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Gifts of Style

Whether the people on your shopping list already appreciate good style or could use a little help...

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North Carolina&#x2019;s Nate Britt (0) tries to get a first-half shot off over Michigan State&#x2019;s Keith Appling (11).

UNC stuns No. 1 Michigan State 79-65

For the second time in two weeks, the North Carolina Tar Heels defeat a top-5 opponent -- this time the top-ranked Michigan State Spartans.

Local/State News

N.C. State's Shadrach Thornton (10) is dropped for a loss by UNC's Norkeithus Otis (8) in the fourth quarter on Saturday November 2, 2013 at Carter Finley Stadium in Raleigh.

Athletics spending outpaces academics in NCAA schools, including UNC, NC State

A new database shows a stark difference in the growth of academic and athletic spending across the country and among public universities in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Business

European Union Competition Commissioner Joachim Almunia gives a press conference Dec. 4 on banking competition case at the EU Headquarters in Brussels. The European Union fined eight finance groups a record 1.7 billion euros for rigging the Euribor and Japanese yen Tibor interest rates.

EU fines global banks $2.3 billion for market rigging

The European Commission has fined a group of major global banks a total of 1.7 billion euros ($2.3 billion) for colluding to profit from the manipulation of key interest rates.

Politics

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010, file photo, traffic backs up on the Bonner Bridge near Nags Head, N.C., as people return to Hatteras Island following mandatory evacuations of the barrier island for Hurricane Earl. On Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, North Carolina transportation officials closed the Bonner Bridge, the only bridge onto a 60-mile stretch of the Outer Banks, after discovering the deteriorating span posed an immediate safety threat. The state Department of Transportation declared last week that the inlet had scoured out sand around the base of supports at the southern end of the bridge, near Hatteras Island. Subsequent sonar tests and divers found there was more sand gone in that section of the bridge than previously thought, DOT spokesman Mike Charbonneau said. Reopening the bridge will require fortifying the bridge's support columns and bringing in additional sand, he said.

McCrory and Outer Banks leaders blast environmental group over bridge delay

After safety concerns forced NCDOT, without warning, to close the Bonner Bridge that links Hatteras Island to the mainland, political leaders blamed the Southern Environmental Law Center.

Nation/World News

Ornaments decorate a tree in the Blue Room of the White House.

First watch: Pearl Harbor remembered, White House holiday, presidential doodles

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Hook Line and Stinkers makes knitted mascot apparel for babies, $20-30, at etsy.com/shop/HookLineandStinkers.

Gifts of Style

Whether the people on your shopping list already appreciate good style or could use a little help in that department, we’ve rounded up some unique gifts that will leave everyone looking a little snazzier in the new year.

Entertainment

Billy Joel smiles during news conference at Madison Square Garden, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013 in New York. The icon announced he will perform a residency at the famed NYC venue once a month for as many months as New Yorkers demand. He is set to perform sold out shows on Jan. 27, Feb. 3, March 21 and April 28. He will also perform on his 65th birthday, which is May 9.

Billy Joel coming to Raleigh: Much ado about very little

For some reason, someone thought it was a good idea for the mayor to make a run-of-the-mill concert announcement: Billy Joel at Raleigh’s PNC Arena. 54 minutes ago

Opinion

A car break-in and theft serve as a reminder of blessings

It was a memorable Thanksgiving in many ways, including some unexpected ones.

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