North Carolinians set a record on the first day of early voting in the state, casting 353,166 ballots on Thursday and becoming the second battleground state this week to top its previous mark.

North Carolina voters set a first-day early voting record despite ongoing hurricane recovery efforts across the state. Residents cast 353,166 in-person ballots Thursday, the state’s board of elections said,

At least 95 storm-related deaths have been recorded in the state, a total that's still “expected to rise over the coming days," the governor's office said

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Hurricanes and an entrepreneurial itch is how Rich Wittmeier got the idea for the startup that would become Ghost Crab Docks on the North Carolina coast. Wittmeier isn’t the entrepreneur stereotype — having taken on the role after more than three decades at General Electric (NYSE: GE).