After an even cooler start Friday morning, temperatures will gradually warm up over the weekend. Expect near-average conditions in mid-October with lows in the 50s and highs in the low 80s.

Today and tonight: You’ll be reaching for a jacket again early Friday as temperatures dip into the low 40s across the region and even top 30s near the LA-MS state line. With mostly clear skies, you’ll be able to catch a glimpse of the full Hunter’s Moon during the early morning drive until it sets around 8:30 a.m. On Friday there will be mostly sunny skies with some high clouds. Temperatures this afternoon will be several degrees higher than Thursday, near 79° in Baton Rouge. Winds today will be light from the northeast at 5 to 10 miles per hour and there will continue to be no humidity or rain.

If you have Friday night plans or are going to a high school football game, you’ll want to have a jacket handy. Once the sun sets at 6:29 p.m. tonight, temperatures will drop quickly. It will be a very fall evening in Louisiana with temperatures in the low 60s by 10 p.m. By daybreak Saturday, conditions will cool another 10 degrees, to the low 50s.

Next: This weekend will be very pleasant for outdoor activities, although a light jacket may be necessary in the early morning and evening. Each day begins with temperatures in the low 50s and full sunshine each afternoon brings warmer temperatures into the low 80s. There will be no showers to avoid and the humidity will remain comfortable throughout the weekend. The gradual weakening of temperatures will continue through early next week, with highs reaching the mid-80s. There are some signs that high clouds will spread into the sky from midweek, potentially limiting further warming. However, there is no sign of rain in Storm Station’s 7-day forecast.

College football: On The Bluff, Southern Homecoming activities are accompanied by very nice weather. Some light layers may be desirable in the morning and evening, but mid-afternoon festivities and evening festivities will feature sunshine and temperatures in the 80s. LSU fans traveling can expect clear and cool conditions in Fayetteville. Temperatures will range from the mid 40s at dawn to the mid 70s in the afternoon, dropping to the 60s and 50s during the game. You can find out how LSU has performed in these conditions in the past using Storm Station’s LSU Kickoff Weather Index HERE.

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The Tropics: A poorly defined area of ​​low pressure produces disorganized showers and thunderstorms that extend from the northern Leeward Islands a few hundred miles north across the adjacent Atlantic waters. Development, if any, of this disorder should be occurs slowly while moving rapidly from the west to the west-northwest Traveling at about 20 mph today, it will pass near or just north of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, then near Hispaniola and the southeast Bahamas on Saturday. No further development is expected until the end of this weekend due to strong winds in the upper elevations.

There are still widespread showers and thunderstorms everywhere northwestern Caribbean Sea associated with an extensive lowland area Pressure gradually becoming better defined north of Eastern Honduras. Environmental conditions appear to be conducive for someFurther development in the next day or two and short lived A tropical depression or storm could form before the system moves inland over Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico on Saturday. Regardless of developments, locally heavy rain is expected in parts of Central America and southern Mexico until the weekend.

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Mississippi State football (1-5, 0-3 SEC) hosts #14 Texas A&M (5-1, 3-0) this Saturday in Starkville. It’s a big home game for the Bulldogs, who are looking to end their losing streak with a big upset and kick off a strong finish to the 2024 season. But is this realistic for MSU? Let’s take a look at the Aggies and make a final prediction for the match…

Mike Elko knows how to coach defense, and his Aggies are strong on that side of the ball in his first season. In three conference games, A&M is allowing just 311 yards and fewer than 16 points per game. It starts at the beginning with one of the best D-lines in the country. Nic Scourton has 4.5 sacks and 10 tackles for loss at the rim, and Shemar Turner is a force on the inside. If you can combine a great front with a strong secondary, you’re in great shape, and A&M offers tight coverage on the back end as well. Moving the ball against this group will be an arduous task.

