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🎤 Shakira will perform at Bank of America Stadium on May 13. Tickets go on sale Friday, Oct. 25, at noon on Ticketmaster. (Axios)
🎄 A Christmas tree from Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm in Newland will be displayed in the White House's Blue Room. (WBTV)
⚽️ 14-year-old Stella Spitzer became the youngest player to compete in a USL Super League match when she made her Carolina Ascent FC debut during their 2-0 win vs. Brooklyn FC, per the club.
🚗 Non-essential travel is allowed in Western North Carolina again, though Gov. Roy Cooper said drivers should use caution when traveling in the region. (WRAL)
- The governor added it will cost around $5 billion to repair transportation infrastructure damaged by Helene.
❄️ The Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville is canceling its National Gingerbread House Competition, a popular annual holiday tradition, in the wake of Helene.
- Instead, competitors and new participants can have their work displayed at local businesses in Asheville, including at The Grove Park Inn (though they will not be judged).
🗳 More than 90,000 people have cast early ballots in Mecklenburg County as of Oct. 21. (Mecklenburg County Board of Elections)
Former President Trump claimed Monday in Asheville he's "not familiar" with the North Carolina governor's race, despite having previously endorsed Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson for the job. (Axios)
⚕️The North Carolina Supreme Court ordered Friday that a case challenging the state's "certificate of need" laws be sent back to trial. (WRAL)
- If the law, which requires government approval for health care facilities and services, is deemed unconstitutional, it could reshape the state's health care system.