Ethan Hyman
@tinsnow12.bsky.social
Photojournalist at News & Observer
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Excited to start a new role as The N&O’s Democracy Reporter! #ncpol
I’ll continue to cover voting rights, power struggles and more in NC politics with a focus on how voters can make democracy work for them.
Got tips? Send them to [email protected]
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I’ll continue to cover voting rights, power struggles and more in NC politics with a focus on how voters can make democracy work for them.
Got tips? Send them to [email protected]
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Meet our democracy reporter, covering how NC votes — and whether votes count
Kyle Ingram is The News & Observer’s democracy reporter.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Excited to start a new role as The N&O’s Democracy Reporter! #ncpol
I’ll continue to cover voting rights, power struggles and more in NC politics with a focus on how voters can make democracy work for them.
Got tips? Send them to [email protected]
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
I’ll continue to cover voting rights, power struggles and more in NC politics with a focus on how voters can make democracy work for them.
Got tips? Send them to [email protected]
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
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Boozer's up to 29 points and Duke retakes the lead when a Ngongba 3 hits the side of the backboard, he gets his own rebound, misses the layup and then taps in his own miss. They all count.
Duke 66-64, Arkansas timeout.
Duke 66-64, Arkansas timeout.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Boozer's up to 29 points and Duke retakes the lead when a Ngongba 3 hits the side of the backboard, he gets his own rebound, misses the layup and then taps in his own miss. They all count.
Duke 66-64, Arkansas timeout.
Duke 66-64, Arkansas timeout.
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Maybe a punt really *isn't* a bad play. It worked for NC State on Friday -- twice -- to set up the final score in a 21-11 win over Florida State, the Wolfpack's fourth straight over the Seminoles.
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NC State puts a new spin on ‘a punt is never a bad play’ in weird win over FSU
The Wolfpack recovers back-to-back punts in the fourth quarter to set up Justin Joly’s game-sealing score in a 21-11 win over the Seminoles.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Maybe a punt really *isn't* a bad play. It worked for NC State on Friday -- twice -- to set up the final score in a 21-11 win over Florida State, the Wolfpack's fourth straight over the Seminoles.
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At Centennial Authority meeting today, authority approved NC State's request to use its share of naming-rights revenue, about $500,000/yr, to support the basketball program, with restrictions on how the money is spent and a reserve fund.
From May:
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From May:
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NC State asks to divert Lenovo Center improvement fund to support basketball
N.C. State is allocated $500,000 a year from the arena’s naming rights to fulfill the school’s requests for building upgrades. The university wants to spend that money on men’s basketball instead.
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October 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
At Centennial Authority meeting today, authority approved NC State's request to use its share of naming-rights revenue, about $500,000/yr, to support the basketball program, with restrictions on how the money is spent and a reserve fund.
From May:
www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
From May:
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Breaking news: Robert Redford, the big-screen idol turned Oscar-winning director, independent film advocate and environmental activist, died at 89.
Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89
He made serious topics like grief and political corruption resonate with the masses, in no small part because of his own star power.
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September 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Breaking news: Robert Redford, the big-screen idol turned Oscar-winning director, independent film advocate and environmental activist, died at 89.
On this Labor Day, be sure to read the N&O's Josh Shaffer's story on the Wolfpack's Clyde "The Glide" Austin and his family's desire to bring him home after his death (free link) www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...
Flawed NCSU great Clyde “The Glide” Austin, dead at 67, needs help coming home
The former Wolfpack standout died in Las Vegas after a basketball career and prison stint. His family needs funds to bring his body back to Raleigh.
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September 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
On this Labor Day, be sure to read the N&O's Josh Shaffer's story on the Wolfpack's Clyde "The Glide" Austin and his family's desire to bring him home after his death (free link) www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...
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Why NC State & ECU fans are equally annoyed after last night | Darian Mensah looks like real deal at Duke | Crucial ACC season openers | Jerry Jones is just Vince McMahon | linktr.ee/ogtriangleme...
August 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Why NC State & ECU fans are equally annoyed after last night | Darian Mensah looks like real deal at Duke | Crucial ACC season openers | Jerry Jones is just Vince McMahon | linktr.ee/ogtriangleme...
