Is Harming the Sciences.” Mac Donald quoted a UCLA scientist who said, “All across the country the big question now in STEM is: How can we promote more women and minorities by ‘changing’ (i.e., lowering) the requirements we had previously set for graduate level study?” The National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health are two federal agencies that fund university research, are consumed by diversity and inclusion ideology, and have the power to yank funds from a college if it has not supported a sufficient number of “underrepresented minorities.”

In recent years, the Federal Aviation Administration has also become consumed by diversity and inclusion. Prior to becoming so, the FAA worked with about 36 colleges to create the Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative. The colleges offered two- and four-year nonengineering aviation degrees requiring basic courses in air traffic control and aviation administration. Graduates of these programs became qualified candidates for training as air traffic control specialists. The FAA gave hiring preferences to veterans, those with AT-CTI program degrees, references from administrators and high test scores.

In 2013, President Obama-appointed FAA Administrator Michael Huerta deemed that these hiring standards had not produced a pleasing mix of air traffic controllers when it came to race and sex.

He announced plans to “transform the (FAA) into a more diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects, understands and relates to the diverse customers” it serves. The FAA discarded its longtime use of the difficult cognitive assessment test and implemented instead a new, unmonitored take-home personality test — a biographical questionnaire. Among the questions asked are: “The number of high school sports I participated in was...” “How would you describe your ideal job?” “What has been the major cause of your failures?” and “More classmates would remember me as humble or dominant?”

In other words, the FAA opened air traffic control training to “off-the-street hires” — any Englishspeaking citizen with a high school diploma — despite the fact that most high school diplomas are fraudulent documents. All air traffic control applicants are required to complete the biographical questionnaire. Those who “pass” are deemed eligible.

The questionnaire gives more points to an applicant who answers that he has not been employed in the previous three years than it does to an applicant who answers that he has been a pilot or is a veteran with an air traffic control-related military background.

Michael Pearson, an air traffic controller for 27 years who is suing the FAA, said, “A group within the FAA, including the human resources function within the FAA — the National Black Coalition of Federal Aviation Employees — determined that the workforce was too white.” In an act of cowardice, a Republican-controlled Congress during President Obama’s second term cut a deal allowing the FAA to hire half of new controllers based on race.

Led by its president, William Perry Pendley, the Mountain States Legal Foundation has brought a discrimination suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in behalf of Andrew J. Brigida against U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao — although, when this suit began, Anthony Foxx was the secretary of transportation.

(When Chao became the secretary, she was automatically substituted as the defendant.)

All Americans should hope that the Mountain States Legal Foundation suit is successful in preventing the FAA from using race and sex as criteria for hiring. Passengers’ lives, regardless of sex and race, depend upon there being proficient air traffic controllers.

Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University.

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The Hurricanes acquired defensemen Dougie Hamilton (27), Micheal Ferland and college prospect Adam Fox from Calgary in exchange for Elias Lindholm and Noah Hanifin.

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NC racing broadcaster Venturini struck by car while running Greenbrae, Calif.

NASCAR radio broadcaster Wendy Venturini, in Northern California to cover Sunday’s Monster Energy Cup Series race in Sonoma, was hospitalized with head injuries after being struck by a car while jogging Saturday.

Venturini suffered a skull fracture and concussion, according to a release by Concord-based Venturini Motorsports. She “is expected to be released within the next several days and make a full recovery,” according to the release. Venturini, a graduate of both UNC and Northwest Cabarrus High School, was struck by a car as it was leaving a parking lot in nearby Novato, Calif., according to USA Today’s Mike Hembree, who spoke with PRN president Doug Rice. Venturini is the daughter of former NASCAR driver Bill Venturini.

NBA

Harden wins MVP, Simmons top rookie New York Houston Rockets point guard James Harden claimed the first Most Valuable Player Award of his career at Monday night’s NBA Awards show in Santa Monica, Calif. Harden beat out four-time MVP LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis for the honor, which he had finished a runner-up for last season to the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook and in 2015 to the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry.

Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons was named the NBA’s Rookie of the Year after the former No. 1 overall pick helped the team break its five-year playoff drought.

Harden, 28, led the league in scoring at 30.4 points per game and added 8.8 assists and 5.4 rebounds per game. Simmons beat out Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell and Jayson Tatum, the Boston forward who was the third overall pick out of Duke at the 2017 draft.

As promised, Hurricanes shake up lineup Carolina acquired top defenseman Dougie Hamilton, banger Micheal Ferland and a prospect from Calgary in exchange for Noah Hanifin and Elias Lindholm

By Cory Lavalette North State Journal EVERYONE THOUGHT Jeff Skinner would be the first big name shipped out of Raleigh at this weekend’s NHL Draft.

Instead, it was Noah Hanifin.

And Elias Lindholm.

The return was big. In a blockbuster trade with the Flames, the Hurricanes landed 6-foot-6 Dougie Hamilton, who tied for the lead in goals among NHL defensemen with 17 last season, gritty forward Micheal Ferland and college defenseman Adam Fox. “Any time you make a trade, you’re giving up good players and good people, and that’s the hard part about our business,” Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell said in a conference call following the trade. “But you’re talking about Dougie Hamilton having 17 goals as a defenseman, and I think he’s got 90-something points over the last two years. He’s one of the premiere offensive players from a defenseman in the league.”

Both outgoing players, restricted free agents, were at a contract impasse with Carolina, whereas Hamilton is signed to four three more years at a $5.75 million cap hit. He will make that much in 2018-19, and $6 million the last two years. Lindholm and Hanifin will be reunited will Bill Peters, who walked away from the final year of his contract with the Hurricanes and was promptly hired as the Flames’ next coach.

Hamilton, just turned 25, was the ninth overall pick by Boston in 2011, but was traded to Calgary after three years following the conclusion of his entry-level contract. The Flames — who will now negotiate new RFA deals with both Hanifin and Lindholm — signed Hamilton to a six-year, $34.5 million contract.

Yet despite missing just one game and averaging

“Any time you make a trade, you’re giving up good players and good people, and that’s the hard part about our business.”

Don Waddell, Hurricanes general manager

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Elias Lindholm was rumored to want a five-year contract worth $5 million annually, a request that contributed to him being part of a trade with Calgary.

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The Sacramento Kings used the second overall pick to select Duke forward Marvin Bagley III at the 2018 NBA Draft.

Bagley, Carter lead Blue Devils taken in 2018 NBA Draft Two Raleigh natives drafted, including second-rounder Devonte Graham, who landed with his home state Hornets

By Brett Friedlander North State Journal DRAFT NIGHT was a memorable occasion for freshman big men from Duke and their senior leader Grayson Allen. But there were few celebrations among the other underclassmen from state schools with professional basketball aspirations and a pair of national champions from North Carolina.

Marvin Bagley III and his Blue Devils teammate Wendell Carter Jr. were among the first seven players taken in Thursday’s NBA Draft, with Bagley going second overall to the Sacramento Kings and Carter going to the Chicago Bulls at No. 7.

Allen became the third Duke player to go in the first round when he was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 21st pick.

Freshman shooting guard Gary Trent Jr. was the fourth Blue Devil to have his name called when he was tabbed by the Kings in the second round and then traded to the Portland Trailblazers.

But the news wasn’t as good for their now former point guard Trevon Duval, who went undraft-

ed and will be forced to cast his lot as a free agent. Others among those giving up their remaining college eligibility only to be shut out in both rounds by all 30 NBA teams Thursday were Wake Forest teammates Doral Moore and Bryant Crawford.

UNC seniors Theo Pinson and Joel Berry were also not selected.

While they will all attempt to make NBA rosters the hard way, Bagley is basking in the limelight of being the second player chosen.

The 2018 ACC Rookie and Player of the Year said he’s excited to be joining a Kings team that just moved into a new arena and features a young roster that includes another former ACC Player of the Year — UNC’s Justin Jackson — and another one-and-done Blue Devil in Harry Giles.

At the same time, though, he added that he’s a little disappointed and even more motivated that he didn’t go first overall. That honor went to his former high school teammate, Arizona’s Deandre Ayton, who was chosen No. 1 by the Phoenix Suns.

“When I said I have a lifelong chip, I definitely meant that and I’m rolling with that,” Bagley said in a post-draft interview. “I can’t wait to get to work. That’s all I’m going to say, man. I can’t wait to get started and grow as a player.”

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TRENDING

Todd Gurley: The Los Angeles Rams running back and graduate of Tarboro High School was named the No. 6 player on the NFL Network’s list of the top 100 players in the league, released Monday. The rankings are determined by votes from fellow NFL players. Gurley was unranked last year. New England quarterback Tom Brady, 40, was named the No. 1 player for the second-straight year and third time overall.

John Carlson: The Capitals defenseman, less than three weeks removed from helping Washington to its first Stanley Cup, will remain in D.C. Carlson, a 28-year-old Massachusetts native, agreed to an eight-year, $64 million deal a week before NHL free agency was set to open.

Carlson was slated to be the most sought after defenseman on the market, but the Capitals cleared cap space for his new contract by including fellow blueliner Brooks Orpik in a trade that sent backup goalie Philipp Grubauer to Colorado.

