In today’s news: the Triangle faces an extreme heat warning, and UNC athletics prepares to share revenue with athletes next year. Also: Hillsborough police locate a missing man; UNC faculty members speak out for tenure protections; UNC faces a lawsuit from a student over the Zayden High situation; two local elected officials announce plans to run for reelection; Chapel Hill approves a housing development (with some trepidations); UNC students deal with an on-campus housing crunch; state lawmakers reach a budget impasse but approve a hurricane-relief bill; UNC names a new vice chancellor for communications; and Tar Heel basketball star Seth Trimble gets ready to step up as a veteran leader next season.

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Trending today: the French government gives teens a government allowance during the pandemic, leading to a spike in manga sales – which now means manga sales are down in France, because teens aren’t getting that stimulus money anymore. (See also: every American business that spent its one-time stimulus money on new hires and expanded operations, and is now weirdly surprised at the fact that they suddenly don’t have the funds to sustain all that spending. Like, what did you think was going to happen?)

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Aaron welcomes UNC associate communications professor Michael Palm, president of UNC’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). They’re calling on the UNC Board of Trustees to provide more transparency and a full explanation after an unusual months-long delay in approving tenure applications for dozens of faculty members earlier this year: the Board finally approved the applications earlier this month, but not before drawing national media attention – and leaving numerous professors in career limbo for half the school year.

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In today’s news: a “heat dome” brings intensely hot weather to the Triangle, and Hillsborough’s mayor steps in to help save a life. Also: Hillsborough police search for a missing man; the Chapel Hill Town Council approves a budget, but not without dissent; Gov. Josh Stein vetoes a trio of bills, one on guns and two on immigration; U.S. House Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-Orange) denounces the U.S. bombing of Iran; the Durham-based semiconductor manufacturer Wolfspeed files for bankruptcy; local housing nonprofit EmPOWERment Inc reaches a temporary agreement with Duke Energy over their new PEACH apartment complex; UNC’s Lineberger Cancer Center gets a $28 million grant to develop a treatment for metastatic breast cancer; a team of UNC journalism students takes third in a national competition; and a pair of Tar Heel athletes earn individual honors, following the conclusion of the spring sports season.

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This week, Brad and Aaron consider ways to stay cool in the summer, with a massive heat wave upon us. Aaron tries to plan a road trip cootie-catcher style (with limited success), while Brad recommends a trip to DPAC to see a hot show in the air conditioning.

Are you looking for romantic date-night ideas in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and the greater Triangle community? Memorable restaurants, cultural experiences, special events, great places to get outdoors? Every Friday morning at 8:30, Aaron Keck and his husband Brad Bednar go on 97.9 The Hill and offer their recommendations during “Date Night” on This Morning with Aaron Keck. Click here to listen back to all their past segments – and tune in to This Morning every Friday at 8:30 to hear “Date Night” live on the air.

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Trending today: a tax-evasion scheme involving rich folks skirting around state luxury taxes by registering their fancy vehicles in Montana. (This does create a situation wherein all the richest, most selfish people in America have stashed their most expensive possessions in the same Montana mega-garages. Anyone up for an Ocean’s Eleven-style heist?)

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In today’s news: Chapel Hill passes a budget, and local leaders have mixed reactions to a complex housing bill. Also: Chatham County officials search for a missing fisherman at Jordan Lake; the State Senate approves an energy bill that’s drawing pushback from environmental advocates; UNC Health hires a new chief philanthropy officer; a UNC fraternity gets shut down; Chatham County honors a 19th-century Black poet; two Tar Heel tennis stars earn a bid to the U.S. Open; and a UNC football player weighs in on Bill Belichick.

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Trending today: the declining fortunes of Subway, which is rapidly shedding locations nationwide after peaking in the mid-2010s. Victor and Aaron get nostalgic about their Subway memories – which, come to think of it, are all from way back in the day. Why is it that fewer people are going to Subway these days? Aaron’s got theories, but nothing’s entirely certain. (Also, Aaron fondly remembers Cracker Barrel – which sparks gratuitous commentary from Victor.)

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In today’s news: Orange County Commissioners approve next year’s budget, with the Chapel Hill Town Council set to vote on theirs tonight. Also: Chapel Hill considers the future of the property (and the coal ash) at 828 MLK Boulevard; Rodney Trice gets set to be sworn in as Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools superintendent; Orange Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on a new affordable-housing community in Hillsborough; employees at a Chapel Hill Starbucks vote to unionize; Carrboro gets named as a finalist for the national All-America City Award; Chapel Hill and Carrboro come together to celebrate Juneteenth; and the Tar Heel women’s basketball team lands a transfer from Russia.

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Trending today: a debate about whether table-top role-playing games are really ‘games,’ or whether they’re actually ‘books.’ This is relevant for trade-war purposes: games are subject to tariffs, but books are not – so how do you classify an RPG, which really just consists of a manual? Aaron comes up with an intuitive solution which turns out to be similar to what’s already been decided; that decision hasn’t fully satisfied anyone, but in the words of Calvin & Hobbes, “a good compromise leaves everybody mad.”

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