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Opponents of NC voter ID law to make their case Friday
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One person killed after trucks collide in Raleigh
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Flu killed nine more in NC last week
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Giglio: ACC football schedules low on appeal, high on win potential
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GOP legislators expected to propose additional abortion restrictions
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Raleigh parents question Brier Creek Elementary School proposal
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Club Boulevard traffic plan in Durham survives neighbor's challenge
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Budget fight looms as Obama wants 7 percent spending hike
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Senate approves Keystone pipeline; Obama promises veto
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Taxes and 'loathing' in the City of Oaks? Raleigh council talks long-term
With a long election year ahead, Raleigh's elected officials spent hours on Thursday grappling with the city's growth, talking about the future and trying to make nice with each other at the first day of a planning retreat.
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Sulaimon dismissed from Duke basketball program
Junior guard Rasheed Sulaimon has been dismissed from the Duke basketball program, coach Mike Krzyzewski announced in a statement Thursday. Krzyzewski said Sulaimon hasn't consistently lived up to the standards to be part of the basketball team.
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Citrix Systems to lay off 900 workers
Business software company Citrix Systems is planning to lay off 900 workers companywide in a move to boost profitability. It’s unclear how the layoffs will affect the company’s 600-employee Raleigh office, which became an anchor of downtown’s burgeoning...
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2015 Best Restaurants in the Triangle
Greg Cox names the best restaurants in the Triangle for 2015, including the Restaurant of the Year, Gocciolina in Durham.
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A down year for deer hunting
For many Tar Heels, deer season was a disappointment. Not only was the harvest down, so were deer...
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Sports
Sulaimon dismissed from Duke basketball program
Junior guard Rasheed Sulaimon has been dismissed from the Duke basketball program, coach Mike Krzyzewski announced in a statement Thursday. Krzyzewski said Sulaimon hasn't consistently lived up to the standards to be part of the basketball team.
Local/State News
Wake County group hopes to collect 100,000 children’s books
Organizers of a book drive backed by the Wake County school system hope to collect 100,000 books in February that will be distributed to thousands of children who might otherwise lack books at home to read.
Business
Report: Storefront retailers, restaurants in downtown Raleigh increasing
Downtown Raleigh Alliance's Storefront Inventory Report shows that retailers and restaurants are increasing while viable spaces are decreasing.
Politics
GOP legislators expected to propose additional abortion restrictions
Abortion rights supporters said Thursday they expect Republican legislators to push additional regulations they say could put many of North Carolina’s abortion clinics out of business.
Nation/World News
Senate approves Keystone pipeline; Obama promises veto
The U.S. Senate passed a bill approving construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline on Thursday, setting up a showdown with President Barack Obama, who has promised to veto the measure.
Living
2015 Best Restaurants in the Triangle
Greg Cox names the best restaurants in the Triangle for 2015, including the Restaurant of the Year, Gocciolina in Durham.
Entertainment
What to Watch on Thursday: A final (tearful) goodbye to ‘Parenthood’
Have your hankie nearby for the “Parenthood” series finale, in which dying Zeek gives his daughter Sarah in marriage to Hank.
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