Texas A&M has had some ups and downs on offense so far this season. Le’Veon Moss has been outstanding in the backfield with over 600 yards and six touchdowns, but his OL doesn’t have much offense in front of him on a regular basis. The passing game led by Conner Weigman was also quite inconsistent. But what helped the Aggies was their ability to achieve big things. They’ve completed 19 plays of 20-plus yards in three SEC games, and that’s been crucial for them when it comes to putting points on the board. It’s been a struggle for the MSU defense to prevent big plays, but they’ll have to do it against A&M.

Mississippi State is playing better football right now. There’s expected to be a good atmosphere at Davis Wade Stadium on Saturday, and for many years Texas A&M would be exactly the type of opponent I’d say they’d be willing to upset. But I think the Aggies are a bad pairing. I think MSU will struggle to hold its own against A&M’s defensive front and won’t have the big play opportunities it had last week. And the Bulldog defense has shown no reason to believe it will slow an opposing offense. I think the Aggies will win comfortably.

Mississippi State loses 37-19

There are different ways to get your parents to give you money, and for Chidi* it turns out catfishing is one of them.

The 23-year-old talks about discovering his father’s feminine side and why pretending to be a woman was the perfect punishment for his father’s actions.

As told to Boluwatife

You should know two things about my father: He’s an unrepentant womanizer and as stingy as they come.

I only found out about womanization a few years ago, but that stingy part? I always knew that from my father. More specifically, I knew that my father was often hesitant to spend money, but I thought it was because he didn’t have much of it. That wasn’t exactly a far-fetched idea, considering he’s a civil engineer with a wife and six children to support.

In addition, he was hardly there because he was working on one construction site or another. I assumed he had to constantly make an effort to care for us.

It became increasingly clear to me that it was no coincidence that I received money from my father; it required serious planning. Several times I saw my mother sitting across from my father at the dinner table and discussing things after we (the children) had cleared the plates.

These discussions often centered around money—how much she needed to pay a bill and why exactly the bill was necessary. It was like a budget presentation and approval meeting. My father wouldn’t drop anything if she didn’t “defend” her needs well enough.

I remember in 2015 I almost missed the deadline to pay my WAEC registration fee because I accidentally gave him two different dates as the payment deadline. He assumed I had lied about the money and refused to pay until my teacher visited him.

The university was no better. My father never answered my calls, just in case there was money involved. He only replied to my text to let me know when he had sent me the usual £5,000 he sent once or twice a month. I didn’t think much about his attitude because it wasn’t strange – the whole family knew he hated spending money. But in my senior year I made an interesting discovery.

My university was in the same condition as my family home, but I hardly went home because the distance between home and school was too great to visit regularly with my meager pocket money. However, one day in 2022, I left school to attend a party at a nightclub not far from home and surprisingly met my father at the same nightclub.

Luckily he didn’t see me, but I had a good view of him from my seat on the other side of the club. This man danced with a hot babe and held her like his life depended on it.

I couldn’t tell my mother what I had seen because I was afraid there would be problems at home. But I had to tell someone, so I called my younger sister instead, and that’s when I realized I was the least informed person in my family.

Apparently my father had a penchant for pursuing everything in skirts. My sister was still in high school, so she lived at home and had direct access to the books my mother repeatedly accused my father of spending all his money on different women. The times he wasn’t home that I thought were due to hustling? Oga actually enjoyed his life with women.

From what my sister told me, I realized that womanizing had always existed, but my mother never made a secret of it. I think she thought he would grow out of it, but had no choice but to complain loudly when he continued after almost all of the children were grown and out of the house.

I was quite disappointed to find out about my father. This man struggled to support his own family but spent his money generously on his girlfriends. I know how often my mother had to take out loans to finance her grocery business when we were younger. I was angry, but I couldn’t do anything. I couldn’t confront him and risk losing financial support for the school.

But then, a few months later, I found an opportunity to take revenge on my father.