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Shout out to City of Raleigh Museum for this morning’s informative Downtown Black History Tour. Interesting tidbits like how Hargett Street became Raleigh Black Main Street. You can find out more about upcoming Saturday morning tours at www.cityofraleighmuseum.org/Events#calen... #nced
August 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Shout out to City of Raleigh Museum for this morning’s informative Downtown Black History Tour. Interesting tidbits like how Hargett Street became Raleigh Black Main Street. You can find out more about upcoming Saturday morning tours at www.cityofraleighmuseum.org/Events#calen... #nced
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OPPENHEIMER was released two year ago today. One of Christopher Nolan’s most successful films, the behind the scenes story is, like most Nolan productions, enormous…
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July 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
OPPENHEIMER was released two year ago today. One of Christopher Nolan’s most successful films, the behind the scenes story is, like most Nolan productions, enormous…
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INCEPTION was released 15 years ago today. A masterclass in how to blend digital and practical effects and one of the definitive films of Christopher Nolan, the making of story might have you believing it’s all a dream…
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July 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
INCEPTION was released 15 years ago today. A masterclass in how to blend digital and practical effects and one of the definitive films of Christopher Nolan, the making of story might have you believing it’s all a dream…
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“Life is already hard, so this is just another thing we have to get through.” Kristen Johnson and @vizjourno.bsky.social highlight rescues and evacuations in Durham after Chantal.
Durham residents recount evacuating after the Eno River flooded their homes
“We saw a dog floating in the water, I don’t know if it was dead or alive. You saw the fire department knocking on doors, breaking down doors, trying to get people out,” said a Rippling Stream Road re...
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July 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
“Life is already hard, so this is just another thing we have to get through.” Kristen Johnson and @vizjourno.bsky.social highlight rescues and evacuations in Durham after Chantal.
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NC Gov. Josh Stein promotes our state's mountains and Helene recovery with noted South Carolinian Stephen Colbert. (Sorry, Stephen, but our barbecue is still better!) Story from @dawnbvaughan.bsky.social. #ncpol
NC Gov. Josh Stein joined Stephen Colbert’s show, encourages WNC tourism. What was said?
NC Gov. Josh Stein was on the “Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” and the conversation turned to Western North Carolina and Helene recovery.
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June 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
NC Gov. Josh Stein promotes our state's mountains and Helene recovery with noted South Carolinian Stephen Colbert. (Sorry, Stephen, but our barbecue is still better!) Story from @dawnbvaughan.bsky.social. #ncpol
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Great to be back in North Carolina!
Tomorrow night’s show in Carrboro is already sold out.
Ahead of Tuesday night’s show in Asheville I did a new interview with Asheville Stages - check it out here… ashevillestages.com/music/interv...
Last tix for Asheville show: www.peterhookandthelight.live
Tomorrow night’s show in Carrboro is already sold out.
Ahead of Tuesday night’s show in Asheville I did a new interview with Asheville Stages - check it out here… ashevillestages.com/music/interv...
Last tix for Asheville show: www.peterhookandthelight.live
Interview: Peter Hook (Joy Division + New Order) — Asheville Stages
The post-punk legend and his band The Light return to The Orange Peel on June 3.
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June 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Great to be back in North Carolina!
Tomorrow night’s show in Carrboro is already sold out.
Ahead of Tuesday night’s show in Asheville I did a new interview with Asheville Stages - check it out here… ashevillestages.com/music/interv...
Last tix for Asheville show: www.peterhookandthelight.live
Tomorrow night’s show in Carrboro is already sold out.
Ahead of Tuesday night’s show in Asheville I did a new interview with Asheville Stages - check it out here… ashevillestages.com/music/interv...
Last tix for Asheville show: www.peterhookandthelight.live
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I have been around for every playoff series except 1999, and I can say this with total conviction: This is the worst one (so far) in the Hurricanes' 28 years in NC.
They're making errors that would be punished by ECHL scrubs in the preseason. Total collapse.
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They're making errors that would be punished by ECHL scrubs in the preseason. Total collapse.
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Hurricanes on brink of wrong kind of history after another blowout loss to Panthers
Why the Carolina Hurricanes might well be on their way to the most embarrassing, listless, dismal playoff series in their 28 years in North Carolina.
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May 25, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I have been around for every playoff series except 1999, and I can say this with total conviction: This is the worst one (so far) in the Hurricanes' 28 years in NC.
