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19 show, CBS and the TV academy said Monday. Contenders for the 73rd prime-time Emmys will be announced virtually at 8:30 a.m. PDT Tuesday, streaming live on Em- mys.com. I was a little boy huddled up next to my grandmother, television has always been my re- liable friend, so it is an enormous honor for me to host this Emmy Cedric the En- tertainer said in a state- ment. the roller- coaster of a year that we have all lived through, television has helped us stay connected as a socie- ty like never said the actor and comedian, who stars in and produces sitcom Neigh- Among the binge-wor- thy shows that kept view- ers company during the COVID-19 pandemic and are considered front-run- ners for nominations: Las- and ASSOCIATED PRESS PEOPLE SUN MOON ALMANAC TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION YOUR 3-DAY FORECAST Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow sn-snow, i-ice Shown is weather.

Temperatures are highs and lows. Greensboro Durham Fayetteville Morganton Charlotte Asheville Greenville Lumberton Wilmington Goldsboro Roanoke Rapids Winston-Salem Florence Rocky Mount Raleigh Boone 40 40 40 85 77 77 95 95 95 TIDES TODAY LAKE LEVELS Watch video forecast at newsobserver.com/weather Normal Elevation 24-hour Pool (ft.) yesterday change UV Index: 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; Extreme. Shown is the highest value of the day. City Hi Lo Hi Lo Today Tomorrow AROUND THE NATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW Today Humid with sun mixing with clouds Wednesday Humid with sun mixing with clouds Thursday Times of clouds and sun RealFeel: UV Index: 11 RealFeel: UV Index: 11 RealFeel: UV Index: 11 Sunrise today 6:09 a.m. Sunset tonight 8:33 p.m.

Moonrise today 9:30 a.m. Moonset today 11:18 p.m. 24 hours ending 1 p.m. Monday Trace Month to date 4.30” (1.67”) Year to date 28.48” (22.22”) Last year to date 24.77” Normal Last year Record (1963) First Full Last New Jul 17 Jul 23 Jul 31 Aug 8 Raleigh through 1 p.m. Monday Atlantic Beach: 10:27 a 4:20 a 10:43 4:11 Seas Winds SW at 6-12 knots; Water Temp Masonboro Inlet: 10:32 a 4:31 a 10:46 4:24 Seas Winds at 6-12 knots; Water Temp New River Inlet: 10:41 a 4:51 a 10:59 4:32 Seas Winds SSW at 6-12 knots; Water Temp Oregon Inlet: 10:52 a 6:09 a 11:14 5:03 Seas Winds SSW at 6-12 knots; Water Temp Southport: 11:02 a 5:06 a 11:20 5:02 Seas Winds SSW at 4-8 knots; Water Temp Cape Hatteras: 10:25 a 4:34 a 10:43 4:15 Seas Winds SW at 4-8 knots; Water Temp Falls of Neuse 264 252.52 Jordan Lake 241 216.83 John Kerr Dam 320 300.83 Albany 74 65 78 63 Atlanta 83 70 87 72 Baltimore 94 75 92 71 Boston 68 63 pc 77 69 Charleston, SC 89 74 pc 90 73 pc Chicago 81 68 pc 87 72 pc Dallas 94 76 94 76 Denver 92 65 87 61 Orlando 88 76 89 73 Los Angeles 85 68 pc 83 67 pc Miami 86 79 89 78 Minneapolis 86 68 80 65 Nashville 82 70 89 72 New Orleans 90 79 90 78 New York City 77 70 86 72 Orlando 88 76 89 73 Phoenix 104 86 97 84 Portland, ME 66 60 70 63 San Francisco 70 57 pc 70 58 pc Savannah 89 73 89 73 pc Seattle 81 57 77 55 pc Washington, DC 94 78 90 74 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, POLLEN INDEX YESTERDAY Source: NC Division of Air Quality AIR QUALITY INDEX Grasses: Low Trees: Low Weeds: Low Overall: Low Yesterday: Good Today: Good Birthdays Game show announcer John- ny Gilbert (TV: is 93.

Actor Patrick Stewart is 81. Actor Harrison Ford is 79. Singer-guitarist Roger McGuinn (The Byrds) is 79. Actor-comedian Cheech Marin is 75. Actor Daphne Maxwell Reid is 73.

Actor Didi Conn is 70. Actor Gil Birmingham is 68. Singer Louise Mandrell is 67. Rock musician Mark Mendoza (Twisted Sister) is 65. Actor-director Cameron Crowe is 64.