I don’t remember what I did on Facebook that day, but I unexpectedly found my father’s second Facebook profile. I say second because he already had one that we all knew about. This new profile only contained his middle name and a shortened version of his last name, but from the profile picture I was sure it was him.

My friend Ada* was in my dorm room that day and I showed her the profile and complained that my dad had probably created a secret Facebook account to trick women into thinking he was single.

Ada jokingly suggested opening a fake account to trick him, and what started as a joke quickly became true. I opened a new account, pretended to be a girl, and uploaded Ada’s pictures to make my claim realistic. I sent my dad a friend request, and when I woke up the next day, he had accepted it.

The next week I was in a “talking phase” with my dad – of course he thought it was a great baby. Whenever he asked for pictures or video calls, Ada would take over. The second week I started billing him. Surprise, surprise, he sent money. The first amount my father sent was ₦50,000. He had never given me £50,000 before as his actual child. I shared the money equally with Ada.

The scam lasted three weeks and my father sent a total of ₦250,000 to his “mystery wife”. The amount was so high because I asked him to send £100,000 for the supposed plane ticket to bring his baby to our city so they could finally meet.

Ada and I had claimed that the “baby” was a university student in another part of the country, which is why we were able to extend the meeting to three weeks. The “baby” was supposed to travel to our state during the semester break and meet with my father. Of course, we blocked him immediately afterwards and shared the money.

After we blocked him, I called my sister and tried to get a feel for how things were at home, but she said everything was fine. My father didn’t act as if anything strange had happened and just carried on as normal.

Of course he had to carry on as normal. How do you tell your wife, “My online girlfriend cheated on me”? It was the perfect punishment and I don’t feel bad at all. I would do it again if I had the chance.

That was over a year ago, but I still secretly smile when I see my dad. I’m tempted to tell him that I’m his “online girlfriend” one day, but I’ll keep that a secret for a little longer.

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*Names have been changed for reasons of anonymity.

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This week, First Liberty filed friend-of-the-court briefs in two important cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court and the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Parental Rights: Choose the religious upbringing of their children

The Supreme Court agreed to a hearing United States v. Skrmettia case involving a Tennessee law that prohibits health care providers from performing sex reassignment surgery or administering hormones or puberty blockers to minors. The key question is whether this law violates the U.S. Constitution, particularly the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

The teenagers who challenged Tennessee’s law won in part in district court. The judge put on hold the state’s ban on hormone therapy and puberty blockers, but not the ban on gender reassignment surgery, because the teenagers were not candidates for such surgeries. But then the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned that decision and upheld the law as constitutional. The 6th Circuit ruling rejected recognition of a new constitutional right in the area of ​​sex reassignment procedures.

Although the case is not specifically about religious freedom or the First Amendment, the outcome could impact Americans with deeply held religious beliefs about sex and gender.

We filed the petition on behalf of Abigail Martinez, a Christian mother in California whose young daughter, Yaeli, was beginning to question her sexuality. The teenager struggled with severe depression for years and an older transgender friend told her the only way to be happy was to change gender. School staff encouraged her to secretly join the LGBTQ club and hide it from her mother. The school psychologist recommended that she change gender instead of treating her depression.

Abigail tried to advocate for Yaeli to receive mental health treatment through the school, but school staff turned her away. In 2016, the state abducted Yaeli from her home. At age 19, Yaeli’s depression had not been resolved by the transition attempt. Her pain was too deep and the hormone treatment made it worse. Yaeli eventually committed suicide.

The government’s intervention in Yaeli’s life against her mother’s wishes denied Abigail the opportunity to treat her daughter’s mental health and save her life.

The families who challenged Tennessee’s law say it violates their parental rights. But as the appeals court noted, there is no deep-rooted tradition supporting the right of parents to reasonably prohibited medical treatments for children.

Our submission argues that Tennessee law does not violate parents’ rights but rather strengthens existing protections the Constitution upholds, such as the right of parents to raise their children consistent with their religious beliefs.

