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ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 23: Students and citizens hold candles as they pray for the safe return of missing passengers who were travelling aboard south Korean ferry the Sewol, which sank off the coast of Jindo Island, on April 23, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. The confirmed death toll is reported to have risen to 150, with more than 150 people still missing. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

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Guide to candidates: 2014 primary

Learn more about Triangle and statewide candidates running in the primaries May 6.

Sports

N.C. State’s Carlos Rodon pitches during a game earlier this season. The Wolfpack enters Friday’s pivotal series against Georgia Tech tied for 11th place and in danger of not making the ACC Tournament.

ACC baseball outlook: NC State in trouble, Duke, UNC in good shape to make tournament

NC State has to win and hope those in front of it lose in order to make the 10-team ACC tournament.

The ride owner and operator tampered with the Vortex ride on two separate dates, overriding safety protections, before the ride malfunctioned Oct. 24 and injured five people at the NC State Fair, the NC Labor Department report said. 2 minutes ago

Business

People walk past Apple’s Fifth Avenue store in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday in New York City. Apple’s incredible profit growth has shown signs of slowing down.

Apple’s profit shows signs of slowing down

Apple’s remarkable growth streak – now more than a decade old – is starting to show its age. 15 minutes ago

Politics

From left, candidates N.C. Speaker of the House Thom Tillis, Heather Grant, Dr. Greg Brannon and Rev. Mark Harris get ready to debate Wednesday, April 23, 2014, during the second debate for candidates running in North Carolina's Republican U.S. Senate primary at WRAL's studio in Raleigh.

Second GOP Senate debate does little to shift race

Doubling down, the Republican candidates for US Senate continued Wednesday to take hardline positions on climate change and immigration, even as they struggled to differentiate themselves in their second debate in two days. 19 minutes ago

Nation/World News

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2014 photo, Talia Eisenberg, co-founder of the Henley Vaporium, uses her vaping device in New York. Soon, the Food and Drug Administration will propose rules for e-cigarettes. The rules will have big implications for a fast-growing industry and its legions of customers.

FDA proposes first regulations for e-cigarettes

The federal government wants to ban sales of electronic cigarettes to minors and require approval for new products and health warning labels under regulations being proposed by the Food and Drug Administration. 20 minutes ago

Living

N.C. State University senior Sydney Smith, 22, works on the stained glass that will accompany her pieces for the upcoming Art2Wear fashion show. Smith’s line features leather, silk and stained glass.

NC State's Art2Wear show focuses on the evolution of fashion

For more than a decade, students in NC State's colleges of design and textiles have created exactly what the show's title implies - wearable art. 1 hour ago