Actor Kenny Johnson is 58. Roots Actor Ken Jeong is 52. Rock musician Will Champion (Coldplay) is 43. Actor Steven R. McQueen is 33.

Soul singer Leon Bridges is 32. Actor Hayley Erin is 27. ASSOCIATED PRESS ON THIS DATE Today in history In 1787, the Congress of the Confederation adopted the Northwest Ordinance, which established a government in the Northwest Territory, an area corresponding to the present- day Midwest and Upper Mid- west. In 1863, deadly rioting against the Civil War military draft erupted in New York City. (The insurrection was put down three days later.) RALEIGH The leader of a North Carolina hemp company who happens to be the son of a former governor is among the driving forces behind a medical marijuana advocacy cam- paign at the legislature.

The group N.C. Families for Medical Cannabis has been a big presence at Senate committee hear- ings on legislation to legal- ize medical marijuana, bringing together veterans who say marijuana could ease their PTSD symp- toms. The group, which formed in 2017 as N.C. CANN, is releasing more information this week about the businesses and lobbyists working with it to pass Senate Bill 711. The next hearing was scheduled for the Senate Finance Commit- tee on Tuesday, but it has now been postponed until next week.

One of the founding members of the group is Garrett Perdue, the founder and CEO of the hemp and CBD products company Root Bioscience. also the son of form- er Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue. He praised SB 711 in a news release. worked on similar legisla- tion throughout the coun- try, it was obvious a tre- mendous amount of care and attention went into drafting legislation that ensures we avoid mistakes made in other he said.

Others in the group include the leaders of Curaleaf, which bills itself as largest cannabis company in the United Columbia Care, which operates 92 mari- juana dispensaries and 30 manufacturing facilities; Trulieve, a Florida-based medical marijuana compa- ny; Pharmacann, which has dispensaries and mari- juana cultivation oper- ations in six states; Loui- siana-based medical mari- juana firm Ilera Holistic Healthcare; and Cresco Labs, which has produc- tion facilities and dis- pensaries in 10 states. N.C. Families for Med- ical Cannabis hired two veteran lobbyists in May to assist in their efforts, Theresa Kostrzewa and Lisa Martin. But not the only lobbyists involved with the issue. According to lobbying registration records, form- er N.C.

Rep. Ed Hanes, D-Forsyth, is leading a group called the N.C. Medical Cannabis Associ- ation. That group lists a head- quarters at the Winston- Salem law office of Kilpat- rick Townsend. Two lob- byists from that firm, Ches McDowell and Nelson Freeman, are also regis- tered to lobby for the group.

McDowell has served in the past as a staffer for Senate leader Phil Berger, while Freeman is a former advisor to House Speaker Tim Moore. Hanes did not respond to an inquiry about the group last week. Trulieve, the Florida medical marijuana compa- ny involved in Fam- ilies for Medical Cannabis, also separately hired its own lobbyists in May: Daniel Baum and Bill Scoggin of the firm Navi- gator. All of those lobbying registrations occurred after Senate Rules Chair- man Bill Rabon filed SB 711 in April. For more North Carolina government and politics news, listen to the Under the Dome politics podcast from The News Observer and the NC Insider.

You can find it at link.chtbl.com/ underthedomenc or wherev- er you get your podcasts. Colin Campbell: 919-829-4698, RaleighReporter ETHAN HYMAN James Rodriguez, an Army veteran, speaks in support of medical marijuana during a Senate Judiciary hearing at the Legislative Building in Raleigh on June 30. Cannabis, hemp companies seek to legalize marijuana prescriptions BY COLIN CAMPBELL KABUL, AFGHANISTAN The top U.S. comman- der in Afghanistan relin- quished his position at a ceremony in the capital Kabul on Monday, taking the United States a step closer to ending its 20- year war. The move came as Taliban insurgents continue to gain territory across the country.

Another four-star gener- al will assume authority from his U.S.-based post to conduct possible air- strikes in defense of Af- ghan government forces, at least until the U.S. with- drawal concludes by Aug. 31. Gen. Scott Miller has served as top commander in Afghan- istan since 2018.

He hand- ed over command of what has become known as in its waning days to Ma- rine Gen. Frank McKen- zie, the head of U.S. Cen- tral Command. McKenzie will operate from Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Florida. During the handover, McKenzie credited Miller with getting U.S.

troops home safely and moving out millions of tons of equipment. That has ran- kled some Afghan security officials, who complained that equipment that could have been left for Af- security forces was taken. Top US commander in Afghanistan relinquishes post BY KATHY GANNON Associated Press.