Nikola Jokic: The Denver Nuggets plan to decline the contract option for the Serbian center and instead sign him to a five-year, $146.5 million contract, according to reports. Jokic, 23, led the Nuggets in three offensive categories last season when he averaged 18.5 points, 10.7 rebounds and 6.1 assists. He also shot 39.6 percent from 3-point range and 85 percent at the free throw line. Jokic’s option for next season was worth $1.6 million.

He made $1.47 million last season.

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England has eight goals through two games at the World Cup, led by five from Tottenham’s Harry Kane. The goal total for England is the most the nation has had in any World Cup since 1966, when it won the World Cup with 11 goals in six games. Both England and Belgium — which also has eight goals through two matches — have already ensured they’ll advance out of Group G, but the teams will play Thursday to determine the group’s winner.

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“We felt like we were guilty and had to prove ourselves innocent.”

Kylia Carter, Bulls’ seventh overall pick Wendell Carter Jr.’s mother, on the NCAA, which she was critical of during her son’s one year at Duke.

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South Korea soccer coach Shin Tae-yong on his team’s chances of beating Germany on Wednesday to avoid elimination at the World Cup.

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In his final race wearing Carolina blue, UNC senior Kenny Selmon won the men’s 400-meter hurdles Friday at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., securing a spot on Team USA. Selmon finished his Tar Heel career as a fivetime ACC champion.

Joakim Nordstrom will not be back with the Carolina Hurricanes after the team opted to not issue the restricted free agent a qualifying order before Monday’s 5 p.m. deadline. Phil Di Giuseppe was also not qualified, but then signed a one-year contract to return in 2018-19.

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LeBron James is unlikely to visit other teams as he did in the past, ESPN is reporting. In fact, James might not even speak with top team officials before making a decision on his destination for next season.

James faces a Friday deadline to opt out of the final year of his contract with Cleveland, where he is in his second stint with the Cavaliers.

50 Consecutive wins for the UNC baseball team when scoring six runs, a streak that was snapped last Wednesday when the Tar Heels were defeated 11-6 by Oregon State and eliminated from the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.

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NC woman cashes in at Big Rock Lauren Dudley sweeps dolphin categories at Keli Wagner Lady Angler

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Chip Hester (left, pictured with school President Douglas Searcy) is charged with building the Barton College football program in preparation for its return in 2020.

Starting from scratch: Hester begins rebuilding Barton College football School hires NC A&T assistant to coach first football team since 1950

By Shawn Krest North State Journal CHIP HESTER has an adjustment to make. He’s off schedule.

“Football coaches are on this time clock,” he explained. “Deep down, I’m still preparing for football season right now. You prepare yourself for winter conditioning and then spring football.”

The next two years will be very different for Hester. Since 1995, he’s been involved with college football in the state, first as an assistant at Division II Catawba, then for 11 years as head coach, becoming the second winningest coach in school history. Since 2014 he’s been an assistant at NC A&T, eventually becoming offensive coordinator of this year’s HBCU national champion Aggies.

For the next two seasons, however, Hester’s football clock will be thrown off. He was hired last week as head coach of Barton College, which is bringing its football program back after a 70-year absence.

The team will take the field in the fall of 2020, giving Hester two years to build the program from scratch — two years without any games to plan or team to prepare.

“It’ll be very hard,” he admitted.

“It’ll be difficult, but it will be so busy. There’s so much to do, I don’t think I’ll have much time to sit back and kick back and miss the games, because there’ll be so much to work on.”

With a to-do list that includes everything, Hester has to figure out what needs to be done first.

“The first thing athletic director Todd Wilkinson and I talked about — the first thing to tack-

le — is the schedule,” Hester said.

“That’s going to be one of those things we’ve got to get a handle on.

Schedules are made a couple years in advance, so we need to get that done first.”

Once the games are on the schedule, Hester can set out trying to find the people who will be playing in them.

“After the schedule, we’ll focus on recruiting — recruiting the right coaches and the right players,” Hester said. “People are so important to the situation. That’s what it’s all about. Right now we’ve got some great plans and drawings that we can show them and some facilities that are on the horizon. The biggest thing is putting together the right team and then creating that culture.”

The sales pitch to potential recruits won’t be hard. Hester plans to use the same one that worked on him when he agreed to take on this task.

“This is such an exciting opportunity, because of the people,” he said. “The leadership there at Barton — just to start football again is bold. That’s their big motto here: ‘Be Barton bold.’ Everybody, from the president to the A.D. to other coaches and faculty, the provost.

It’s an exciting time. That’s part of my reason for doing it at this point in time.

“I think the thing that sold me will be what sells new recruits,” he added. “It’s an exciting time. This opportunity doesn’t come along for everyone. You’re able to make history. For players, obviously, there are no returning starters. A young man is going to have the opportunity to play right away and compete for starting jobs. There are no incumbents.”

After that, Hester is confident that the school will sell itself.

“The most important part is if we can get young people to cam-

“The biggest thing is putting together the right team and then creating that culture.”

Chip Hester, Barton football coach pus and talk to the people here — the faculty, the students, the staff — people love Barton,” he said.

“They feel like there’s a special charm to it. I definitely was sold.

If you sell those kind of things, there’s a chance to bring in some quality young people that have high character and academics that match. It’ll be a good fit.”

The excitement of starting the program helps to soothe the pain of departing from an A&T program that has established itself as one of the nation’s best.

“A&T is a tough place to leave,” he said. “I’ve had such a good experience. One of the reasons I felt like it was OK to leave is that there’s such a good team in place.

Coach (Sam) Washington is such a good man and a good smart football coach. The offensive staff is in good hands. There’s good talent on the team.”

Hester doesn’t officially start his new job until July 2, but it already has his attention.

“The last week, I’ve been at a volleyball tournament watching my daughter play,” he said. “But I’ve been waking up early in the morning, gears turning, thinking of things — people I need to talk to. It’s been exciting. All the factors kind of came to pass, and I felt like the right doors opened.”

Now he just has to endure the long wait until the games begin.

LAUREN DUDLEY doesn’t think of herself as a competitive fisherman.

“I’m not, really,” the Washington, N.C., native said. “My husband (Stuart) does it a lot. I had fished at Big Rock with him a couple times, but I’m usually just along for the ride.”

That all changed at the start of the month, when she talked him into taking his 30-foot outboard, the Enough, out for the Keli Wagner Lady Angler tournament, a women’s competition held the day before the start of Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament.

“I convinced him to take myself and a few friends out there for the ladies,” Dudley said. “We had never done the Ladies’ Big Rock before. I usually let him do all the competitive stuff.”

It turned out to be a very profitable decision. Dudley hooked a 52.7-pound dolphin, the biggest of the day.

“There are a couple of different categories,” she explained.

“There’s the dolphin tournament — for $500, you can enter, and if you catch the biggest dolphin, you win $6,000-$7,000.”

That would have been a good payday in itself, but Dudley also entered a $500 calcutta — kind of a winnertake-all side bet between boats.

“That’s what paid the big money,” Dudley explained.

When the dust cleared, the big fish netted her $71,571 for the day.

Bringing the dolphin on board was definitely a team effort.

“It’s actually a pretty interesting fish story,” she said. “We hooked him, and we could tell when he jumped that he was a good-sized fish.”

It also wasn’t Dudley’s fish to catch. Another angler on the boat, Kelly Taylor, was the one holding the pole.

“It was my friend’s turn to reel it in,” Dudley said. “It took probably 20 minutes for her to get it all the way up to the boat.”

At that point, as everyone on the boat got a good look at the catch, Dudley’s husband tried to keep them calm with some misinformation.

“When we first got it up next to the boat, we were all saying, ‘That’s a big one!’” Dudley recalled. “He said, ‘Aw, it’s probably about 20 pounds.’

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HURRICANES from page B1 14 goals and more than 45 points in three years with the Flames, Hamilton’s on the move again.

“I think they’re a team on the rise. ... Maybe similar to Calgary, where the expectations are increasing,” Hamilton said on a conference call.

So I’m excited to be part of a young group, and hopefully I can develop even more with the young guys and try to help Carolina become a playoff team and all that.”

His acquisition creates a logjam on the right side of Carolina’s defense. Brett Pesce’s new six-year, $24.15 million contract kicks in this season, meaning Justin Faulk — a subject of trade rumors — could be the odd-man out on the Carolina defense.

Ferland, who will make $1.8 million ($1.75 million cap hit) will be an unrestricted free agent after next season. He set career highs in goals (21), assists (20) and points (41), and is also a physical presence (6-foot-2, 208 pounds) who brings snarl to the Hurricanes’ forward ranks.

He adds “size and muscle up front” for Carolina, Waddell said.

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The Hurricanes traded defenseman Noah Hanifin, along with forward Elias Lindholm, to the Flames on Saturday. Both players, former fifth overall picks, were restricted free agents.

“He’s smart and skilled, especially for his size, and everyone that has played against him or with him knows how hard he can hit and how

physical and tough he is,” Hamilton said of his teammate in Calgary.

Fox was a third-round pick in 2016 by the Flames and played for

My friend Kelly said, ‘There’s no way. I’ve been reeling him in, and I’m exhausted. If that’s 20 pounds …’ He was trying to downplay the fish, because he thought that would calm everybody down a little bit.”

