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Tax advisor John Gilroy, right, answers Delon Stubbs' tax questions about the Afordable Care Act Monday, January 8, 2015 at H&R Block's Capital Boulevard location in Raleigh. H&R Block opened the doors to its 10,000 retail locations nationwide for 12 hours Thursday so customers could speak to an H&R Block ACA Tax Specialists to understand how the changes resulting from the Affordable Care Act may impact them this year.

State taxes done? Want to talk about it? Let us know

The News & Observer is reporting on how the overhaul of the state income tax system that went into effect in 2014 is affecting individual taxpayers. It is most apparent after you file your state income taxes this year. We’re interested in talking to taxpayers who have completed their state income tax forms and are willing to discuss it.

Sports

N.C. State assistant coach Rob Moxley hugs Ralston Turner after the Wolfpack’s 66-61 victory over Clemson at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson.

NC State bounces back with 66-61 win at Clemson

Senior Ralston Turner leads a second-half charge that gives the NC State Wolfpack a 66-61 win at Clemson on Tuesday night. 2 hours ago

Local/State News

A player fills out a form to play the N.C. Education Lottery at C Mini Mart on Poole Road in Raleigh on Monday.

Bill would bring secrecy to NC lottery

Lottery players in North Carolina who win big money on the games – from a Powerball jackpot to a $600 scratch-off ticket win – can’t keep it a secret, at least officially; but a House bill set for a hearing Wednesday would change...

Business

People walk past the Nasdaq Marketsite in New York's Times Square on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. The Nasdaq fell below 5,000 a day after passing that milestone for the first time since the dot-com era 15 years ago.

Asia stocks down after US fall as China growth goal eyed

Asian stock markets were mostly lower Wednesday after Wall Street declined and investors looked ahead to U.S. economic data and China's announcement of its annual growth target.

Politics

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory delivers his 2015 State of the State address.

House panels back NC jobs incentives plan

Gov. Pat McCrory’s NC Competes plan for jobs incentives passed its first hurdle Tuesday in the state House finance committee, despite opposition from several top Republicans and Democrats who opposed the bill.

Nation/World News

Federal agents serve warrants and question several residents at the Pheasant Ridge Apartment complex in Rowland Heights, Calif., while investigating alleged "birth tourism" centers on Tuesday, March 3, 2015.

US agents raid ‘maternity tourism’ operations catering to Chinese

Federal agents searched three dozen homes Tuesday in California during a crackdown on so-called maternity tourism operators who arrange for pregnant Chinese women to give birth in the U.S., where their babies automatically become citizens.

Living

These Roasted Kabocha and Vegetable Dumplings are folded into pleated crescents.

Asian dumplings make a quick, easy weeknight meal

Food writer Andrea Weigl was intimidated by the thought of making Asian dumplings. She was surprised to find that dumplings and pot stickers are easy to pull together on a weeknight, and the recipe makes so many that she can stash future meals in ...

Entertainment

Dan + Shay in concert with Canaan Smith Tuesday night March 3, 2015 at the Lincoln Theater in Raleigh, NC.

Dan+Shay with Canaan Smith in concert in Raleigh | 03.04.15

Photos from the show at the Lincoln Theater 3 minutes ago

Opinion

Mum at Duke about Sulaimon’s departure

Duke administrators and basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski should be more forthcoming about what led to the dismissal of Rasheed Sulaimon and how allegations against him were handled.

Financial