They're making errors that would be punished by ECHL scrubs in the preseason. Total collapse.
www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
They're making errors that would be punished by ECHL scrubs in the preseason. Total collapse.
www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
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Always trying to tell some different stories in the playoffs (usually for the Sunday paper, which does still exist) when more people are paying attention. Today’s 120 seconds of hell is part of that.
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What’s penalty box life like in NHL playoffs? Inside hockey’s worst two minutes
Everybody in the NHL goes to the penalty box at some point — even the Hurricanes’ perennial Lady Byng Trophy candidate Jaccob Slavin. They feel more than shame for those two minutes, especially in the...
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May 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Always trying to tell some different stories in the playoffs (usually for the Sunday paper, which does still exist) when more people are paying attention. Today’s 120 seconds of hell is part of that.
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Two years ago, all four losses were closer than this, but the aura of being outfoxed by the Panthers was nearly identical Tuesday.
After a rare home loss, the Hurricanes have to find a way to fight the broad sweep of history that keeps pushing back at them.
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After a rare home loss, the Hurricanes have to find a way to fight the broad sweep of history that keeps pushing back at them.
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Why Hurricanes’ Game 1 loss to the Panthers conjures bad playoff memories
That’s five straight playoff losses to the Panthers, and 13 straight in this round, period, for the Hurricanes since June 1, 2006. Eric Staal and Erik Cole were on the ice that night; their efforts to...
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May 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Two years ago, all four losses were closer than this, but the aura of being outfoxed by the Panthers was nearly identical Tuesday.
After a rare home loss, the Hurricanes have to find a way to fight the broad sweep of history that keeps pushing back at them.
www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
After a rare home loss, the Hurricanes have to find a way to fight the broad sweep of history that keeps pushing back at them.
www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
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When Jai Lucas left Duke on the eve of the ACC tournament, he left Duke behind. The only game Lucas actually watched was the only one Duke lost.
Rebuilding Miami’s program as a first-time head coach occupied the entirety of the 36-year-old’s agenda in March.
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Rebuilding Miami’s program as a first-time head coach occupied the entirety of the 36-year-old’s agenda in March.
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Former Duke assistant Jai Lucas carving his own path as head coach at Miami
Jai Lucas left Duke for the head job at Miami in midseason, before the Blue Devils’ ACC title and Final Four run. He only watched one Duke game after he left — the one Duke lost.
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May 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
When Jai Lucas left Duke on the eve of the ACC tournament, he left Duke behind. The only game Lucas actually watched was the only one Duke lost.
Rebuilding Miami’s program as a first-time head coach occupied the entirety of the 36-year-old’s agenda in March.
www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
Rebuilding Miami’s program as a first-time head coach occupied the entirety of the 36-year-old’s agenda in March.
www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
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Can’t wait to headline Punk Rock Bowling festival in Las Vegas on May 25th! 🇺🇸 🎳
New interview here on Joy Division’s punk beginnings: tahoeonstage.com/spotlight/pe...
Vegas festival date is part of our North American tour which starts in 5 DAYS!
Dates/tickets: www.peterhookandthelight.live
New interview here on Joy Division’s punk beginnings: tahoeonstage.com/spotlight/pe...
Vegas festival date is part of our North American tour which starts in 5 DAYS!
Dates/tickets: www.peterhookandthelight.live
May 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Can’t wait to headline Punk Rock Bowling festival in Las Vegas on May 25th! 🇺🇸 🎳
New interview here on Joy Division’s punk beginnings: tahoeonstage.com/spotlight/pe...
Vegas festival date is part of our North American tour which starts in 5 DAYS!
Dates/tickets: www.peterhookandthelight.live
New interview here on Joy Division’s punk beginnings: tahoeonstage.com/spotlight/pe...
Vegas festival date is part of our North American tour which starts in 5 DAYS!
Dates/tickets: www.peterhookandthelight.live
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Setlist from Interzone festival at Scarborough Spa last night - thanks everyone!
Now ready for North America in 10 DAYS!
We’ll play the Get Ready LP in full (plus extras from the era!) followed by a second set of hits, that could look something like this?
Dates/Tix: www.peterhookandthelight.live
Now ready for North America in 10 DAYS!
We’ll play the Get Ready LP in full (plus extras from the era!) followed by a second set of hits, that could look something like this?
Dates/Tix: www.peterhookandthelight.live
May 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Setlist from Interzone festival at Scarborough Spa last night - thanks everyone!