It didn’t work. Members of the team attempted to gaff the dolphin — hooking it with a long pole to help muscle it onto the boat — and it appeared to become the proverbial “one that got away.”

“We gaffed it a little too far back,” Dudley said. “The fish put its head down and started flopping around and took off with the gaff.”

That’s when Dudley, much to her surprise, found herself on the spot.

“I thought I was caught,” she said.

“My line had gotten tangled up with the fish — I thought. So I was just kind of reeling in, trying not to pull too hard, because we were afraid the lines would rub together and break.”

When the fish broke free from Taylor’s line, however, Dudley suddenly felt a strong pull.

“It turned out the fish had actually eaten both baits,” she said. “He’d eaten mine, which was the long rigger. Then he came in and ate Kelly’s short rigger as well. So he was hooked on both sides, with two different hooks. So when he broke her line, he was still on mine.”

Twenty minutes later, she had reeled him all the way back, and they were able to successfully gaff him and get him on board.

Then the Enough headed back to shore so Dudley could collect her big check. Despite her success, she didn’t stay around for the main event of Big Rock.

“That was my last day,” she said. “I came home and went back to work.

My husband stayed for the week on another boat. They had some success, but not quite as much as we did on our little ladies’ day.”

While it would seem that might create a few awkward moments around the family dinner table, Lauren assured everyone that Stuart wasn’t jealous of his wife’s success.

“He’s pretty excited about it,” she said. “Besides, the prize money actually goes to the boat owner, and that’s him. So he’s not real worried about me winning.”

Dudley isn’t positive, but she seemed to be leaning toward being a one-and-done when it comes to the Keli Wagner tournament.

“I don’t know,” she said. “I’ll definitely fish a lot more, but, like I told me husband, I think we were so lucky. I don’t think we need to press our luck anymore. That was a oncein-a-lifetime fish right there. The right fish at the right time.”

Harvard the past two seasons. He represented Team USA at the last two World Junior Championships, wearing an “A” this past year while

registering a goal and four assists in seven games. Fox (5-foot-10, 185 pounds) was an All-American in his first two collegiate seasons. He is not yet signed, and concerns in Calgary that he would not sign with the club led to his inclusion in the deal.

“We’re really high on Adam Fox,” Waddell said. “He’s a premiere offensive defenseman obviously at Harvard, and we think his upside in front of him is tremendous and (he’s) a key piece as we move forward.”

The Hurricanes landed the top forward in the draft Friday, selection Russian right winger Andrei Svechnikov with the second overall pick, and the team expects him to jump right into its lineup this fall.

And while the trade was a significant shakeup to Carolina’s roster, more moves are expected. On top of the possibility Faulk will be traded, Jeff Skinner’s name has been circulating in trade circles.

And the Hurricanes still have holes to fill — most noticeably in goal.

“We’ll stay busy,” Waddell said.

“We came in this weekend with a lot of different things on the table.”

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Golf pro gets ‘major’ shot N.C.’s Heather Angell will take a break from teaching the game to play in the Women’s PGA Championship

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Andrei Svechnikov pulls on a Carolina Hurricanes jersey after he was selected second overall pick of the 2018 NHL Draft.

Svechnikov was ‘pretty easy’ pick for Hurricanes 2018 draft’s top-rated forward should jump right to the NHL in the fall

MacDonald: “He’s a gritty, smart kid. Understands the game well. His bloodlines, there’s some hockey in this kid. He’s a natural leader.”

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Round 4, 96th overall: Luke Henman, C, Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL) 5-11, 149½ pounds No. 87 in NSJ Top 100

AS THEY SAY, it’s better to be lucky than good — or in this case, really bad.

It was the luck of the draft that landed the Carolina Hurricanes the second overall pick, and it was common sense that led them to select Barrie Colts right wing Andrei Svechnikov on Friday night at the NHL Draft in Dallas.

The dynamic power forward was the clear-cut second-best player in the draft — behind defenseman Rasmus Dahlin, who went first to Buffalo — and should bring more goals to a team already hoping its young talent, led by emerging star Sebastian Aho and promising prospect Martin Necas, can turn this year’s horseshoe into a stable of thoroughbreds.

In watching the 6-foot-2, 192-pound Svechnikov, one can witness the speed, power, finesse and skill of the Barnaul, Russia, native. The tape doesn’t lie, and neither do the stats.

Svechnikov was the Ontario Hockey League Rookie of the Year after scoring 40 goals in just 44 games, totaling 72 points to lead all first-year OHL players in points per game.

“I’m super happy,” Svechnikov said after being picked. “It was my dream, and it came true. It’s the best moment of my life.”

The scouting reports echo what the stats and one’s own eyes can see: Dynamic. Dangerous.

Game-breaking ability. Dominating.

“The first pick was pretty easy,” Hurricanes director of amateur scouting Tony MacDonald said.

“It was predetermined from the time that Don Waddell was lucky enough to come up with (No.) 2.”

The biggest news of Day 2 of the draft was the trade for star defenseman Dougie Hamilton, but Carolina still had other work to do in Dallas. Carolina made five picks on Saturday, trading away the penultimate pick to the Rangers in exchange for a seventh-rounder (Boston) next year. Here’s a recap of the picks.

Round 2, 42nd overall: Jack Drury, C, Waterloo (USHL) 5-11, 174 pounds No. 38 in NSJ Top 100 With their second pick, Carolina took Drury, son of former NHLer — and one-time Whaler —Ted and nephew of Cup-winner Chris, at No. 42. He’s a high-energy player and leader who will drag his team into the battle, but he will need to get bigger and more explosive to make it to the NHL.

Henman is a late bloomer — he didn’t play his first full major junior season until last year — and, at 150 pounds, has a lot of work to do to be ready for the NHL. On a stacked Armada squad, Henman ranked fifth in scoring and had nine goals. A playmaker first, Henman was the lightest player at the combine, but should get bigger take on a larger role next season.

MacDonald: “Very smart, tenacious. Plays well with and without the puck. … He’s tall enough, he’s just a skinny, light kid who needs to add some mass.”

Round 4, 104th overall: Lenni Killinen, RW, Espoo (Finland) 6-1, 180 pounds It’s no surprise Carolina took another Finn, and Killinen fits the Finnish mold. He has a consistent motor and could develop into having power forward size and strength. If he develops, he projects to be an energy player and provide depth scoring.

MacDonald: “He’s a hard-working kid. He’s a hard guy to play against. Plays a pretty complete game.”

Round 6, 166th overall: Jesper Sellgren, D, MODO (Sweden) 5-11, 169 pounds It took until Round 6 for Carolina to select a defenseman, and they took the undersized Sellgren with the 166th choice. Sellgren, who was passed over in last year’s draft and just turned 20 this month, played for Sweden at the World Junior Championships this year, earning a silver medal.

MacDonald: “A puck-moving defenseman. A guy that fits today’s style.”

Round 7, 197th overall: Jacob Kucharski, G, Des Moines (USHL) 6-3, 215 pounds Kucharski, who is headed to Providence College in the fall of 2019, was 8-13-2 with a 3.56 goals-against average and .881 save percentage with Des Moines of the USHL last season. The native of Erie, Pa. is a big, mobile goalie who is a raw talent who will need time to develop.

MacDonald: “Big man, probably you would say he should have had a better year in Des Moines.

He’s a kid that has tremendous upside.”

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The Hurricanes selected six players in Dallas at the 2018 NHL Draft — four forwards, a defenseman and a goalie.

Heather Angell has spent the past 14 years teaching other women how to play golf better. This week, she’s spending some time concentrating on her own game.

A Class A PGA certified professional from Winston-Salem, Angell will tee it up alongside the best female golfers in the world this week at the KMPG Women’s PGA Championship at Kemper Lakes Golf Club outside of Chicago.

It will the first major event of her career and a challenge she’s looking forward to facing.

“Playing is my passion,” she said following a practice round on Monday. “I’ve enjoyed sharing my passion through teaching them and getting them excited about the game. But it’s also nice to be able to take advantage of this opportunity and be able to play in the tournament.”

Angell spends her summers as an instructor at the North Carolina Golf Academy in Greensboro and her winters in Fort Myers, Fla., as the director of ladies’ golf programs at the Verandah Club.

In between, the 37-year-old North Carolina graduate has played in as many tournaments as her time has allowed on golf’s mini tours and earned the Ohio Women’s Open championship in 2012.

She qualified for her spot in this week’s Women’s PGA by finishing third at the LPGA Teaching and Club Pro Championship at Mid Pines in Pinehurst last September.

After spending the past nine months thinking about the accomplishment and preparing for the tournament, Angell is more than ready to finally get out there and play. And she won’t have to wait any longer than necessary to get on the course.

With a 7:30 a.m. starting time along with playing partners Julieta Granada and Lopez Lee, she’ll be the first player off the tee in Thursday’s opening round.

“I’ve known about this since (September), so I’ve had to process it and manage it,” she said. “I’m excited that it’s here and I’m looking forward to it. This is my first LPGA major tournament. I’ve worked hard on my game over the years, and it’s really neat to kind of see it pay off.”