As we emphasize in our letter, “There is perhaps no right more deeply rooted in our nation’s history and tradition than the right of parents to direct the religious upbringing of their children.”

“This is especially true for religious parents like Abigail Martinez,” the letter said. “If her state had passed SB1, she likely would never have lost custody of Yaeli, government officials would not have been able to order gender reassignment treatments over her objections, and her beloved daughter would likely still be alive today.”

The government cannot force Americans to express messages that go against their beliefs

First Liberty also filed an amicus brief State of Kansas v. U.S. Department of Educationa case pending before the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The state of Kansas joins three other states and private parent, student and student-athlete groups in objecting to a Biden-Harris administration rule that seeks to rewrite Title IX to include “gender identity” in the federal definition of “sex.” .”

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a civil rights law that protects students from discrimination based on sex in educational programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance. It was written into law to provide equal opportunities and treatment for female athletes in sports from elementary school through college.

We filed the amicus brief on behalf of 30 scholars who raise concerns that the Biden-Harris administration’s rule forces schoolchildren to use other students’ preferred pronouns or risk investigation or discipline. According to the new regulation, school children are not allowed to simply remain silent. This government wants to force them to affirm preferred pronouns, even if it violates their beliefs and forces them to lie.

“They could either reveal themselves as heretical dissenters from gender ideology, betray their religious beliefs by agreeing to use preferred pronouns, or face punishment for their silence,” the letter said.

We declare that the outcome of this case impacts freedom of religion, freedom of expression and freedom of silence – which includes the right not to express messages that are contrary to one’s religious beliefs or beliefs.

“It would be surprising and inappropriate for America’s tradition of civil liberties under the law,” the opinion concludes, “for this court to authorize a government agency to force schoolchildren to use certain pronouns in reference to a specific person, rather than them “I am free to remain silent on this matter.”

New Orange County The venue will host the grand opening celebration Friday, October 25th^Th

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE: TRUL) (OTCQX: TCNNF) (“Trulieve” or “the Company”), a leading and powerful cannabis company in the United States, today announced the opening of a new medicinal cannabis dispensary in Orlando, Florida.

There will be a grand opening celebration Friday, October 25thstarting at 9 a.mwith music, special offers, discounts and the opportunity to register for upcoming patient education sessions as well as learn more about #YesOn3 and the ballot initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis use Florida.

“This new pharmacy offers patients and caregivers more convenience Orlando area,” said Trulieve’s chief executive officer Kim Rivers. “We look forward to serving customers in the West Orange County with affordable, high quality products and outstanding customer service.”

Trulieve Orlando West Colonial, 7225 West Colonial Drive, Unit 100, is open 9 a.m – 8:30 p.m. Monday to Saturday And 11 a.m – Sundays at 8 p.moffers walk-in and express pickup services.

The new pharmacy will carry a wide selection of popular products, including Trulieve’s portfolio of private brands such as Alchemy, Co2lors, Cultivar Collection, Modern Flower, Momenta, Muse, Roll One, Sweet Talk and Trekkers. Customers also have access to popular partner brands such as Alien Labs, Bellamy BrothersBinske, Black Tuna, Blue River, Connected Cannabis, DeLisioso, Khalifa KushLove’s Oven, Miami Mango, O.pen, Seed Junky and Sunshine Cannabis, all available exclusively at Trulieve in Florida.

Over FloridaTrulieve offers home delivery, convenient online ordering, and in-store pickup. Veterans receive 20% off any order when they show their military ID, and all first-time guests are eligible for a 60% new customer discount at any Florida Trulieve location. For more information or to learn how to become a registered patient, please visit Trulieve.com and connect on Instagram or Facebook.

