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🌱 How UNC women dominated Cal in Chapel Hill to open ACC play

Chapel Hill, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How UNC women dominated Cal in Chapel Hill to open ACC play
  • How a risky Haw River rescue ended at UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill
  • How did UNC-Chapel Hill stack up in Forbes’ new rankings?

Also on today's calendar: Hora de cuentos and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, with a high of 93 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 87, low: 70.
  • Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Women's Soccer Shuts Out Cal To Open ACC Play, 3-0 - University of North Carolina Athletics (goheels.com) — UNC’s women’s soccer team notched a 3-0 shutout over Cal at Dorrance Field in Chapel Hill, opening ACC play with a strong home win. The Tar Heels dominated possession, limited Cal to two shots, and saw several players earn key firsts, including freshman goalkeeper Peyton Trayer’s fifth clean sheet this season.
   

2. Chatham County Sheriff's Office Rescues Raleigh Man Missing Since Monday (chapelboro.com) — A Raleigh man missing since Monday was rescued Thursday from a rugged stretch of the Haw River near Pittsboro and flown to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill for evaluation. Chatham County deputies, local fire departments, state emergency agencies, and a specialized helicopter rescue team all worked together to reach him in difficult terrain, underscoring the region’s coordinated emergency response network.
   

3. Forbes ranked the country's top colleges. These 4 NC schools made the top 100 (heraldsun.com) — Local students and families eyeing UNC-Chapel Hill may be encouraged to see it ranked 49th nationally in Forbes’ new list of 500 top colleges, based on outcomes like debt and long-term salaries. Duke, NC State, and Davidson also cracked the top 100, while several other North Carolina schools made the broader list, underscoring the state’s strong higher-education options.
   

4. McDowell joins NC data center pause (carolinajournal.com) — Global tech and economic leaders just met in Chapel Hill for a G20 Innovation Ministerial, agreeing that emerging technologies and AI could drive major growth if supported by smart policy. Their Carolina Principles for Emerging Technologies, crafted here, intersect with North Carolina’s fast-changing rules on data centers, energy costs, and tax incentives that could shape future projects and jobs across the state.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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