Although she doesn’t have as much experience at this level as current U.S. Open champion Ariya Jutanugarn or LPGA Tour regulars Inbee Park, Lydia Ko and Lexi Thompson, Angell said she

PHOTO COURTESY OF HEATHER ANGELL

Winston-Salem teaching pro Heather Angell has qualified to play in this week’s Women’s PGA Championship at Kemper Lakes Golf Club outside of Chicago this week.

“You never know. This might be my week. But at the same time, I’m just really excited about the opportunity.”

Heather Angell feels good about the way she’s playing as she prepares to compete on the biggest stage of her career.

That doesn’t mean she’s going into the tournament with unrealistic expectations.

“Obviously you want to play as well as you can, and I hope to do so,” she said. “But I definitely want to enjoy the moment and really have a great experience.

“I would love to make the cut.

I’d love to win the tournament.

When I tee it up Thursday, that’s going to be my goal. I have the game to be out here. You never know. This might be my week.

But at the same time, I’m just really excited about the opportunity.”

As accomplished as Angell is as a player and instructor, her talents aren’t limited to just golf.

She has both a bachelor’s degree in journalism from UNC and a master’s degree in sports management from High Point, and she will begin working as an adjunct professor in Florida Gulf Coast’s professional golf management program this fall. She is also well-versed in marketing, promotion, business planning and social media and has even established her own YouTube channel to provide quick golf tips for all levels of players.

Among her other pursuits is a blog (eatplaywin.blogspot.com) geared toward athletes who, like herself, fight a constant battle with food allergies.

“I have an intolerance to gluten, and it changed my life when I went gluten-free,” Angell said.

“But it also changed how I traveled and lived on the road for tournaments. I was going to all these different cities and investigating the best places to eat for someone who has food allergies, so I just thought I could help other people to share that information. It’s been fun.”

Not as much fun as playing, though. Especially this week when, after 14 years of teaching others, she’ll get to see how her own game stacks up against the best in the world.

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“One memo he lived by was living in the moment, not worrying about the future or the past but just living in the moment, allowing the moment to determine what’s going to happen in the future,” Carter said. “That’s something I live by on and off the court.

While I was out there, waiting for my name to get called, I was living in the moment, not worrying about when I’m going to get my name called.”

Now that he’s a Bull, Carter said he’s looking forward to becoming part of a dominant frontcourt tandem with the team’s other young star, Lauri Markkanen, just as he did at Duke with Bagley.

“We’re going to be unstoppable,” Carter said of Markkanen. “(He’s) someone I can learn from, a great young player, someone I can learn from on and off the court. And with my work ethic as I come in, I’m going to do all I have to do to help my team win.

So I think we’ll definitely complement one another on both ends of the court.”

Allen is just as anxious to start building that kind of chemistry with his new teammates in Utah.

Apparently, at least one of them is just as fired up about having the former Duke star on his side after having played against him in college.

Among those on hand in Brooklyn to greet Allen as his se-

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Duke’s Grayson Allen was selected 21st overall by the Utah Jazz in the first round of the 2018 NBA Draft. lection was announced Thursday was the Jazz’s leading scorer and Louisville alumnus Donovan Mitchell.

“It’s awesome to get his support, because I obviously haven’t met many guys on the Utah Jazz,” Allen said. “When their leading scorer and really the guy who had the ball in his hands the most from last year comes and congratulates you and welcomes you right when you put the hat on, it feels good. I already feel welcomed in Utah.”

Other players with state ties to get drafted included Boston College shooting guard and Raleigh native Jerome Robinson, who went 13th overall to the Los Angeles Clippers, and fellow Broughton High School product Devonte Graham of Kansas, the second-round pick of the Atlanta Hawks who was then traded to the Charlotte Hornets.

Charlotte used the 11th overall pick to select Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, then flipped him to the

Clippers for Michigan State’s Miles Bridges, the player chosen at No. 12, along with second-round picks in 2020 and 2021.

Graham and small forward Arnoldas Kulboka were the only other players to stick with the Hornets after a second round of drafting and dealing. Charlotte took the Lithuanian with the 55th overall pick.

As for the players that went undrafted, UNC’s Pinson stands the best chance of making a team after signing a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets. The deal will allow the versatile 6-foot‑6 guard to move back and forth between the Nets and their G League affiliate.

Pinson’s Tar Heel teammate Berry has signed a free agent contract with the Lakers and will attempt to earn a spot in their training camp with his play during the NBA’s summer league. Moore and Crawford, meanwhile, have yet to sign free agent deals.

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• City of Reidsville (Rockingham County): $1,132,500 will extend water and sewer to a horse park.

• Rutherford County: $675,000 to extend water and sewer service to a countyowned site, creating the potential for additional economic development along a four-mile corridor of U.S. 221.

• Vance County: $2,456,575 will bring water and sewer infrastructure to an industrial park.

• Wayne County: $1,785,000 will provide industrial road access, water and sewer to a site with easy access to I-795.

U.S. Supreme Court backs American Express in merchant fee dispute In a case that targeted possible antitrust violations, Court sided with American Express in ruling that affirms credit card company’s right to forbid merchants from steering consumers toward rival cards to reduce “swipe fees.”

By Andrew Chung Reuters WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with American Express Co and against 11 states, ruling that the company's policy of forbidding merchants from encouraging customers to use rival credit cards with lower fees does not violate federal antitrust law.

Spurning states that had sued American Express, the justices upheld a lower court decision that had cleared the company of unlawfully stifling competition through so-called anti-steering provisions in its contracts with merchants. The decision was 5-4, with the court's conservative justices in the majority and liberals dissenting.

Shares of American Express moved higher after the ruling and were last up 2.2 percent at $99.41. Rivals Visa and Mastercard hit session lows shortly after the ruling before paring losses.

Visa was last down 1.7 percent at $133.02 and Mastercard was 1.5 percent lower at $198.38.

The case involved an appeal by the 11 states - Iowa, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Ohio, Rhode Island, Utah and Vermont - of a 2016 ruling by the New York-

based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that favored American Express.

The states, backed by President Donald Trump's administration, had argued that anti-steering provisions kept fees artificially high, leading to higher retail prices even for people who do not use credit cards. So-called swipe fees paid to credit card companies each time a consumer uses a card for a purchase are a major expense for merchants who annually pay more than $50 billion to process such transactions.

New York-based American Express charges merchants higher fees relative to the other credit card networks, and generates more revenue, according to legal papers filed by the states.

Business model The business model of American Express depends primarily on merchant fees, while rival companies derive most of their revenues from interest on unpaid balances. American Express has said these fees fund the additional benefits it offers its cardholders compared to competitors.

As a result of advertising campaigns in the 1980s by competitors Visa Inc and MasterCard Inc aimed at convincing merchants and consumers to use cards with lower fees, American Express tightened contract provisions with merchants to stop what it called discrimination against its cards.

American Express, which accounts for about 26 percent of all U.S. credit card transactions, said in legal papers that merchant fees and anti-steering measures are essential to compete with Visa

“I fear that today's decision will weaken this protection by departing from basic, established antitrust principles.”

Dissenting Justice Stephen Breyer and MasterCard, which are offered by most banks and are so ubiquitous that it is almost "inevitable" that a bank customer will be issued one of those cards.

Liberal Justice Stephen Breyer read his dissent from the bench, underscoring the seriousness of the issue. Antitrust laws protect the economy from monopolies, Breyer said.

"I fear that today's decision will weaken this protection by departing from basic, established antitrust principles," Breyer added.

The legal issue centered on how courts find antitrust violations when businesses cater to two groups at the same time - in this case merchants and cardholders - and limits on competition for one side might offer benefits for the other. That dynamic is common in other industries, such as advertising and e-commerce.

The case began in 2010 when the U.S. Justice Department, joined by the states, sued American Express claiming the anti-steering contract requirements prevent merchants from using competition to try to keep credit card fees from increasing.

Visa and MasterCard settled similar lawsuits in 2010 by agreeing to change their rules.

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Every year, cities and towns all over this great land celebrate the 4th of July under star-filled skies with the familiar spectacular fury of airborne fireworks, much to the delight and wonder of wide-eyed spectators of all ages. It’s an annual tradition almost as old as the U.S. itself and one that is as American as blue jeans, bluegrass and backyard barbecues.

Now, while many cities are content to give their residents a fireworks show and leave it at that, the city of Southport, North Carolina has taken its fireworks activities to a whole other level. You see, Southport doesn’t just put on a fireworks display to celebrate our nation’s independence. This cozy, breezy, coastal, seashore haven hosts an actual, full-on, full-fledged, fireworks festival, unlike any other.

And they’ve been doing so for over 200 years. Beginning way back in 1792 with its first "Festival of Free Men," they have kept this beloved pyrotechnic party going strong every year since then, culminating in the festival being formally incorporated as the N.C. 4th of July Festival in 1972.