About Trulieve
Trulieve is an industry-leading, vertically integrated cannabis company and multi-state operator in the United States with leading market positions in Arizona, FloridaAnd Pennsylvania. Trulieve’s hub strategy is poised for accelerated growth and expansion, as well as expanding retail and distribution scale in new and existing markets. By providing innovative, high-quality products across its portfolio of brands, Trulieve delivers optimal customer experiences, improves access to cannabis, and helps patients and customers live life without limitations. Trulieve is listed on the CSE under the symbol TRUL and trades on the OTCQX market under the symbol TCNNF. For more information, visit Trulieve.com.

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Christine HerseyVice President of Investor Relations
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No. 3 Minnesota hosts No. 1 Wisconsin in a must-watch weekend series in women’s college hockey on Friday and Saturday.

The Badgers (6-0) enter Minneapolis in style after outscoring their opponents 46-6 in the first six games of the season. That includes two comfortable wins against then-No. 3 Minnesota Duluth last weekend.

Fifth-year forward Casey O’Brien led the way for Wisconsin with 17 points and 12 assists.

The Golden Gophers (4-1-1) had their hands full with No. 2 Ohio State last weekend, losing a game and tying another against the reigning national champions.

Redshirt senior Abbey Murphy leads Minnesota with nine points and six goals in six games.

Here’s everything you need to know about this weekend’s Minnesota-Wisconsin women’s hockey game.

Where to watch the Minnesota vs. Wisconsin women’s hockey game?

• TV channels: Big Ten Network (Saturday)
• Live stream: B1G+ (Friday), Fubo (Saturday)

Saturday’s game between Minnesota and Wisconsin will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network. Friday’s game will not be broadcast on national television but will be available to B1G+ subscribers.

Viewers can stream Saturday’s game live on Fubo, which is offering a free trial so you can try before you buy.

For a limited time, you can get your first month of Fubo for just $59.99, a savings of $20. Stream ESPN, ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and more than 200 top live TV and sports channels without cable. (On participating plans only. Taxes and fees may apply.)

Minnesota vs. Wisconsin start time

• Date: Friday, October 18th and Saturday, October 19th
• Time: 7:00 p.m. ET and 4:00 p.m. ET

The first game of the two-game set will take place on Friday, October 18th at 7:00 p.m. ET. The second game will take place on Saturday, October 19th at 4:00 p.m. ET.

Both games will be played at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The full schedule can be found below.

Date	Game	Time (ET)	TV/live stream
Fri, Oct 18	Game 1: Minnesota vs. Wisconsin	7 p.m	B1G+
Sat., Oct. 19	Game 2: Minnesota vs. Wisconsin	4 p.m	BTN, Fubo

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RALEIGH, NC (WBTV) – For one week in October, students across North Carolina can submit free college applications to many North Carolina colleges and universities.

College Application Week takes place October 21-27 as part of the College Foundation of North Carolina’s (CFNC) Countdown to College initiative, which highlights resources for North Carolina students and families to help them plan, apply, and to help pay for your studies. This week, eligible students can apply to eligible colleges and universities for free.

Research from the Lumina Foundation shows that cost is a major barrier to students enrolling in college. Initiatives like CFNC’s College Application Week can save students hundreds of dollars on their college journey.

Below is a list of North Carolina colleges and universities participating in College Application Week, as well as helpful resources provided by CFNC.

List: North Carolina schools participating in College Application Week

For those in counties affected by Hurricane Helene

The following institutions will waive application fees for students enrolled in high schools in FEMA-designated Hurricane Helene counties during College Application Week:

• Appalachian State University
• NC State University
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Many students and families across North Carolina face a long road to recovery following Hurricane Helene. Some students may still apply to college this month as planned, but others may need to change their plans.

Resources will be available through CFNC.org during Countdown to College Commencement Month in October, but this information will also be available throughout the year to help students and families navigate the process of attending college when the time is right is.

