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Rainy weekend expected for Triangle; storms possible
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TS Bertha dumps heavy rain in eastern Caribbean
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Sen. Hagan recuperating after undergoing emergency eye surgery
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UNC starts anew with first preseason football practice
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Obama says after 9-11, US 'tortured some folks'
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Woman charged with killing soldier in Fayetteville
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Drescher: 'Fatal Vision' case lives for MacDonald friend
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Fort Bragg ‘VIP culture’ contributed to paratrooper’s death, Army says
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While Apex football coach Joe Kilby had heart surgery, his players got through summer
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McCrory says he will sign budget; issues coal ash order
Gov. Pat McCrory on Friday said he would sign the budget that the legislature has tentatively approved, explaining that it met his demands under the threat of a veto. He also said he will take initial steps to eventually close all the coal ash ponds...
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In late night drama, a compromise on coal ash bill fails
A measure to impose tougher regulations on coal ash disposal, one of the top Republican legislative priorities this session, hit a wall in the early morning hours Friday when House and Senate leaders couldn’t agree on a compromise bill.
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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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Sports
UNC starts anew with first preseason football practice
Returning QB Marquise Williams opened practice for the No. 23 North Carolina Tar Heels by taking snaps with the projected starters, while challenger Mitch Trubisky worked with the second team.
Local/State News
Drescher: 'Fatal Vision' case lives for MacDonald friend
Allen Rogers of Raleigh considers Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald a friend. After Rogers read last Saturday that MacDonald's murder conviction had been upheld again, Rogers said he hopes MacDonald will get controlled release from prison.
Business
US job growth eases but tops 200K for a 6th month
A sixth straight month of solid 200,000-plus job growth in July reinforced growing evidence that the U.S. economy is accelerating after five years of sluggish expansion.
Politics
McCrory says he will sign budget; issues coal ash order
Gov. Pat McCrory on Friday said he would sign the budget that the legislature has tentatively approved, explaining that it met his demands under the threat of a veto. He also said he will take initial steps to eventually close all the coal ash ponds...
Nation/World News
Ebola moving faster than control efforts
An Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 700 people in West Africa is moving faster than efforts to control the disease, the head of the World Health Organization warned as presidents from the affected countries met Friday in Guinea's capital.
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
Review: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ sends the summer popcorn picture season out with a bang
A willing cast playing stupid-cool characters, video-game friendly action beats, ROFL gags and a touch of heart make this franchise-opener a rare pleasant surprise in a summer that has sorely lacked them.
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