Today, the festival recognizes and honors the sacrifices of our military, celebrates our freedom, and promotes civic pride and family fun, with all kinds of activities, including: Reading of the Declaration of Independence, Military Band Concert, Naturalization Ceremony, Flag Raising Ceremony, Flag Retirement Ceremony, Veteran’s Recognition Ceremony, Fire Fighter's Freedom Competition, 9/11 Never Forget Mobile Exhibit, over 100 arts & craft booths, food vendors, parade, children's games and entertainment, live stage entertainment, Franklin Square Art Gallery’s National Art Show, Shine & Show Classic Car Show, voter registration, Old Jail tours, Lions Club Boat raffle drawing, Cape Fear Yacht Club’s Commodore Regatta, St. Philip Church self-guided tours, Old Smithville Cemetery tour, live professional wrestling, pancake breakfast, and more.

Fireworks will take place at 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 over the Southport waterfront.

For detailed festival information, including traffic information and an interactive map of festival activities, please visit www. nc4thofjuly.com.

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U.S. court dismisses climate change lawsuits against oil companies The judge said that blaming oil companies for global warming ignores the benefits that modern society has gained from the industry.

By Donna King North State Journal Los Angeles — A federal court in California sided with oil companies Tuesday, dismissing lawsuits that blamed them for climate change. The cities of San Francisco and Oakland tried to sue five oil companies, but the judge said the complaints required foreign and

“It is true that carbon dioxide released from fossil fuels has caused (and will continue to cause) global warming,” the court wrote. “But against that negative, we must weigh this positive: our industrial revolution and the development of our modern world has literally been fueled by oil and coal. Without these fuels, virtually all of our monumental progress would have been impossible. All of us have benefitted. Having reaped the benefit of that historic progress, would it really be fair to now ignore our own responsibility in the use of fossil fuels and place the blame for global warming on those who supplied what we demanded? Is it really fair, in light of those benefits,

domestic policy decisions that were outside its purview.

San Francisco and Oakland sued Chevron Corp, Exxon Mobil Corp, ConocoPhillips, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, and BP Plc last year seeking an abatement fund to help the cities address flooding they said was a result of climate change.

Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California said that the dangers raised by the complainants were real, worldwide and acknowledged. He took the unusual step of holding a hearing on climate change during the proceedings. Still, the judge ultimately ruled that the plaintiffs were on shaky legal ground.

to say that the sale of fossil fuels was unreasonable?”

The suit was one of several filed by cities and local governments around the country that argued in part the production of fossil fuels had led to rising tides that damaged shorelines, roads and other properties requiring remediation.

Alsup’s primer on climate change during the case led him to write that although scientists agree burning fossil fuels is raising ocean levels, the suits “could interfere with reaching a worldwide consensus” on the social pros and cons of fuel use.

Chevron, which took the lead in fighting the case, called the decision “important and well-rea-

soned” and said although the ruling is not binding on other courts, judges in similar cases “should follow Judge Alsup’s lead and dismiss their cases as well,” according to spokesman Sean Comey.

Richard Wiles, executive director of the Center for Climate Integrity, an advocacy group that supports the lawsuits, called the decision disappointing, but added: “This fight is just getting started and we expect to win.”

“Reliable, affordable energy is not a public nuisance but a public necessity,” said R. Hewitt Pate, Chevron’s vice president and general counsel. “Tackling the difficult international policy issues of climate change requires honest and constructive discussion. Using lawsuits to vilify the men and women who provide the energy we all need is neither honest nor constructive.”

The case is City of Oakland V. BP, Chevron and others, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. 17-CV-06011.

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June 24 – July 4 NC 4th of July Festival Southport Southport first celebrated our nation's independence in 1792 as the "Festival of Free Men" and continued the celebrations for two centuries. The festival incorporated as the N.C. 4th of July Festival in 1972. Festival events include reading of the Declaration of Independence, military band concert, naturalization ceremony, veterans' recognition ceremony, fire fighters' freedom competition and the first official appearance by Miss North Carolina, Laura Matrazzo. On July 4, the festival parade begins at 11 a.m. and fireworks will take place at 9 p.m. over the Southport waterfront. Visit ncbrunswick.com for more information.

June 29 – July 4 PHOTOS BY LAUREN ROSE | NORTH STATE JOURNAL

Laura Matrazzo was crowned the 81st Miss North Carolina in Raleigh on Saturday night.

The resort towns of Banner Elk and Beech Mountain, located high in the Blue Ridge, combine forces on a six-day extravaganza to celebrate our nation's independence. Beech Mountain’s 47th annual hog roast takes place Saturday, June 30, at Beech Mountain Resort, followed by a mile-high fireworks display. On July 4, Banner Elk’s Fourth of July parade heads down Main Street and ends with a cookout, games and party. Visit milehighfourth.com for information.

Ready for a miracle Clemson Tiger from Chapel Hill becomes Miss North Carolina

By Lauren Rose North State Journal RALEIGH — Miss America will be crowned in Atlantic City in September with competitors, spectators, and the media wondering just how the phases of competition will play out.

The 96-year-old program has dropped the swimsuit competition that defined the pageant since it first debuted on the Atlantic City Boardwalk in 1921. The organization also dropped men from its leadership team having jettisoned former CEO Sam Haskell in favor of new chair and former Fox News commentator Gretchen Carlson and her all-female leadership team. In fact, it’s no longer a pageant, it’s now the Miss America Competition.

But, for one last night, the Miss North Carolina pageant played out in substantially the same way as it has 80 times before. Young women from across N.C. competed in talent, on-stage questions, evening gowns, and yes, swimsuits. In the end, Chapel Hill’s Laura Matrazzo, competing as Miss Metrolina, took home the crown, earned the $20,000 scholarship that accompanies it and punched her ticket to Miss America 2.0.

Matrazzo was crowned by St. Paul’s native Victoria Huggins, Miss North Carolina 2017, on Saturday night at Raleigh’s Memorial Auditorium. Matrazzo opened the night in the now moot competition area of swimsuit in a pink bikini and platform heels. Her talent is tap dancing and she showed off technique and showmanship performing to Patti LaBelle’s “Ready for a Miracle.” In the evening wear competition — which Miss America says it is also dropping in favor of an as-yet unannounced alternative — Matrazzo stepped out in a silver floor-length gown that had all the flair and sparkle of the previous 80 years of pageantry. Finally, she answered a heavy on-stage question on school safety saying emphatically that schools should be safe places for students and teachers who should be protected by armed guards.

That mix was enough to convince the six judges that she was the “Queen of the Tarheel State.”

The judges panel was made up of NBC News editor Dana Rosengard of Maine, Miss North Carolina 1983 Deneen Graham-Kerns, Raleigh fitness guru Greg Sims,

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July 2 – 5 Independence Day at Lake Junaluska Lake Junaluska

Top, Contestants congratulated Matrazzo after she was named the winner. Bottom, Caroline Credle performs during the Miss North Carolina Outstanding competition on Friday. educator and Miss Buffalo director Michael Terragnoli, N.C. Music Hall of Famer and opera singer Victoria Livengood of Concord and retired Johnston County educator Terri Sessoms.

Matrazzo has already embarked on a media blitz with appearances on Miss N.C. broadcast partner WTVD ABC 11 and several other television and radio stations. Matrazzo says those appearances are helpful as she prepares for Miss America, a process that she says began almost as soon as she received the crown and sash.

“I am a marketing major and I understand rebranding," said Matrazzo. "This is the right time for me to be in this job."

She is aware that many are interested in her perspective on politics and the changes to Miss America but, she is looking forward to talking to the people of N.C. about her community service platform called “Money Talks” which focused on financial literacy.

“I want to help young people understand how to manage their finances and be responsible,” Matrazzo said.

Matrazzo is directing her focus on competing to be the next Miss America though, saying, “It is my dream to bring that Miss America crown home to a very deserving state."

Beyond the personal goal, she also wants to help grow the evolving programs at the state and national level.

“I want to help grow this program and make Miss America as relevant as she should be,” said

This family-friendly event features live music by the award-winning bluegrass band Balsam Range, gospel trio The Martins and the Lake Junaluska Singers, a hometown-style parade and square dance. A barbecue lunch includes bounce houses, face painting, balloon art and bluegrass music. A fireworks show over the lake begins around 9:30 p.m.

Visit lakejunaluska.com for more information.

May 25 – Aug. 2 "The Lost Colony" Manteo Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green's outdoor drama recounts the historical events leading to the disappearance of the first English colonists. Come see epic battles and Indian dances.

Witness the pageantry of the Queen and her court and celebrate the birth of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in America.

Tickets at thelostcolony.org.

June 14 – 30 American Dance Festival Durham

Matrazzo.

Last week’s events also included the Miss North Carolina’s Outstanding Teen competition where Miss Clayton’s Outstanding Teen, Caroline Credle, took home the state title. She will compete in Orlando for the title of Miss America’s Outstanding Teen in late July.

The teen judges panel was comprised of Miss North Carolina 2006 Lizzie Horton Per-

ess, photographer Becki Owens, Duke University assistant vice president of Human Resources Antwan Lofton, actress and writer Leanne Bernard, dancer Alison Stroming and American Idol Season 14 runner-up Clark Beckham.

Matrazzo will make her first official appearance at the N.C. 4th of July Festival in Southport next week.

Called "the world's greatest dance festival" by "The New York Post," the American Dance Festival (ADF) brings two months of modern dance to Durham every summer. The festival features more than two dozen dance companies and hundreds of choreographers, writers, and students participating in classes, seminars, and performances. Visit americandancefestival.org for the performance schedule.

