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Hundreds of protesters showed up Tuesday at the General Assembly to speak out against a bill they say would shut down North Carolina’s shrimping industry.
A bill that would restrict shrimp trawling has bipartisan support in the Senate but has prompted a vocal response from House Republicans and shrimpers.
Trucks circled the Legislative Building as demonstrators gathered to protest against the bill banning inland shrimp trawling in North Carolina.

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We'll have another day of dangerous heat Wednesday with the added concern for strong storms beginning in the afternoon. Extreme heat warnings will continue. Above average heat and high humidity will push the afternoon heat index to 100 to 115 degrees.

Some areas will receive a cooldown from rain Wednesday, but it may come at a cost in storms. Fueled by the heat and humidity, some of the storms could be quite strong.

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Around North Carolina

1. First case of measles reported in North Carolina this year, DHHS says

A child, who visited Guilford and Forsyth counties last week, became North Carolina's first confirmed case of measles this year, according to public health officials. The child got sick while traveling to North Carolina from another country where measles outbreaks have been reported.

2. Declared free of avian flu, North Carolina can resume poultry exports

The World Organization for Animal Health declared North Carolina poultry bird avian flu free. Poultry farms will continue to take biosecurity measures to make sure avian flu can't take hold again in the state. The designation allows the state to resume exports and international trade. Tommy Porter, a poultry farmer, said the change can also help farmers like him have more business.

3. Brunswick elected official charged with threatening legislators

Anthony Wayne Street, 44, made threatening posts on social media, the State Bureau of Investigation said in a news release Tuesday. Street, a member of the Brunswick Soil and Water Conservation District Board, was arrested Friday on a charge of communicating threats to a legislative agent or court official.

Around The Nation

1. Fragile ceasefire appears to hold between Iran and Israel as Trump vents frustration with both sides

2. Trump administration postpones classified briefings for lawmakers on Iran

3. Bobby Sherman, teen idol in the 1960s and '70s, and later a CPR teacher, dies at 81

Editor's Pick - Dr. Oz defends Medicaid changes in 'big, beautiful bill'

President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” freezes what’s called a health care provider tax, which is money that states can use to help cover their share of Medicaid spending. Rural hospitals say it’s crucial for them to operate. A number of Republican senators have pitched adding a fund for rural hospitals in the bill. That’s something Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz told Spectrum News he supports.