FRIDAYS TOGETHER WITH YOU

Good morning Wilmington!

I am going to start running the “Where am I” on Mondays instead of Fridays and then give the answer later in the week. This will help me with Monday content plus, I’ll have the option of offering clues throughout the week.

The Olympics Opening Ceremony in Paris start today at 1:30 PM. NBC | Peacock begins television coverage at noon ET. The full event is expected to last more than three hours.

Here’s today’s issue–

What you should know:

• Man arrested for allegedly starting Park Fire in California

• Kamala Harris gets the Obama’s endorsement

• Rail network sabotaged hours before Olympics opening ceremony in France

• Energy drinks pulled from Australian shelves

What might surprise you

• Airline to let women request if they want to sit next to men

• New ‘Jetsons law’ paves the way for flying cars

• U.S. Presidential Candidate RFK Jr. Says He's 'Fully Committed' to Bitcoin

National & World News:

• Texas home to 9 of 10 fastest-growing cities

• Harvey Weinstein in hospital with Covid and double pneumonia

• Celine Dion to make comeback at Olympics

• Elon claims he never said he would donate $45 million a month to Trump’s Campaign

• Trump plans to stop holding outdoor rallies after assassination attempt

• Kamala Harris posts first campaign ad

• Florida Homeowners See Resale Value Plunge

• Newsom orders California state agencies to start clearing homeless encampments

Local News:

• Gov. Roy Cooper is in CBS news' top ten picks for Kamala’s VP

• St. Mary Health Center told to vacate property after providing decades of free dental services

In today’s Port City Pulse:

• Wilmington Airport Receives $4M for Terminal Access Improvement

• nCino Named Among World's Top FinTech Companies for 2024

Wilmington Airport Receives $4M for Terminal Access Improvement

[WWAY] Senator Thom Tillis announced a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for Wilmington International Airport. Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the grant will construct a new terminal access road and curb expansion to enhance passenger convenience.

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nCino Named Among World's Top FinTech Companies for 2024

[WECT] Wilmington-based nCino, Inc., a leader in cloud banking, has been named to CNBC and Statista's 2024 World’s Top FinTech Companies list. This recognition highlights nCino's innovative solutions, including their AI-powered Banking Advisor tool. CEO Pierre Naudé attributes their success to their mission of transforming financial services with data, AI, and intelligent automation.

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Weather Forecast

Fri 26 Thunderstorms | 82°/73° | 82% | SW 7 mph
Sat 27 AM Showers | 85°/72° | 52% | NE 11 mph
Sun 28 Mostly Sunny | 85°/73° | 5% | ENE 8 mph

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Tide Forecast

Fri Jul 26

• 5:54am: -0.44 ft (Low Tide)

• 12:15pm: 4.49 ft (High Tide)

• 6:31pm: 0.16 ft (Low Tide)

Sat Jul 27

• 12:33am: 4.22 ft (High Tide)

• 6:50am: -0.33 ft (Low Tide)

• 1:08pm: 4.56 ft (High Tide)

• 7:42pm: 0.33 ft (Low Tide)

Sun Jul 28

• 1:25am: 3.92 ft (High Tide)

• 7:48am: -0.23 ft (Low Tide)

• 2:02pm: 4.55 ft (High Tide)

• 8:50pm: 0.41 ft (Low Tide)

Provided by Marineweather.net