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Beck in concert at Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh, NC Wednesday night July 23, 2014.

Beck in concert | 07.23.14

Photos from his show at Raleigh's Red Hat Amphitheater

An Apple employee holds up the new iPad Air on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in San Francisco. Apple unveiled a new, thinner, lighter tablet called the "iPad Air" along with a slew of new Macs Tuesday at an event in San Francisco. The iPad Air weighs just 1 pound, compared with 1.4 pounds for the previous version. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Being a first-round draft pick, even a top 10 draft pick, carries no guarantees when it comes to playing in the NHL, especially for defensemen. Haydyn Fleury, the Carolina Hurricanes’ first-round pick this year, is hoping to be an exception.

Local/State News

Deva Buttram, left, of Raleigh kisses her sister, Nancy Hansen, who arrived on a flight from Phoenix on Wednesday at RDU. It is the first time they have seen each other since their mother abandoned Deva at a Montana boarding house in 1944.

Shaffer: Separated in 1944, sisters meet for first time

Deva Buttram of Raleigh knew her mother left her at a boarding house during World War II, and after much research, reunited Wednesday with the sibling she never met.

Business

N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory, left, and Sealed Air CEO Jerome A. Peribere at the Charlotte Chamber on Wednesday. Sealed Air Corp., a Fortune 500 company known for making Bubble Wrap, announced Wednesday that it will move its headquarters to Charlotte, bringing 1,262 jobs.

Sealed Air Corp. moving headquarters to Charlotte, bringing nearly 1,300 jobs

Sealed Air Corp., a Fortune 500 company known for making Bubble Wrap, announced Wednesday that it will move its headquarters to Charlotte, bringing 1,262 jobs.

Politics

Republican Senator Harry Brown addresses members of both the House and the Senate during a conference committee meeting in the Legislative Office Building in downtown Raleigh on Tuesday, July 15, 2014.

NC Senate gives initial OK to sales-tax changes

Legislation that would alter how counties in North Carolina can raise sales taxes received initial approval from the state Senate on Wednesday following a debate that has reopened the old fault lines between urban and rural North Carolina.

Nation/World News

CORRECTS IDENTIFICATION TO HARIS SULEMAN, NOT BABAR SULEMAN - In this June 19, 2014, photo, Haris Suleman, 17, hugs his mother, Shamim, before he and his father, Babar, took off from Greenwood, Ind., on the first leg of an around-the-world flight. The Indiana teenager who was attempting to set a record for an around-the-world flight was killed when his plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean, and crews were searching Wednesday, July 23, 2014 for his father, who was also onboard.

Ocean crash kills teen pilot seeking world record

His pilot's license fresh in his hands, an Indiana teenager set out in June for the adventure of a lifetime: an around-the-world flight with his father designed to break a record and raise money to build schools in his father's native Pakistan.

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Living

“We tell customers that if they want the super beautiful designs, they shouldn’t wash their jeans for three to six months,” says Victor Lytvinenko, co-founder and designer at Raleigh Denim Workshop and Curatory.

Do you wash your blue jeans? Some experts suggest you shouldn’t

Wearers of raw denim have a dirty little secret: They likely aren’t washing their blue jeans. We asked some experts for the truth about how and when you should be washing your jeans.