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Dave LeMote wipes down a post clock at Electric Time Company, Inc. in Medfield, Mass., Friday, March 7, 2014. Most Americans will set their clocks 60 minutes forward before heading to bed Saturday night, but daylight saving time officially starts Sunday at 2 a.m. local time (0700GMT). (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Set clocks ahead for daylight saving time

A sure sign that spring is on the horizon: It's time to set the clocks forward for daylight ...

SOCHI, RUSSIA - MARCH 08: Allison Jones of United States competes in theWomen's Downhill Standing during day one of Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on March 8, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

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Duke’s Jabari Parker scored 30 points and the defense clamped down on North Carolina for most of the game for an 93-81 Blue Devil win over the Tar Heels at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham. 3 hours ago

Local/State News

Diane Williford, left, and Jeanne Moyer, right, cringe as they test out their cold water gear during a cold water safety training workshop on Saturday.

Water can be inviting, but in cold temperatures it can be deadly

Warm, sunny, springtime days make lakes and streams inviting, but the water can be deadly cold, a group of outdoor enthusiasts heard Saturday at a Falls Lake workshop.

Business

A Bell and Howell contract engineer monitors the speed of a conveyor belt on a ParcelMgr unit at the company’s headquarters in Durham.

Durham’s Bell and Howell reinvents itself for a digital world

Bell and Howell has been diligently adapting the technology that made it the No. 1 producer of high-speed mail-sorting equipment for new markets with growth potential. The diversification effort is critical for the Durham-based company in light of...

Politics

An excavator works beside a mound of ash at the pond at Santee Cooper’s Jefferies power generating station just outside Moncks Corner, S.C., on Feb. 26. The recycled coal ash is trucked from the site and then used in the manufacture of concrete. Santee Cooper is South Carolina’s state-owned electric and water utility.

Duke Energy’s $1 billion cleanup: Who would pay?

The company has tried for years to avoid cleaning up the coal ash pits. It is now likely to ask that ratepayers cover the cost.

Nation/World News

ALTERNATE CROP OF XHG102 A woman cries at the arrival hall of the International Airport in Beijing, China, Saturday, March 8, 2014. Relatives and friends were arriving at Beijing airport for news after a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 was reported missing on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing Saturday.

4 passengers' IDs being checked on missing jet

Malaysia intelligence agencies are investigating how up to four passengers with suspect identities were able to board the missing Boeing 777 jet, the government said, as planes and ships from across Asia resumed the hunt Sunday for the plane.