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NeCessities! this week in history June 26, 2003 — Former U.S. Senator

Strom Thurmond dies at 100. He was the oldest and longest-serving senator.

June 27, 2001 — U.S. president, Harry S. Truman, orders air and naval forces to the Korean Peninsula to counter an invasion

by North Korea of its southern neighbor.

June 28, 1914 — A Serbian nationalist

assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife in Sarajevo. The incident helped to start World War One.

June 29, 2003 — Movie star Katharine Hepburn, winner of four "Best Actress" Oscars, dies at 96.

June 30, 1936 — Novelist Margaret

Mitchell publishes "Gone with the Wind."

N.C. Independence Day travel will again break records Staff and Wire Reports RALEIGH — A record-breaking 1,312,500 North Carolinians will travel 50 miles or more away from home — an increase of more than 5 percent from last year – using the roads, skies, rails and waterways to celebrate the anniversary of the nation's independence. For those planning a road trip, AAA Carolinas predicts travel times in most places will take twice as long than the normal trip, with Tuesday being the busiest day.

“Despite high gas prices, Carolinians appear to be traveling in record numbers to celebrate Independence Day,” said Tiffany Wright of AAA Carolinas. “Confident consumers with additional disposable income will look to spend on travel this holiday, adding to an already busy

summer travel season.”

In addition to strong economic variables, the expected increase in travelers this year is helped by Independence Day falling on a Wednesday, giving travelers more flexibility to schedule a trip the weekend before or after the holiday. The Independence Day holiday period is defined as Tuesday, July 3 to Sunday, July 8.

AAA predicts drivers will experience the worst congestion over the holiday week on Tuesday, July 3 in the late afternoon as commuters leave work early and mix with holiday travelers.

North Carolina gas prices have slowly but steadily started to fall since the 2018 high of $2.80 over Memorial Day weekend. Since then, the price has dropped around 11 cents. Despite the drop, it's

still the highest price North Carolinians have seen over the Independence Day holiday since 2014.

According to AAA’s Leisure Travel Index, travelers taking to the skies will pay an average $171 for a round-trip flight along the top 40 domestic routes. That is the lowest Independence Day airfare in five years and 9 percent less than last year. However, travelers can expect to pay more to rent a car and stay at midrange hotels this Independence Day. At $66, the average daily cost of a car rental is a slight increase of 2 percent over last year.

AAA Carolinas expects to rescue more than 11,000 motorists this Independence Day weekend in N.C. and S.C., with the primary reasons being lockouts, flat tires and battery-related issues.

this week in theaters "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" Rated: PG-13 Stars: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeff Goldblum Director: J.A. Bayona Dinosaurs walking the Earth — the original dream of John Hammond — has been featured in four films to date. From "Jurassic Park" in 1993 to "Jurassic World" released in 2015, moviegoers have experienced the rise and fall of a couple of parks, witnessed dinosaurs running amok and been introduced to multiple individuals who shared Hammond’s vision. In the new film "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom," the dinosaurs are facing a threat posed by a series of volcanic eruptions on the abandoned island of Isla Nublar. And if those eruptions continue, they just might eliminate all life that remains on the island.

"Sicario: Day of the Soldado" Rated: R Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabela Moner Director: Stefano Sollima Dangerous steps need to be taken on the U.S. -Mexican border as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists in addition to drugs. To combat this additional problem, CIA operative Matt Graver enlists the help of his old friend Alejandro to address the rising tide.

"Uncle Drew" Rated: PG-13 Stars: Kyrie Irving, Lil Rel Howery, Shaquille O’Neal Director: Charles Stone III Dax has lost everything, including the basketball team he invested his life savings in, to enter the Rucker Classic in Harlem.

When he meets the legendary Uncle Drew, Dax convinces the aged athlete to assemble his old team for one last shot at glory.

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Dr. Matthias Gromeier, Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Duke Medical Center holds a sample of the modified poliovirus he developed to attack glioblastoma brain tumor cells in his lab at Duke in Durham, on Aug. 8, 2013.

Modified polio vaccine extends lives in U.S. brain cancer study

By Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

"Woman Walks Ahead" Rated: R Stars: Jessica Chastain, Sam Rockwell, Michael Greyeyes Director: Susanna White Catherine, a portrait artist, travels from Brooklyn to the Dakotas with the intention of painting the legendary Sitting Bull. In the course of her journey, she finds herself immersed in the troubles facing the Lakota people.

CHICAGO/RALEIGH — Some 21 percent of patients with advanced brain cancer treated with a modified polio vaccine were alive after three years, compared with 4 percent of patients with similar tumors who received standard therapies, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

The findings, published online in the New England Journal of Medicine, are the latest update on an experimental cancer vaccine developed at Duke Cancer Institute in Durham, North Carolina, for patients with glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer.

For most patients whose glioblastoma has recurred after treatment, the average survival is 12 months. Treatment typically involves a mix of surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and targeted treatments.

The experimental vaccine involves a genetically modified form of polio, which is infused into the brain tumor through a surgically implanted catheter. The vaccine works by provoking the immune system to specifically target tumor cells.

The phase 1 trial was designed to find a safe dose. It involved 61 patients treated with the poliovirus vaccine whose progress was compared to historical records of similar patients treated with standard therapy. Several patients who received a higher dose of the vaccine had brain swelling and seizures, and most had their dosage reduced.

The vaccine showed a dramatic response in some patients, with two remaining alive at least 69 months. But most did not benefit and many (69 percent) had side effects attributable to the vaccine.

For all 61 patients, half were still alive at 12.5 months, a measure known as me-

dian overall survival, compared 11.3 months in the control group.

For patients who survived two years, the impact of the cancer vaccine became more evident.

At two years, 21 percent of vaccine-treated patients were still alive, compared with 14 percent of the historical control group. That rate remained stable at three years, with 21 percent of the vaccine patients still alive, compared with 4 percent of the control group.

“Similar to many immunotherapies, it appears that some patients don’t respond for one reason or another, but if they respond, they often become long-term survivors,” Dr. Annick Desjardins, one of the study authors, said in a statement.

Desjardins and several of the researchers hold patents to the treatment, which Duke has licensed to Istari Oncology, a startup company. A phase 2 study is underway.

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Box Office: "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" feasts on $150 million opening Dinosaurs are ruling the box office again. "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" topped estimates to devour $150 million from 4,475 locations in North America this weekend. While it fell short of its predecessor's record-shattering $208.8 million launch, the dinosaur sequel is off to a mighty start. The Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howardled tentpole has already amassed $711.5 million worldwide, including $561.5 million overseas.

No drugs in U.S. celebrity chef Bourdain's body when he died U.S. celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, who killed himself in a French hotel room earlier this month, had no narcotics in his body when he died, a local prosecutor said on Friday.

Bourdain, host of CNN's foodand-travel-focused "Parts Unknown" television series, was 61. Brash and opinionated, he had spoken openly about his use of drugs and addiction to heroin earlier in his life.

Han Solo's Jedi blaster gun sells for $550,000 at auction MIKE BLAKE | REUTERS

The Fortnite booth is shown at E3, the world’s largest video game industry convention in Los Angeles, on June 12.

Epic Games' unveils plans for popular release "Fortnite" after big first year

Movie academy invites 928 new members in diversity push

By Stefanie Fogel Variety LOS ANGELES — Epic Games' battle royale phenomenon "Fortnite" has reached 125 million players in less than a year, the company announced last week. Soon, each one of those players will have a chance to compete in the game's competitive 2018-2019 season.

Epic will be supporting community organized events, online events and major organized competitions all over the world where anyone can participate and win.

Last month, it announced it is providing $100 million to fund prize pools during the season, which will culminate in the first ever Fortnite World Cup in late 2019. The money will be split between many events at different levels of competition worldwide.

Epic made the announcement during its "Fortnite" Pro-Am at E3 in Los Angeles. Fifty professional gamers and 50 celebrities paired up to compete for $3 million in total prize money. Participants included streamers like Tyler "Ninja" Blevins, Markiplier and Myth; comedians Joel McHale and Ron Funches; and NBA players Paul George, Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson. Ninja and his partner D.J. Marshmello won the event and split a $1 million prize that they will donate to their charities of choice.

Epic is also working on new content for "Fortnite's" Save the World story mode. It detailed the upcoming changes in a post on Friday.

The group that hands out the Oscars said on Monday that it had invited 928 new members from 59 countries, in its biggest diversity drive after years of criticism of its mostly white and male membership. Those invited include "Girls Trip" star Tiffany Haddish, "The Big Sick" co-writers Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon and comedian and actor Dave Chappelle, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said in a statement.

Russell Crowe to star as Roger Ailes in Showtime limited series

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An attendee dresses as a character from the game Fortnite at E3.

The biggest additions are a new story campaign called Canny Valley and a new desert biome. "The story will answer many questions — was Dr. Vinderman a hero or a villain?" Epic wrote. "What happened to him?

Who is 'the real Ray,' and where is she? What really is the Storm, and why did it happen? You'll also see Lars and his band, 'Steel Wool,' Dennis, Penny and all the other characters you love, along with iconic locations and enemies."

“The Terror” renewed

by AMC with new showrunner

By Daniel Holloway Variety LOS ANGELES — AMC has renewed horror anthology "The Terror."

