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Eve Carson’s mother says Durham police ‘grievously failed’ Mahato family
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UNC system looks to improve campus security, combat sexual assault, curb substance abuse
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UNC board moves to limit tuition dollars for financial aid
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Delay in federal certification for NCTracks program costing NC money
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NBA ref Violet Palmer to marry longtime partner
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US warns against traveling to Ebola-hit countries
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State wildlife officials ask for anglers' help in deterring vulture vandalism
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Immigration issue produces congressional disarray
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Gaza truce comes after days of pushing for a deal
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NC Budget pays for teacher raises from reserves, lottery, cuts to programs
The price tag on the teacher raise in the NC General Assembly budget is $282 million. It comes from cuts to health and welfare programs and other state spending, covering ongoing expenses on a short-term basis with one-time funding, and shifting ...
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While Apex football coach Joe Kilby had heart surgery, his players got through summer
Joe Kilby’s first reaction when he learned in June that he needed immediate heart surgery was to ask if the procedure could be postponed until after the football season. The Apex High coach’s surgeon told Kilby that was his decision, but it sure ...
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NC House, Senate at ‘loggerheads’ over coal ash legislation
State lawmakers are unable to bridge disagreements about how to force Duke Energy to clean up its 33 coal ash sites as time runs out on the legislative session, leaving open the possibility that one of the year's top legislative priorities may be...
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NC drivers will have new freedom of choice in 'first' license plates
The new state budget offers "First in Freedom" options on license plates. It also spells an end to state funding for driver education classes, and an end to the quiet practice of shifting transportation revenues to help pay salaries in Gov. Pat McCrory...
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Your weekend: James Taylor, The Little Mermaid, barbecue and more
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Sports
Johnny Frasier is Princeton’s Johnny Football
Princeton had never made much of a splash in North Carolina high school football until two things happened in 2012. Young Derrick Minor came in as the new head coach, and sophomore Johnny Frasier moved up to the varsity. And now the Bulldog program...
Local/State News
NC drivers will have new freedom of choice in 'first' license plates
The new state budget offers "First in Freedom" options on license plates. It also spells an end to state funding for driver education classes, and an end to the quiet practice of shifting transportation revenues to help pay salaries in Gov. Pat McCrory...
Business
Dow plunges as multiple worries vex investors
For stock investors, the red flags were everywhere on Thursday.
Politics
NC Budget pays for teacher raises from reserves, lottery, cuts to programs
The price tag on the teacher raise in the NC General Assembly budget is $282 million. It comes from cuts to health and welfare programs and other state spending, covering ongoing expenses on a short-term basis with one-time funding, and shifting teachers...
Nation/World News
Gaza truce comes after days of pushing for a deal
Hours past midnight Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was still working the phones, trying to come up with a cease-fire plan to stop the bloodshed in the Gaza Strip. He'd been pushing for a deal all day — in fact, for more than a...
Living
Family Picks: Hang with bears to celebrate Watermelon Day
August is a great month for eating watermelon – maybe with the animals at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham – or for going to a street fair in Pittsboro.
Entertainment
Godfather of Soul gets his props in ‘Get On Up’
Sympathetic, warts-and-all depiction of James Brown is capped by a dazzling performance by Chadwick Boseman in ‘Get on Up.’
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