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Giant inflatable pumpkin rolls down North Carolina road

The wind carried the oversized pumpkin off a North Carolina farm and down the street; a separate North Carolina player's Powerball win came after his wife's advice.

On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on BBN Newsroom
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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA giant inflatable pumpkin was swept away from a North Carolina farm by the wind today and went traveling down the street.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorGood for her. She saw a gap in the fence and she took it, and that is what personal growth looks like.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShe is an inflatable pumpkin, Vera, and the wind did the leaving.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHank, the wind was her life coach, and I have never been prouder of a gourd.

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The story so far

  1. Boa Still Missing; Shelter Asks Hoke County to Look · UPI
  2. Consumer Mood Sinks as North Carolina Suspends Gas Tax · WRAL
  3. Fact-Checking Senate Ads in Iowa, New Hampshire and North Carolina · The New York Times
  4. Officer fired; consultant billed to explain why · ABC7 Los Angeles
  5. Storms hit North Carolina; Jaguars stun Eagles in London · Yahoo Sports
  6. Western North Carolina swamped by over 8 inches of Isaias rain · WLOS
  7. Giant inflatable pumpkin rolls down North Carolina road (this story)

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