For high school graduates, first-year students, new students

These colleges and universities are waiving application fees for first-year students during College Application Week:

• Barton College
• Belmont Abbey College
• Bennett College
• Brevard College
• Campbell University
• Carolinas College of Health Sciences
• Catawba College
• Chowan University
• Davidson College
• East Carolina University
• Elizabeth City State University
• Elon University
• Fayetteville State University
• Gardner-Webb University
• Greensboro College
• Guilford College
• High Point University
• Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte
• Johnson C. Smith University
• Lees-McRae College
• Lenoir Rhyne University
• Livingstone College
• Louisburg College
• Mars Hill University
• Meredith College
• Methodist University
• Montreal College
• North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
• North Carolina Central University
• North Carolina Wesleyan University
• Pfeiffer University
• Queen’s University of Charlotte
• St. Augustine’s University
• Salem College
• Shaw University
• St Andrews University
• University of North Carolina Asheville
• University of North Carolina at Pembroke
• University of North Carolina School of Art
• University of Mount Olive
• Warren Wilson College
• Western Carolina University
• William Peace University
• Wingate University
• Winston-Salem State University
• All 58 community colleges in North Carolina

For transfer students

These colleges and universities waive application fees during student application week for students who want to transfer from one university to another. If you are currently a high school student, please do not complete the transfer application without speaking to your school counselor as this likely does not apply to you.

• Barton College
• Belmont Abbey College
• Bennett College
• Brevard College
• Campbell University
• Carolinas College of Health Sciences
• Catawba College
• Chowan University
• Davidson College
• East Carolina University
• Elizabeth City State University
• Fayetteville State University
• Gardner-Webb University
• Greensboro College
• Guilford College
• High Point University
• Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte
• Johnson C. Smith University
• Lees-McRae College
• Livingstone College
• Louisburg College
• Mars Hill University
• Meredith College
• Methodist University
• Montreal College
• North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
• North Carolina Central University
• North Carolina Wesleyan University
• Pfeiffer University
• Queen’s University of Charlotte
• St. Augustine’s University
• Salem College
• Shaw University
• St Andrews University
• University of North Carolina Asheville
• University of North Carolina at Pembroke
• University of Mount Olive
• Warren Wilson College
• Western Carolina University
• William Peace University
• Wingate University
• Winston-Salem State University
• All 58 community colleges in North Carolina

*Remember to read the instructions for each institution carefully as some may have specific instructions or criteria for applicants

For those requesting readmission

Colleges and universities will waive application fees for students seeking readmission during College Application Week. Readmission is the process of re-enrolling at a university after a student has been absent for one or more semesters due to deregistration, withdrawal, dismissal or other reasons. This does not apply to current high school students.

• Barton College
• Belmont Abbey College
• Bennett College
• Brevard College
• Campbell University
• Carolinas College of Health Sciences
• Catawba College
• Chowan University
• East Carolina University
• Elizabeth City State University
• Fayetteville State University
• Gardner-Webb University
• Greensboro College
• Guilford College
• High Point University
• Johnson and Wales University-Charlotte
• Johnson C. Smith University
• Lees-McRae College
• Livingstone College
• Louisburg College
• Mars Hill University
• Meredith College
• Methodist University
• Montreal College
• North Carolina A&T State University
• North Carolina Central University
• North Carolina Wesleyan University
• Pfeiffer University
• Queen’s University of Charlotte
• St. Augustine’s University
• Salem College
• Shaw University
• St Andrews University
• University of North Carolina at Asheville
• University of North Carolina at Pembroke
• University of Mount Olive
• Warren Wilson College
• Western Carolina University
• William Peace University
• Wingate University

For those with NC College Connect

Colleges and universities will waive application fees during College Application Week for NC Collect Connect. Open only to NC public high school graduates with a weighted GPA of 2.8 or higher. Request your spot – or confirm your eligibility – via the NC Collect Connect portal. Learn more at NCCollegeConnect.org or contact your advisor if you have any questions.

