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President Donald Trump’s blizzard of executive orders this week includes a directive suspending the resettlement of refugees in the U.S.
That has placed thousands of people desperate to leave Afghanistan in limbo, including family members of U.S. service members.
Spectrum News 1 spoke with a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division in North Carolina who said his sister and her husband are stuck in Afghanistan.

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Where there is snow on the ground in the east, expect a very cold morning Friday. Quiet weather prevails through the weekend as temperatures return to seasonal normals. It will be even warmer as we head into the workweek. Some eastern sections may see rain Monday.

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Around North Carolina

1. North Carolina Supreme Court passing for now on ruling if ballots in close race are valid

The North Carolina Supreme Court dismissed on Wednesday a request by the trailing candidate in an extremely close race for a seat on this same court to rule now on whether well over 60,000 ballots should be removed from the tally.

2. Raleigh officer wounded in Tuesday gunfight remains in critical condition

Raleigh police have identified the officer who was seriously wounded in a shootout Tuesday as First Class Officer M.A. Gillick. Gillick was taken to WakeMed hospital with a gunshot wound and underwent surgery. He remained in critical condition Thursday, Lt. Jason Borneo said in a statement.

3. Western N.C. residents hope Trump's visit means more Helene relief

Just days after President Donald Trump was sworn in, he plans on visiting western North Carolina. Trump is set to touch down in Asheville Friday morning to get a look at the damage still left behind from Helene.

Around The Nation

1. Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship

2. Trump continues executive orders blitz, declassifies assassination files and pardons anti-abortion protesters

3. 'Emilia Pérez' leads Oscar nominations with 13, setting record for a non-English language film

Editor's Pick - Charlotte police unveil initiative that allows civilians to assist in crash responses

CMPD unveiled the Civilian Crash Investigative Unit to free up officers to respond to serious crashes. Kandyce Odwin is one of 15 crash investigators at CMPD. CMPD said it's seen success with the new program and assisting officers in answering calls that are non-injury or noncriminal related.