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40 bodies from jet solemnly returned to Dutch soil
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Sealed Air Corp. moving headquarters to Charlotte, bringing nearly 1,300 jobs
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Judge allows witnesses in Lovette trial; prosecutors could finish by week’s end
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Police report small explosion on bus in downtown Durham
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Nazi war suspect, 89, dies as extradition OK'd
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Relatives fly to Taiwan plane crash site, 48 dead
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Arizona inmate dies 2 hours after execution began
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Shaffer: Separated in 1944, sisters meet for first time
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Canes’ top draft pick hopes to make NHL quickly
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Rip current research hopes to provide answers about a coastal killer
A team hopes its research will lead to more accurate ways of predicting rip currents and also perhaps better methods of escaping them if you’re caught in one.
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NC Senate gives initial OK to sales-tax changes
Legislation that would alter how counties in North Carolina can raise sales taxes received initial approval from the state Senate on Wednesday following a debate that has reopened the old fault lines between urban and rural North Carolina.
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Raleigh ranked best place for business, careers by Forbes
Raleigh snagged the top spot on Forbes Magazine’s annual list of the best places for business and careers.
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NCSU trustee arrested with gun at Washington congressional office
A trustee for NC State University was arrested Wednesday in Washington on a gun charge. Ronald William Prestage, 59, is accused of trying to take a loaded 9 mm Ruger handgun into a congressional office.
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Canes’ top draft pick hopes to make NHL quickly
Being a first-round draft pick, even a top 10 draft pick, carries no guarantees when it comes to playing in the NHL, especially for defensemen. Haydyn Fleury, the Carolina Hurricanes’ first-round pick this year, is hoping to be an exception.
Local/State News
Shaffer: Separated in 1944, sisters meet for first time
Deva Buttram of Raleigh knew her mother left her at a boarding house during World War II, and after much research, reunited Wednesday with the sibling she never met.
Business
Sealed Air Corp. moving headquarters to Charlotte, bringing nearly 1,300 jobs
Sealed Air Corp., a Fortune 500 company known for making Bubble Wrap, announced Wednesday that it will move its headquarters to Charlotte, bringing 1,262 jobs.
Politics
Rep. Jim Fulghum remembered for intellect, passion and desire to fix what was broken
About 500 people, including many members of the North Carolina General Assembly, attended the memorial service Wednesday for Rep. Jim Fulghum at Edenton Street United Methodist Church, where Fulghum had been an active member for almost 40 years.
Nation/World News
40 bodies from jet solemnly returned to Dutch soil
Victims of the Malaysian jetliner shot down over Ukraine returned at last Wednesday to Dutch soil in 40 wooden coffins, solemnly and gently carried to 40 identical hearses, flags at half-staff flapping in the wind.
Living
Do you wash your blue jeans? Some experts suggest you shouldn’t
Wearers of raw denim have a dirty little secret: They likely aren’t washing their blue jeans. We asked some experts for the truth about how and when you should be washing your jeans.
Entertainment
What to Watch on Wednesday: Not too late to dive into ‘The Divide’
Tonight is just the second episode of the promising new legal-crime series, “The Divide,” which follows a young lawyer searching for truth about a man she believes was wrongly convicted of a brutal murder in Philadelphia.
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