Now ready for North America in 10 DAYS!
We’ll play the Get Ready LP in full (plus extras from the era!) followed by a second set of hits, that could look something like this?
Dates/Tix: www.peterhookandthelight.live
Now ready for North America in 10 DAYS!
We’ll play the Get Ready LP in full (plus extras from the era!) followed by a second set of hits, that could look something like this?
Dates/Tix: www.peterhookandthelight.live
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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
PLEASE WELCOME TO THE PARKING LOTS
YOUR
CAROLINA
HURRICONES
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PLEASE WELCOME TO THE PARKING LOTS
YOUR
CAROLINA
HURRICONES
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Inside the method — and madness — of Lenovo Center’s traffic cone maze
It takes more than 2,000 traffic cones to line the roads and lots surrounding Raleigh’s Lenovo Center for big events. Inside the efforts to keep traffic moving swiftly, and safely.
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May 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
PLEASE WELCOME TO THE PARKING LOTS
YOUR
CAROLINA
HURRICONES
www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
PLEASE WELCOME TO THE PARKING LOTS
YOUR
CAROLINA
HURRICONES
www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
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Great investigative work by @dpkane.bsky.social uncovering the hidden but persistent efforts by legislators, lobbyists and consultants to bring casinos to parts of North Carolina. Another in Dan's smart Power + Secrecy series.
Baltimore developer used stealth to sell a big-dollar casino to rural NC county
Documents reveal a visit to an out-of-state casino, lawmakers targeted by a hired lobbyist and help from a one-time aide to state Senate leader Phil Berger.
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May 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Great investigative work by @dpkane.bsky.social uncovering the hidden but persistent efforts by legislators, lobbyists and consultants to bring casinos to parts of North Carolina. Another in Dan's smart Power + Secrecy series.
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The new Republican majority on the NC Board of Elections ousted longtime director Karen Brinson Bell. When she asked for a moment to give farewell remarks, the board adjourned without allowing her to do so. Watch @tinsnow12.bsky.social's video and read @kyleingram.bsky.social's story. #ncpol
Newly Republican controlled NC elections board votes to oust its longtime director
The new director, Sam Hayes, has served as an aide to two Republican speakers of the North Carolina House.
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May 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The new Republican majority on the NC Board of Elections ousted longtime director Karen Brinson Bell. When she asked for a moment to give farewell remarks, the board adjourned without allowing her to do so. Watch @tinsnow12.bsky.social's video and read @kyleingram.bsky.social's story. #ncpol
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After more than six months and a seemingly endless number of legal filings and hearings, North Carolina's race for a Supreme Court seat is finally over. The latest from @kyleingram.bsky.social on what was the last unsettled election in the nation. #ncpol www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
Griffin concedes NC Supreme Court race, ending unprecedented effort to overturn election
Griffin’s concession puts to bed a contentious and chaotic saga in NC politics, one that has raised substantial questions about democracy and may impact the state’s elections for years to come.
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May 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
After more than six months and a seemingly endless number of legal filings and hearings, North Carolina's race for a Supreme Court seat is finally over. The latest from @kyleingram.bsky.social on what was the last unsettled election in the nation. #ncpol www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
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NC State gets about $500k per year from the Lenovo Center naming rights, earmarked for arena improvements requested by the university.
Today, the athletic department asked the arena authority if that money could directly support men's basketball instead.
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Today, the athletic department asked the arena authority if that money could directly support men's basketball instead.
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NC State asks to divert Lenovo Center improvement fund to support basketball
N.C. State is allocated $600,000 a year from the arena’s naming rights to fulfill the school’s requests for building upgrades. The university wants to spend that money on men’s basketball instead.
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May 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
NC State gets about $500k per year from the Lenovo Center naming rights, earmarked for arena improvements requested by the university.
Today, the athletic department asked the arena authority if that money could directly support men's basketball instead.
www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
Today, the athletic department asked the arena authority if that money could directly support men's basketball instead.
www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
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No hats for Andrei Svechnikov in North Jersey, but a few in … North Raleigh?
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Andrei Svechnikov hat trick drew no hats in New Jersey ... but a few in Raleigh
Carolina Hurricanes fans found a way to honor Andrei Svechnikov’s playoff hat trick in Game 4 on the road — at his home.
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April 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
No hats for Andrei Svechnikov in North Jersey, but a few in … North Raleigh?
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