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In today’s news: UNC police report a string of e-bike and scooter thefts, and two Tar Heel basketball stars hit the transfer portal. Also: UNC students protest the Trump administration’s targeting of student demonstrators; budget talks begin in Chapel Hill; state Republican lawmakers introduce another anti-transgender “bathroom bill,” riling Democrats who want to focus on pocketbook issues; Zaxby’s sets an opening date on Franklin Street; local firefighters head west to battle wildfires in the North Carolina mountains; Carolina baseball gets a win over South Carolina; a Tar Heel golfer gets his third individual win of the year; and a former Chapel Hill High School football star passes away.

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