The second season of the show will tell the story of a specter that haunts the Japanese-American community during World War II in the homes of South-

A gun used by Han Solo in "The Return of the Jedi" sold for $550,000 at auction to the museum chain Ripley's Believe it or Not! on Saturday, Julien's Auctions said. The hero prop blaster gun used by Harrison Ford's character in the 1983 movie, a BlasTech DL-44, is one of the best-known weapons in the "Star Wars" universe.

ern California, the internment camps where many were held during the war and in the Pacific theater. Season two is created and executive produced by Alexander Woo ("True Blood") and Max Borenstein ("Kong: Skull Island," "Godzilla"), with Woo serving as showrunner. "'The Terror' has given us the opportunity to take a unique

In addition, Epic wants to increase the variety of Save the World missions and enemy types. It said it will have more to share on that in the future. In the meantime, it's debuting two brand-new enemy types in the next few months — a more powerful variant of the Shielder, followed by the Zapper.

Challenge the Horde is returning in v5.0. The fast-paced mode drops players into a map with a pre-built base to battle against waves of enemies but gives them

approach to the anthology format. We loved the concept of beginning with an actual historical event and overlaying it with a fictional horror element, and we are immensely proud of this show's combination of cinematic scope and intimate character work. We are thrilled to announce a second season and dramatize one of the most chilling and important events of the 20th Century, guided by the vision of the gifted Alexander Woo and Max Borenstein," said David Madden, president of original programming for AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios.

"Our deep appreciation goes to the persistently creative and passionate showrunning team of David Kajganich and Soo

a limited time to craft weapons, build structures and lay traps. It will be the focus of "Fortnite's" v5.0 event and it will come with several improvements, included new rewards and reworked combat, difficulty progression and mini-bosses.

"Fortnite" is approaching its first birthday on July 25.

"More details to come soon, but you can expect a special anniversary Llama with some nostalgic goodies," Epic said. "Save room for cake!"

Hugh, the incomparable Ridley Scott and the rest of the producing team and the outstanding cast led by Jared Harris for launching this concept and leaving us on the precipice of terrifying new adventures as we continue with the next chapter of 'The Terror.'"

Woo, currently in an overall production deal at AMC Studios, added, "I'm deeply honored to be telling a story set in this extraordinary period. We hope to convey the abject terror of the historical experience in a way that feels modern and relevant to the present moment. And the prospect of doing so with a majority Asian and Asian-American cast is both thrilling and humbling."

Showtime has ordered an eightepisode limited series starring Russell Crowe as the late Fox News chief Roger Ailes. Based on writer Gabriel Sherman’s book, “The Loudest Voice in the Room,” the limited series will tell the story of Ailes and his fall from atop Fox News amid sexual harassment allegations.

Sherman co-wrote the first episode of the limited series with Tom McCarthy (“Spotlight,” “Win Win”). The project would mark the first major U.S. television effort for Crowe, an Academy Award winner whose career launched roughly three decades ago on the Australian soap opera “Neighbours.”

Pawn Stars personality Richard ‘Old Man’ Harrison dies at 77 Richard Harrison, a series regular on History’s “Pawn Stars,” died on Monday at 77. The fan favorite, dubbed “Old Man,” had been battling Parkinson’s disease before he died. Harrison, who owned Rick Harrison’s Gold & Silver Pawn Shop since 1989, was one of the show’s original cast members.

He and his son quickly became some of the series’ most popular pawn men with their Las Vegas business, which confirmed Harrison’s death on Monday.

The father-son duo was a large part of the show’s maintained success, as “Pawn Stars” recently completed its 15th season.

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TAKE NOTICE CABARRUS NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 37 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Garland E. Chapman and Kellie J. Chapman to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of July, 2008, and recorded in Book 08359, Page 0137, in Cabarrus County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cabarrus County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on July 2, 2018 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: TRACT 1: Lying and being in Number Nine (9) Township, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, on the southside of Miami Church Road, and being Lots Num-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 4 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Lavelle Robson and Monica Robson (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Lavelle Robson) to Philip R. Mahoney, Trustee(s), dated the 4th day of November, 2008, and recorded in Book 8481, Page 345, in Cabarrus County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Cabarrus County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on July 2, 2018 and will sell to the

JOHNSTON AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 604 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jordon Tyler Schenck to Allan B. Polunsky, Trustee(s), dated the 17th day of April, 2014, and recorded in Book 4436, Page 706, and Modification in Book 4930, Page 680, in Johnston County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Johnston County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed,

18 SP 235 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, JOHNSTON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Jedidiah J. Behe and Lennie S. Behe to Jackie Miller, Trustee(s), which was dated November 5, 2008 and recorded on November 12, 2008 in Book 3622 at Page 419, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the

18 SP 249 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, JOHNSTON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Preston Boyd Davis and Larry Davis to Amy Mandart, Trustee(s), which was dated February 18, 2004 and recorded on February 23, 2004 in Book 2638 at Page 439, Johnston County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county court-

UNION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 297 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Stephen Ashley Ferko (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Louis Philippi) to Trste, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 3rd day of June, 2003, and recorded in Book 3106, Page 686, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 501 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Sherrill Ray Huntley and Cathy G. Huntley, (Sherrill Ray Huntley, deceased) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Cathy G. Huntley and Sherrill Ray Huntley) to Joan H. Anderson, Trustee(s), dated the 16th day of April, 2003, and recorded in Book 3035, Page 608, in Union County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Union County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on July 5, 2018 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 1 of Minor Subdivision plat for Sherrill Ray Huntley, as shown on map thereof recorded in Plat

bers SIXTY-FIVE A (65A) and SIXTY-SIX (66) of the GEORGE C. HEGLAR FARM, a map of which is recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Cabarrus County in Map Book 9, Page 62, and is more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron stake on the southern edge of Miami Church Road, corner of Aubrey McLester and runs thence with his line S. 12-34-21 W. 230 feet to an iron pipe in a stump hole; thence with another of his lines S. 66 E. 129.28 feet to an iron pipe; corner of Carlene L. Campbell; thence with her line S. 65-28-15 E. 38 feet to an iron pipe, corner of Ned K. Miller; thence with his line N. 41-12-57 E. 238.94 feet to an iron pipe on the southern edge of Miami Church Road; thence with Miami Church Road N. 64-02-03 W. 176.49 feet to an iron stake; thence continuing with the southern edge of Miami Church Road N. 70-32-03 W. 107.52 feet to the point of BEGINNING, containing 1.20 acres according to a survey by Robert D. Faggart dated March 25, 1992, and is part of that property inherited by Helen Phillips Dorton from her aunt, Mabel Parr Heglar, who died intestate in Mecklenburg County in August, 1967.

TRACT 2: Lying and being in Number Nine (9) Township, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, on the south side of, but not adjoining, Miami Church Road, adjoining the property of Aubrey L. McLester, John Michael Campbell, Keith McClamrock, Carlene L. Campbell, and Amanda and Ned Miller, and is more particularly described as follows:

either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit.

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

BEGINNING at an iron stake in the line of Lot Number 66 of the George C. Heglar Farm (Map

Book 9, Page 62), corner of Aubrey L. McLester (said stake being S. 65-27-33 E. 129.47 from an iron rod in a stump hole, southwest corner of Lot Number 65-A of the George C. Heglar Farm Property), and runs thence with the rear lines of Lots Numbers 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, and 71 of the George C. Helgar Farm S. 67-09-51 E. 463.48 feet to an iron stake, the rear line of Lot Number 71, a new corner of Carlene L. Campbell; thence a new line S. 22-52-12 W. 250.32 feet to an iron pin; thence N. 75-29-29 W. (passing an iron stake on line at 98.99 feet) 421.52 feet to an iron stake in the line of John Michael Campbell; thence with the line of Campbell and McLester N. 07-45-25 E. 323.92 feet to the point of BEGINNING, containing 2.99 acres according to a survey by Gaylon L. Kelly dated July 20, 1992.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4200 Miami Church Road, Concord, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of

highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 5 of Providence Manor Subdivision, Phase 1, Map 1, as shown on plat thereof recorded in Map Book 45, Page 89, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Cabarrus County, North Carolina, reference to which plat is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5315 Bendix Court, Harrisburg, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the

deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limit-

ed to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit.

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including SingleFamily Residential Real Property

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the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:00 AM on July 3, 2018 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Johnston, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 83, Section III, Rose Manor Park Subdivision, as depicted on that plat recorded in Plat Book 21, Page 39, Johnston County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 102 Greenwood Circle, Smithfield, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a) (1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice

of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/ security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases.

Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser

is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including SingleFamily Residential Real Property

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usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 13, 2018 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Johnston County, North Carolina, to wit: ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN CITY OF GARNER, JOHNSTON COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 2649, PAGE 518, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 12, JORDAN RIDGE SUBDIVISION, FILED IN PLAT BOOK 62, PAGE 186.

BY FEE SIMPLE DEED FROM GOLDEN PROPERTIES OF NC INC. AS SET FORTH IN BOOK 2649, PAGE 518 DATED 03/01/2004 AND RECORDED 03/10/2004, JOHNSTON COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 197 Galaxy Drive, Garner, NC 27529.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred

Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Jedidiah J. Behe and wife, Lennie S. Behe.

