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In today’s news: UNC celebrates commencement amidst protests, and Orange County gears up for Tuesday’s runoff school board election. Also: new numbers (but no big changes) in the presidential race; a bunch of budget-related local government meetings; a new Teacher of the Year for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools; a new skate spot in Hillsborough; a smaller-than-expected budget surplus in Raleigh; a new statue representing North Carolina at the U.S. Capitol; a brilliant Northern lights display in Chapel Hill; an ACC Coastal Division title for UNC baseball; NCAA tourney defeats for Tar Heel women’s tennis and women’s lacrosse; and excitement around UNC’s newly renovated Finley Golf Club.

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