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🌱 Patch AM: Can Duke carry Syracuse momentum into two big home games in Durham?

Also, don't miss Farewell 2025: New Years Party on the Durham Patch calendar

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Good day Durham! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Can Duke carry Syracuse momentum into two big home games in Durham?
  • How a Durham ICCA stage boosted this rising a cappella group
  • Which Durham employers made the biggest job cuts in 2025?

Also on today's calendar: Farewell 2025: New Years Party and 4 more events.

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Today's riddle: What two things can you never eat for breakfast? . 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Monday: A couple of showers, with a high of 64 and low of 27 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Sunny and cooler, temps: high: 43, low: 27.
  • Wednesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 48 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Duke women beat Syracuse 71-51 in ACC road win : (wralsportsfan.com) — Duke women’s basketball will bring ACC play back to Durham soon, hosting Boston College on New Year’s Day and Notre Dame on Jan. 4 at Cameron Indoor. The Blue Devils set up that homestand with a dominant 71–51 road win at Syracuse, powered by Toby Fournier’s 22 points and strong team rebounding.
   

• Ear Candy brings a cappella harmony to campus (theappalachianonline.com) — An App State a cappella group recently placed third at the ICCA South Quarterfinals in Durham, highlighting the city’s role in the regional vocal scene. Ear Candy, a female and non-binary ensemble, also won Acapellageddon and continues to grow campus interest in a cappella through competitions, community performances, and close-knit friendships among members.
   

• Solar, trucks, Triangle research, Amazon delivery: NC's 5 biggest layoffs of 2025 (newsobserver.com) — Several of Durham’s biggest employers, including Duke University, RTI International, FHI 360 and an Amazon delivery contractor, saw major layoffs in 2025, reshaping the local job market. Federal policy shifts and the rise of artificial intelligence played a big role, with hundreds of Durham-area positions cut and more uncertainty ahead for research, education, and delivery workers.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Chapel Hill

  • CommunityWorx Ending Thrift Shop Operations, Transitioning Carrboro Space to Different Nonprofit (chapelboro.com)
  • Top Stories of 2025: In Orange County, An Anticlimactic Election (chapelboro.com)
  • NC home catches fire twice in two days (wspa.com)

Morrisville

  • Do you live in Wake County? Here's a free way to dispose of your Christmas tree. (newsobserver.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Lunch and dinner. (From Norine S.)
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