An Order for possession of the property may

be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited

to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit.

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

house for conducting the sale on July 13, 2018 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Johnston County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot #1 containing 30,716 square feet as shown on survey and plat prepared by Byrd Surveying, P.A. , entitled “Recombination Map €“ Property of Willy Stewart Davis” dated 12-10-91 and recorded in Plat Book 36, Page 89, Johnston County Registry.

The above lot is subject to a 30 ft. access easement as shown on plat recorded in Plat Book 36, Page 89, Johnston County Registry.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 8637 US Highway 301, Four Oaks, NC 27524.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the

remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Preston Boyd Davis.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the

county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the

validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit.

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on July 12, 2018 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain property situated in the City of Indian Trail, in the County of Union and State of North Carolina and being described in a deed dated 1-271995 and recorded 12-04-1995 in Book 829, Page 244 among the land records of the County and State set forth above and referenced as follows: Lot 3, Plat Book D, Page 909. Parcel ID Number: 07114357. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 224 Williams Rescue Road, Indian Trail, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice

of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases.

Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability

to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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Cabinet E File 834 in the Office of The Register of Deeds for Union County, North Carolina, to which map reference is hereby made for a more particular description.

Together with a non-exclusive right of way approximately 50 feet in width for purposes of ingress and egress extending from N.C. Highway #200 to the above described tract, said right of way being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a railroad spike in the center of N.C. Highway #200 a corner of the Michael Hinson property as described in Book 344, Page 244, Union County Registry; thence with the line of said Hinson property, North 67-44-00 West 420.00 feet (passing an iron pin at 30.0 feet) to an iron, a corner of the said Hinson property; thence three new lines in the Earl Simpson property as follows: 1st North 67-44-00 West 9.51 feet to an iron; 2nd North 46-12-39 West 598.44 feet to an iron; 3rd North 43-74-21 East 50.00 feet to an iron; thence with a new line in the Earl Simpson property, South 46-1239 East, a total distance of 588.94 feet (passing iron at 210.00 feet) to an existing iron pin; thence South 6744-00 East 419.72 feet to a railroad spike in the center of N.C. Highway # 200.00, passing an iron pine 30.00 feet from said point in the range of the last line; thence with the center line of said highway, South 21-56-30 West 50.00 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on a plat by William H. King, RLS dated May 12, 1981 and plat by Walter Gordon and associates dated 9-29-

97 in Cabinet E File 834. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 8313 Morgan Mill Road, Monroe, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/ security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases.

Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including SingleFamily Residential Real Property

be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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An order for possession of the property may

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including SingleFamily Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord,

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including SingleFamily Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice

PUBLICATION DATES: June 20, 2018 and June 27, 2018

PUBLICATION DATES: June 20, 2018 and June 27, 2018

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-05422-FC01 PUBLICATION DATES: June 27, 2018 and July 4, 2018

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-27337-FC02 PUBLICATION DATES: June 27, 2018 and July 4, 2018

PUBLICATION DATES: June 27, 2018 and July 4, 2018

of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1215888 (FC.FAY) PUBLICATION DATES: June 20, 2018 and June 27, 2018

North State Journal for Wednesday, June 27, 2018

WAKE 18 SP 960 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Sandra Carter Shipp and Sebastian Shipp to John L. Matthews or Timothy M. Bartosh, Trustee(s), which was dated December 22, 2003 and recorded on December 22, 2003 in Book 010600 at Page 02239, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed

16 SP 2727 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Billy B. Baty to Andrew Valentine, Esq., Trustee(s), which was dated September 22, 2004 and recorded on September 24, 2004 in Book 011028 at Page 00943 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on January 30, 2015 in Book 015905, Page 01512, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned

15 SP 3232 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Dwayne B. Greene and Kimberly H. Greene to George W. Kane, Trustee(s), which was dated January 25, 2006 and recorded on January 30, 2006 in Book 11795 at Page 159 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on May 21, 2009 in Book 13542, Page 312, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse

16 SP 915 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Crystal I. Butler to George Hamrick, Trustee(s), which was dated February 5, 2007 and recorded on February 6, 2007 in Book 012389 at Page 01252, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is

18 SP 1027 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Kelly J. Waterman to CB Services Corp., Trustee(s), which was dated November 20, 2002 and recorded on November 22, 2002 in Book 009749 at Page 00138, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the

17 SP 968 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Anias Saimplice and Chilove Saimplice to Calder & Mcwilliam, Trustee(s), which was dated December 7, 2005 and recorded on December 8, 2005 in Book 011721 at Page 02222, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is

18 SP 1000 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by James S. Weatherspoon to Jan G. Griffin, Patricia M. Vogel Or Ronnie D. Blanton, Trustee(s), which was dated December 14, 2005 and recorded on December 14, 2005 in Book 011730 at Page 01564, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse

18 SP 999 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Christopher Davis and Kameron V. Davis to Law Office Of Karen Donaldson, Trustee(s), which was dated October 1, 2015 and recorded on October 1, 2015 in Book 016170 at Page 02621, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is

17 SP 2396 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Tammy D. Brown to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated March 25, 2013 and recorded on April 1, 2013 in Book 015210 at Page 00263 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on August 18, 2016 in Book 016497, Page 00282, Wake County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse

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that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 2, 2018 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: Lying and being in the City of Morrisville, Cedar Fork Township, WAKE County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 42 of THE GARDENS AT TOWN HALL COMMONS Subdivision, Phase 2, as shown on a map thereof recorded at Book of Maps 2003, Page 514, Wake County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description of same.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 516 Trolley Car Way, Morrisville, NC 27560.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred

Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Sandra Carter Shipp and husband, Sebastian Shipp.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession

by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale

is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 2, 2018 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: Lot 10, Block 4, Section 1 of Sunridge Townhomes at Crown Oaks, as shown on plat recorded in Book of Maps 1983, Page 757, Wake County Registry.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 7600 Huey Court, Raleigh, NC 27615.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PAR-

TY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are Billy B. Baty.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the prop-

erty pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale

is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 6, 2018 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL of Lot 14 Olde Creedmoor Subdivision Phase Three as the same is shown on plat thereof recorded in Book of Maps 1996 Pages 1262 and 1264, Wake County Registry.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 5232 Wildmarsh Drive, Raleigh, NC 27613.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND

THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Dwayne B. Greene and Kimberly H. Greene.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after re-

ceiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and

return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 9, 2018 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 161, Farmington Woods Subdivision, as is shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 2004, Page 2141, Wake County Registry.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 2953 Filbert Street, Raleigh, NC 27610.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND

THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are Crystal I. Butler.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the

property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the

knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 11, 2018 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 13, Monterrey Subdivision, as depicted in Map Book 2001, beginning at page 1057. which has the address of 149 MONTESINO DR RALEIGH, North Carolina 27603 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 149 Montesino Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are Kelly Waterman.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after re-

ceiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may

request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 9, 2018 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 136 of Triple Creek at Valley Stream subdivision, as depicted in Map Book 2004, beginning at or including Page 668.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 4605 Marathon Lane, Raleigh, NC 27616.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are Chilove Saimplice.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after re-

ceiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may

request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 11, 2018 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 3, Section 4, Pink Acres, as recorded in Book of Maps 1963, Page 222, Wake County Register of Deeds.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 2709 Cowley Road, Cary, NC 27518.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND

THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are All Lawful Heirs of James S. Weatherspoon, Jr. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into

or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole dis-

cretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 11, 2018 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 62, Village at Beacon Hill, Phase 4, as shown on map recorded in Book of Maps 1998, Page 293, Wake County Registry.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 4228 Lake Woodard Drive, Raleigh, NC 27604.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Christopher Davis and wife, Kameron V. Davis.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving

the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit,

may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 11, 2018 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Wake County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 1 Block 1, Tanglewood Townhomes, Tanglewood Cluster Development, as recorded in Book of Maps 2000, Page 1308.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 5201 Tanglewood Creek Court, Raleigh, NC 27610.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND

THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are Tammy D. Brown.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into

or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole dis-

cretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-16787-FC02 PUBLICATION DATES: June 20, 2018 and June 27, 2018

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 16-14714-FC01 PUBLICATION DATES: June 20, 2018 and June 27, 2018

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-15195-FC03 PUBLICATION DATES: June 20, 2018 and June 27, 2018

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-17348-FC04 PUBLICATION DATES: June 27, 2018 and July 4, 2018

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-03327-FC01 PUBLICATION DATES: June 27, 2018 and July 4, 2018

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Aaron B. Anderson Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5710 Oleander Drive, Ste. 204 Wilmington, NC 28403 Phone: (910) 202-2940 Fax: (910) 202 2941 File No.: 15-17718-FC02 PUBLICATION DATES: June 27, 2018 and July 4, 2018

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-02103-FC01 PUBLICATION DATES: June 27, 2018 and July 4, 2018

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 18-03452-FC01 PUBLICATION DATES: June 27, 2018 and July 4, 2018

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 16-00649-FC02 PUBLICATION DATES: June 27, 2018 and July 4, 2018

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