WEDNESDAY TOGETHER WITH YOU

Good morning Wilmington!

Get ready to check in on our Florida friends as Helene prepares to make landfall on Thursday. The Cape Fear Region will likely get some heavy rain and gusty winds with possible tornadoes Thursday night into Friday.

That’s not the only disturbance we need to watch. Keep an eye on this Longshoremen’s strike which will likely start on OCT 1 and shut down the Wilmington Port. This strike also has the potential to disrupt supply chains while making life difficult for truckers.

In today’s Port City Pulse:

• Port Shutdown Threatens Supply Chain

• UNC System Shuts Down DEI Offices, Saves $17M

Port Shutdown Threatens Supply Chain as Union Seeks Higher Wages

[WECT] East Coast ports, including Wilmington, may face a potential shutdown as the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) threatens to strike on Oct. 1 over wage disputes. If no new contract is reached with the U.S. Maritime Alliance, cargo operations could come to a halt, affecting holiday shopping and supply chains. Ports are extending hours to minimize congestion before the deadline. A strike could result in weeks of recovery for disrupted operations.

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UNC System Shuts Down DEI Offices, Saves $17M

[WUNC] In compliance with the UNC Board of Governors' "institutional neutrality" policy, several UNC System universities have closed or restructured DEI offices and eliminated programs for marginalized groups. These changes affect DEI staffing, identity-based centers, and student services across the system, with the aim of reducing ideological bias. The universities have collectively saved $17 million from these changes, reallocating resources to broader student success initiatives. Critics fear this could undermine support for marginalized students.

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News Roundup

Local News:

• UNC Morehead-Cain student found dead after going missing on hike in South Africa

• U.S. 17 reopens in Brunswick County

• Another staff member from New Hanover Community Endowment –Communications Director Kevin Maurer is resigning

What you should know:

• Kids as young at 8 are drugged and trafficked into the US by smugglers posing as their parents

• Tropical Storm Helene forecast to grow into hurricane with 150 mph gusts before Florida landfall

What might surprise you

• Son of suspect in second Trump assassination attempt arrested on child sexual abuse images charges

National & World News:

• Retired judge kills self at Orange County home as FBI arrive to arrest him

• US Capitol hit by massive cyber attack

• Infowars Will Be Auctioned Off to Pay Sandy Hook Families

• Brett Favre tells Congress he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease

• Third house since Friday, 10th in last four years, collapses off Rodanthe

• Justice Department accuses Visa of debit network monopoly

• Telegram Founder Cedes to Police Requests About Users

To-Do!

✅ Voter registration deadline is on October 11 - Check your voter status

Weather Forecast

Today Cloudy | 82°/76° | 19% | SSE 9 mph
Thu 26 Cloudy | 81°/77° | 24% | SE 12 mph
Fri 27 AM Thunderstorms/Wind | 82°/73° | 84% | SSE 23 mph

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Tide Forecast

Wed Sep 25
8:08am: 0.69 ft (Low Tide)
2:19pm: 4.52 ft (High Tide)
9:22pm: 0.95 ft (Low Tide)

Thu Sep 26
2:46am: 3.61 ft (High Tide)
9:13am: 0.75 ft (Low Tide)
3:24pm: 4.33 ft (High Tide)
10:17pm: 0.94 ft (Low Tide)

Fri Sep 27
3:52am: 3.63 ft (High Tide)
10:11am: 0.74 ft (Low Tide)
4:30pm: 4.27 ft (High Tide)
11:04pm: 0.89 ft (Low Tide)

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