Meta Settlement for Teens: North Carolina is set to receive up to $645 million through 2035 in a landmark child-safety deal with Meta, with a guaranteed minimum of $451 million, plus major changes to Facebook and Instagram defaults like tighter teen time limits, overnight feed limits, and more parent controls. Public Health Alert: NCDHHS confirmed rabies in baby goats at the Farm Adventures mobile petting zoo in Harmony; officials say people who had close contact between July 28 and Aug. 27 should call their local health department for a risk check and possible preventive medicine. Elections Watch: Gov. Josh Stein vetoed HB 958, a sweeping elections reform bill that would have cut early voting days and expanded the state auditor’s role, sending it back to the House. Voting-by-Mail Court Fight: A federal judge temporarily blocked a USPS rule that would have required states to get federal approval for vote-by-mail ballot and return-envelope designs ahead of the Nov. 3 election. Local Business & Jobs: Winterville Machine Works won a $100,000 state Building Reuse grant to renovate its facility and add nine jobs. Consumer Fraud Snapshot: BBB Scam Tracker data shows multiple NC cities tied near the bottom-middle ranks for July scam reports, with Charlotte and Raleigh leading the state totals.