Name: Giving second-hand gifts growing trend during pandemic
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Description: Looking for the perfect gift this holiday season? It might just be at the thrift store.

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Looking for the perfect gift this holiday season? It might just be at the thrift store.

SAINT NI >>> LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT GIFT? IT MIGHT BE AT THE THRIFT STORE. BECOMING A MAJOR TREND DURING THE PANDEMIC. MORE SHOPPERS ARE CHOOSING TO BUY USED. >> THE STIGMA OF GIVING A SECONDHAND GIFT IS GOING AWAY. YOU CAN GET FURNITURE, HANDBAGS, JEWELRY, FOR A FRACTION OF THE PRICE AT THE MALL. >> THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE IS MOVING TOWARD SECONDHAND STORES THIS YEAR. LIKE BRIDGE HOUSE A POPULAR STORE IN NEW ORLEANS. >> Reporter: THE PAST YEAR SHOWED ME PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVES TO BIG-BOX STORES. THEY WANT GOOD MERCHANDISE. THEY DON'T NECESSARILY WANT SOMETHING BRAND-NEW. >> WAS MORE PEOPLE OUT OF WORK DURING THE PANDEMIC MANY TURN TO THRUSTING. IT'S SHIFTING TO GIFTS. A SURVEY FROM RESALE COMPANIES FOUND NEARLY HALF SHOPPERS WILL CHOOSE SECONDHAND RETAILERS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. >> MY CUSTOMER COUNTS HAVE BEEN TWICE WHAT THEY NORMALLY WEAR FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. THAT'S REALLY GOOD FOR US. >> THRIFT STORES ARE PACKED. BEFORE THERE WAS NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE AND YOU CAN TAKE YOUR TIME. NOW THERE'S A LOT MORE PEOPLE. >> IT'S NOT JUST AN ECONOMICAL CHOICE. 33% OF SHOPPERS ARE WORRIED ABOUT DELAYS. SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES THREAT ONLINE SHOPPING IN THE INVENTORY DEPARTMENT CHORES. CONSIGNMENT SHOPS THEY STOCKED WITH DONATIONS. >> IT'S NOT ALL OLD OR DAMAGED. THEY ARE GREAT FINDS. >> YOU CAN SCORE AMAZING DEALS.

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Giving second-hand gifts growing trend during pandemic

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Good morning. I'm meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner. We are looking at scattered thunderstorms in the deep south. As a matter of fact, you can see some ongoing severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado warnings there across parts of Mississippi. There is a level three risk for severe storms down in, uh, in the, in all along the Gulf coast area in the deep south for us. You can see that big h sitting over us. We're looking at high pressure today that's going to keep things nice and dry, pleasantly cool this morning and nice and warm this afternoon. But our humidity stays low ahead to tomorrow and we move into a much wetter pattern. You can see here on Futurecast, some showers in the morning. There is 6 a.m. We'll pause it again at nine. Even at nine or 10, we could have a few rumbles of thunder coming through with that system, that cold front lifting up across our area and we'll continue to see some scattered showers on through the afternoon and evening. Wednesday. Same story. We're going to just see this system sitting here over us for a good chance of rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, Tuesday. We also have a level one risk in our southern counties. So that's going to be more county County, Cumberland and Sampson County damaging winds being the biggest threat that we'll see. It's a gorgeous start out there this morning. We see a pretty sunrise all across the region with mostly clear skies and cool temperatures too. Temperatures are in the forties and fifties as you're heading out the door. But we'll climb into the mid seventies this afternoon. Look at that 43 in Roxboro, 52 in Fayetteville. Our warmest spots are right in the triangle Durham and Raleigh at 57 but it feels very comfortable. 81 in Raleigh, 80 in Durham, 83 in Fayetteville for this afternoon, humidity stays low, but we will see increasing clouds ahead of that next system. You see the blue shaded area, that's where temperatures are below normal and we'll feel that we start to see much closer to normal temperatures as we get through the next few days. Tomorrow is going to be cool over the weekend. We'll climb back into the mid 80 s. We don't have any extreme heat and our forecast no nineties in our forecast for the next seven days. It feels fantastic stepping out the door today, we're way down at refreshing in terms of our muggy meter. But look what happens starting tomorrow. We're going to see tropical moist air moving in and so we'll feel that all the way into the weekend and I mean, it is that time of year, we were pretty lucky this weekend to end up with some nice low dew points. Tomorrow will be cooler. 73 we're going to see rain for a good bit of the day. And then again on Wednesday, Thursday looks dry, but Friday and Saturday, we're back to a chance of showers and thunderstorms so we need the rain but the umbrellas make it a work out.

