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  • See how Raleigh NICU nurses are brightening Christmas for tiny patients
  • How a $3 Raleigh ticket became a $200,000 Powerball win

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Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 65, low: 45.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 70 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tiniest patients get festive photoshoot to bring joy to Christmas week at Raleigh hospital (cbs17.com) — Families with newborns in the NICU at UNC Health Rex in Raleigh are getting a dose of holiday cheer as nurses dress premature babies in festive costumes for Christmas week photos. The lighthearted photoshoot offers parents a welcome distraction while their tiniest patients continue receiving specialized care before they’re ready to go home.
   

• Raleigh woman wins $200K in Powerball drawing: 'Holy cow' (abc11.com) — A Raleigh woman turned a $3 Powerball ticket into a $200,000 win, then headed to lottery headquarters in Raleigh to claim $143,501 after taxes. She plans to use the money to wipe out her teacher daughter’s student loans, help her other children, and pay down her house, all thanks to matching four white balls and the red Powerball with Power Play.
   

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  • Thank you to the nice elf that took the time to bring the rug I ordered to my door when it was apparently delivered by mistake to their door!
    I was so disappointed and thought I had been pirated. I can’t thank you enough! Merry Christmas! (Nextdoor Falls River)
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    Tuesday we will be in Wendell and all extra toys will be passed out on Wednesday, stay tuned for location and details (Nextdoor Mitchell Mill)
  • The Raleigh Police Department Foundation spread holiday cheer this week by delivering holiday goodie bags to our officers & professional staff... (X: raleighpolice)
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🗞 Nearby News

Knightdale

  • Explore the Triangle's best holiday light displays: Must visit holiday homes (wral.com)
  • Trash pickups change for Christmas & New Year's. Schedules for Triangle towns (newsobserver.com)

Cary

  • Cary's new Interim Town Manager Russ Overton pledges transparency amid financial scrutiny (wral.com)
  • I Asked 5 Chefs What Tools Help Get Dinner on the Table—Here's What They Said (allrecipes.com)
  • North Carolina man's viral light display raises funds for St. Jude (wspa.com)

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