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Raleigh’s Walnut Creek Amphitheatre starts its 24th season Tuesday with longtime favorite Jimmy Buffett.

Sound of Spring: Outdoor Music Guide 2014

Keep this guide to more than 100 shows handy for a summer full of outdoor music fun in the Triangle...

Thousands of LED lights light up life size terracotta warriors at Illuminasia, the world's biggest indoor illuminations, at Blackpool Winter Gardens on April 17, 2014 in Blackpool, England. Blackpool's latest attraction Luminasia is the first new attrction to open in the seaside resort for 20 years. Over 35,000 LED lights have been used to create six interactive illuminated worlds including Land of the Giants, a planetarium and the Wonders of the World. The illuminatons have been made by chinese artisans brought in to bring their expertise and craftsmenship to the display. Each illuminated spectacle is covered in pure silk and follows in the style of chinese lanterns.

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Sports

Duke forward Jabari Parker (1) goes to hug teammate Duke forward Rodney Hood (5) near game's end as the Blue Devils beat the Maryland Terrapins 69-67 at Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday Feb. 15, 2014.

Duke’s Jabari Parker thanks Coach K on way to NBA

After much anticipation, Jabari Parker is entering the NBA draft. Hours after Parker’s announcement, Yahoo! reported Rodney Hood also is entering the draft. Duke coaches have prepared to play without them next year.

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Runners head down Salisbury Street during Sunday’s Raleigh Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon & Half Marathon. Runners gathered donations themselves as part of “Team V,” but no part of their registration fees went to The V Foundation, the event’s official charity.

Raleigh’s Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon left fundraising to runners

Sunday’s Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon raised more than $250,000 for The V Foundation For Cancer Research, but that total didn’t come from race organizers’ profits. Runners gathered donations themselves.

Business

A Wal-Mart official said the retailer’s new money transfer service, which begins next week, could lure more customers into stores, but he insisted the goal is to offer shoppers more financial choices.

Wal-Mart jumps into the money transfer biz, loudly

Wal-Mart is delving deeper into financial services at its stores and shaking up the money transfer business. 10 minutes ago

Politics

Speaker of the N.C. House Thom Tillis is the front-runner in the eight-person field of GOP candidates hoping to unseat Sen. Kay Hagan.

Thom Tillis’ work ethic, learned from his father, set his career on path

Thom Tillis is all business. Where other candidates emphasize personal stories or ideological purity, the U.S. Senate candidate is running on his resume, casting himself as a results-oriented executive who became House speaker and drove the state&#...

Nation/World News

An employee wipes a TV screen in a shop in Moscow, on April 17, 2014, during the broadcast of President Vladimir Putin's televised question and answer session with the nation. Putin accused today Ukraine's new authorities of driving the country towards the abyss but said that dialogue was the only way out of the intensifying crisis.

Deal reached on calming Ukraine tensions _ for now

In a surprise accord, Ukraine and Russia agreed Thursday on tentative steps to halt violence and calm tensions along their shared border after more than a month of Cold War-style military posturing triggered by Moscow's annexation of Crimea. 15 minutes ago

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Runners head down Salisbury Street during Sunday’s Raleigh Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon & Half Marathon. Runners gathered donations themselves as part of “Team V,” but no part of their registration fees went to The V Foundation, the event’s official charity.

Raleigh’s Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon left fundraising to runners

Sunday’s Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon raised more than $250,000 for The V Foundation For Cancer Research, but that total didn’t come from race organizers’ profits. Runners gathered donations themselves.

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Raleigh’s Walnut Creek Amphitheatre starts its 24th season Tuesday with longtime favorite Jimmy Buffett.

Sound of Spring: Outdoor Music Guide 2014

Keep this guide to more than 100 shows handy for a summer full of outdoor music fun in the Triangle.

Opinion

NC charter schools are public and their salaries must be, too

Charter schools are said by some critics to act like private schools without the legal obligations of public institutions. But they carry all those obligations

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