• Elizabeth City State University
• Fayetteville State University
• University of North Carolina Asheville
• University of North Carolina at Pembroke
• Winston-Salem State University
• The North Carolina Community College near the eligible student

Resources available to assist you with the college application process

The following resource descriptions come directly from CFNC:

residence

• Verify your North Carolina residency by completing the Residency Determination Service (RDS) to be eligible for in-state tuition and other forms of financial aid and save thousands on college costs.

FAFSA

• Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This is the first step in obtaining various financial aid options, including scholarships and grants that do not have to be repaid. Through the FAFSA, students also apply for the Next NC Scholarship, which helps most North Carolina residents earn $80,000 or less for their education by covering full or more than full tuition and fees at a community college Half, if not all, of the tuition and fees are covered to attend a public university in the state.

Applications

• Complete college applications, including during college application week. Students can use the CFNC Application Hub to apply to North Carolina colleges, send official high school transcripts, and monitor their progress in a single location.

More resources from CNCC

Here’s how students and families across North Carolina can use CFNC.org’s free resources:

• Create a CFNC account to save college searches, submit applications, and more. Students can take advantage of waived application fees during College Application Week by applying through their CFNC account. Students may also qualify for an ACT and SAT fee waiver, which would allow them to be considered for a college application fee waiver – they should verify this with their school counselor.
• Complete the North Carolina residency verification process through the Residency Determination Service (RDS) to qualify for in-state tuition and other types of financial aid.
• Prepare to finance your college education with CFNC’s financial aid tools, including instructions for submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students should create an account at studentaid.gov to be ready to submit the FAFSA when it becomes available in December.
• Research colleges, universities and non-degree certificate programs through CFNC’s College Search, where students can search by cost, academic programs, location and other important facts.
• Use the CFNC Scholarship Search to find opportunities for additional funding for college. Search by amount, deadline, eligibility and more.
• Submit free transcripts through CFNC. Students and graduates of participating public high schools in North Carolina can use this service to send free official transcripts to colleges and universities in North Carolina.
• Get a head start on applying to college with CFNC’s practice application and admissions essay writing tips.

For more information, visit the College Foundation of North Carolina website here.

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Rap legend Uncle Luke is celebrating a victory in a Miami federal court that awarded him copyright to the music he made as part of the group 2 Live Crew.

Luther Campbell, better known as Uncle Luke, lost ownership of the music catalog decades ago due to bankruptcy.

He won it back in court on Wednesday, and now the songs that caused a stir in the late 1980s and 1990s are back in the hands of their creator for the first time in more than 30 years.

“I was still thinking: Did we win? Did we just win? Did we get our copyrights back?” Luke told NBC6 in disbelief.

Joe Weinberger, owner of the hip-hop label Lil’ Joe Records and Luke’s former lawyer, bought the entire catalog in 1995 in the wake of bankruptcy.

Campbell filed a lawsuit against the label in 2022 when U.S. copyright law allowed ownership of a work to revert to its creator after 35 years. A federal jury decided Wednesday that the music should return to Luke.

“Artists like me can go and reclaim their copyrights when, in my opinion, they have been illegally taken away from us,” he said.

The rapper showed NBC6 several awards he has received for music over the years. But for the most part, the profits made from music were not his property.

“Hearing a song on the radio with your voice, a sample of your music, and you don’t get paid a cent for it, just imagine that. “This is disgusting,” he said. “If people try the music now, the right people can benefit from it.”

Luke’s son and the children of late members Brother Marquis, née Mark Ross, and Fresh Kid Ice, née Chris Won, will benefit from their fathers’ songs.

“You know it means a lot. It means the world. I look at Chris and Mark’s children and my son – that’s their parents’ work. It’s bigger than us, it’s more about the kids,” Luke said.

2 Live Crew is no stranger to controversy or major court case: They’re the ones who brought a free speech case to the U.S. Supreme Court that led to parental advisory stickers on albums.

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