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Hurricane Erin Is Heading Out to Sea. People Are Riveted Anyway.

The Category 2 hurricane isn’t expected to make landfall. Still, it’s drawing notice as the first named storm to reach hurricane strength this year.

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Cameron Whitaker checks flooding in Hatteras, N.C., an effect of Hurricane Erin on Thursday.
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The Secret to One Swing State Democrat’s Rise? Wonky TikTok Videos.

Jeff Jackson was elected to attorney general in North Carolina the same year that President Trump won the state for the third time. Supporters see lessons for Democrats in Mr. Jackson’s rise.

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Jeff Jackson, the attorney general of North Carolina, had a steady TikTok following before he won statewide office in 2024.
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