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Dave LeMote wipes down a post clock at Electric Time Company, Inc. in Medfield, Mass., Friday, March 7, 2014. Most Americans will set their clocks 60 minutes forward before heading to bed Saturday night, but daylight saving time officially starts Sunday at 2 a.m. local time (0700GMT). (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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File-This Feb. 22, 2014, file photo shows Tyler Perry speaking on stage at the 45th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif. Perry reminded black filmmakers that there is “more than one path” as he implored them to find alternatives to getting films made at an event honoring black men in Hollywood. Perry was among those honored by Essence at a celebration held at his own mansion on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. Others honored included Spike Lee, Malcolm Lee (director of the “Best Man” films) and Sidney Poitier, who gave a moving speech that in part paid tribute to black actors who opened the doors for future generations.

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The Carolina Hurricanes had not played a game at home in almost a month. It would not be a happy homecoming for the Canes on Friday. The New York Rangers scored a 4-2 victory at PNC Arena, getting a late power-play goal from Derek Stepan and empty...

Local/State News

Ann McKoy, center, opens her new veteran drivers license with fellow veterans Bruce Goeden, left, and Lashonda Harris, right, after a press conference announcing the launch of new veteran designation for N.C. driver licenses at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh on Friday, March 7, 2014. McKoy served over 20 years in the United States Navy.

NC veterans get new driver’s license designation

Veterans will now be able to show their driver’s license or state ID to qualify for discounts offered by stores, restaurants and other entities.

Business

Duke CEO: Customers should pay ash pond costs

Duke Energy expects its 3.2 million North Carolina customers to pay the costs of closing its ash ponds, CEO Lynn Good said Friday.

Politics

Cuts to DENR regulators jarring in wake of Dan River spill

North Carolina’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources last week slashed its Division of Water Resources, eliminating about 13 percent of the jobs that protect the state’s waters. The cuts to the state’s environmental...

Nation/World News

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, right, and his deputy Muhyiddin Yassin walk out of the reception center and holding area for family and friend of passengers aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines plane, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, March 8, 2014. Search and rescue crews across Southeast Asia scrambled to find a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that disappeared from air traffic control screens over waters between Malaysia and Vietnam early Saturday with 239 people aboard.

Oil slicks found in hunt for missing Malaysia jet

Vietnamese air force planes on Saturday spotted two large oil slicks close to where a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 went missing earlier in the day, the first sign that the aircraft carrying 239 people had crashed. 11 minutes ago