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Jack Madden riding Hurricane Fly on the gallops at Cheltenham racecourse on March 09, 2014 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

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SOCHI, RUSSIA - MARCH 09: Jakub Krako of Slovakia reacts after crossing the finish line in the Men's Super G Visually Impaired during day two of Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on March 9, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

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Sports

N.C. State's T.J. Warren is fouled by Boston College's Joe Rahon (25) as he flies to the basket in the second half at PNC Arena in Raleigh.

Warren stakes claim, NC State beats Boston College 78-68

NC State sophomore T.J. Warren scored a career-high 42 points to stake his claim for ACC player of the year honors and lead the Wolfpack to a 78-68 win over the Boston College Eagles.

Local/State News

The house in Elm City where Naquane Farmer, 28, died in a fire Tuesday. Paralyzed from the neck down, Farmer was unable to escape the blaze. His mother and grandmother were injured in the fire as well.

Shaffer: Rapper injured by break dancing dies in Wilson County fire

Naquane Farmer, a quadriplegic because of an accident, lived a happy life despite its limits. Farmer died in a fire Tuesday.

Business

An undated handout photo of the Beam+ remote-controlled robot from Suitable Technologies, which will initially cost $995, suggesting its potential use as a remote teacher, or as a way for parents to check in with a child from anywhere. Robots are becoming inexpensive enough that they may soon have many practical uses.

Lower costs may expand use of rolling robots

Robots could serve as a conduit for virtual visits from family and friends to help older people live at home longer. Traveling business people could use them to show their faces to colleagues at central headquarters. 2 hours ago

Politics

FILE - This March 1, 2014 file photo shows part of the website for HealthCare.gov as photographed in Washington. Welcome news for the Obama administration: A major new survey out Monday says the U.S. uninsured rate kept dropping last month and it’s now on track to reach the lowest levels since 2008, before President Barack Obama took office. The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index finds that 15.9 percent of Americans lack health insurance so far in 2014, down from 17.1 percent in the last three months of 2013. Gallup interviewed more than 28,000 adults, making the results highly accurate.

Survey: Uninsured rate drops; health law cited

With just three weeks left to sign up under President Barack Obama health care law, a major survey tracking the rollout finds that the uninsured rate keeps going down. 28 minutes ago

Nation/World News

A family member of passengers aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines plane speaks to journalists at a hotel in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Monday, March 10, 2014. Vietnamese aircraft spotted what they suspected was one of the doors of the missing Boeing 777 on Sunday, while questions emerged about how two passengers managed to board the ill-fated aircraft using stolen passports.

False hopes dismay in search for missing jet

Rescue helicopters and ships searching for a Malaysia Airlines jet rushed Monday to investigate a yellow object that looked like a life raft. It turned out to be moss-covered trash floating in the ocean, once again dashing hopes after more than two... 13 minutes ago

Living

This tiny home is less than 200 square feet. Sixty people spent the weekend at a Raleigh Holiday Inn learning the nuts and bolts of tiny homes, which have been inching up in popularity in recent years.

Seminar shows a big appetite for tiny homes

About 60 people spent the weekend at a Raleigh Holiday Inn learning the nuts and bolts of tiny homes, which have been inching up in popularity in recent years.

Entertainment

CORRECTS DAY DIED TO SATURDAY MARCH 8, 2014 FILE - This Nov. 11, 2004 file photo shows William "Wild Bill" Guarnere participating in the Veterans Day parade in Media, Pa. Guarnere, one of the World War II veterans whose exploits were dramatized in the TV miniseries "Band of Brothers," has died, Saturday, March 8, 2014, at the age of 90.

'Band of Brothers' vet William Guarnere dies at 90

William "Wild Bill" Guarnere, one of the World War II veterans whose exploits were dramatized in the TV miniseries "Band of Brothers," has died. He was 90 28 minutes ago

Opinion

Conservatives raise false alarms over the health care law

Rep. Renee Ellmers distorts changes in Medicaid Advantage payments and others claim the ACA will create big costs at the University of North Carolina system. 3 hours ago

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