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Good evening, Darren vaught here with tonight's drawings for Sunday. May 12th, 2024. Let's get started as always with Carolina pick three where the first winning number is nine. The second is one and the third is five and our pick three. Fireball number is three. Joining me for tonight's drawing is our auditor from mcconnell and Jones L LP. We move along to Carolina pick four. The first pick four, number is six. The second is five. The third, also five in the fourth is four. And our pick four. Fireball number tonight is, is, where is it there? It is. It's seven turning now to the Carolina cash five. If no one wins the top prize tonight, tomorrow's top prize is estimated at $997,000. It's getting up there. Good luck. The first cash five is 28. The second is 32 the 3rd 26. The 4th 10 in the fifth and final number tonight is a 13 over the past 16 years. The lottery has contributed over $10 billion to education. Thanks for playing

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Good afternoon. I'm back. Global. Welcome to this afternoon's drawings for Sunday. May 1220 24. Let's get started with Carolina pick three. The first pick three number is five. The second is three. The third is two and our pick three fireball number is nine. Joining me for this drawing is our auditor for the Connell and Jones L LP. Now move on to Carolina pick for the first four. Number is one. The second is three. The third is zero. The fourth is five and our pick four. Fireball number is seven. The North Carolina education lottery has contributed over $10 billion to education. Thanks for your support and thanks for playing.

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On Sunday morning Duke University will award nearly 7,000 graduates during its annual commencement ceremony. Legendary comedian Jerry Seinfeld, father of a current Duke student, will be the commencement speaker. 

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Yeah, welcome to Duke University's 2024 commencement ceremony. Please direct your attention to the end of the field and welcome the Duke University class of 2024. Now entering the stadium and throughout the processional march are the candidates for degrees from Trinity College of Arts and Sciences entering. Now are the candidates from the Pratt School of Engineering? Next, please welcome the candidates from the Sanford School of Public Policy. Now, the candidates from the Nicholas School of the Environment currently entering the stadium are the candidates from the Fuqua School of Business entering. Now are the candidates from the School of Nursing? Welcome the candidates from the Divinity School currently entering are the candidates from the School of law. Please welcome the candidates from the School of Medicine. Now, entering are the candidates from the graduate school.

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Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday Powerball drawings, as shown live on WRAL.

EXCITEMENT. >> IT'S TIME TO PLAY AMERICA'S FAVORITE JACKPOT GAME. THIS IS POWERBALL. GOOD EVENING. ONE RATED TRAINER TONIGHT. WE HAVE ANOTHER LIFE-CHANGING JACKPOT IS WORTH AN ESTIMATED. 37.2 MILLION DOLLARS TO GET YOUR TICKETS READY THERE. COME TONIGHT'S WINNING NUMBERS. LET'S START THINGS OFF THIS EVENING WITH THE NUMBER 6. WITHOUT THAT AMERICA, WE HAVE THE NUMBER. 49 AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUT THE APA FROM MARYLAND. HE WON $50,000 PLAYING POWERBALL. I DRESS YOUR WINNING NUMBERS. 39. 67 AND AROUND THAT NIGHT WITH THE NUMBER 3. AND I-25 ALL NUMBER THAT'S GOING TO BE 21. AND THE PROBLEM MULTIPLIER IS 2. >> LET'S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT TONIGHT'S WINNING NUMBERS. REMEMBER, THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS TO WIN. GOOD LUCK. EVERYONE WILL SEE YOU BACK HERE

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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is holding its 2024 graduation ceremony Saturday evening. 

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