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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)

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File-This Feb. 22, 2014, file photo shows Tyler Perry speaking on stage at the 45th NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif. Perry reminded black filmmakers that there is “more than one path” as he implored them to find alternatives to getting films made at an event honoring black men in Hollywood. Perry was among those honored by Essence at a celebration held at his own mansion on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. Others honored included Spike Lee, Malcolm Lee (director of the “Best Man” films) and Sidney Poitier, who gave a moving speech that in part paid tribute to black actors who opened the doors for future generations.

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UNC-Duke: In rematch with Tar Heels, Blue Devils still searching for right mix

No. 4 Duke (23-7, 12-5 ACC) came out flat against Wake Forest. There should be no problem getting up for the ACC regular-season finale Saturday at 9 p.m. against No. 14 North Carolina (23-7, 13-4).

Local/State News

Jackie Craig, head of The Green Chair Project, sits in the midst of green chairs in the nonprofit’s facility on Capital Boulevard in Raleigh. The organization collects furniture and household goods to distribute them to the needy.

Tar Heel of the Week: Jackie Craig rebuilds lives with donated furniture

Working with cluttered homes sparked an idea for Jackie Craig. The result is The Green Chair Project, a nonprofit that provides enough furniture to fill an entire home at a deep discount to people who are starting fresh. 20 minutes ago

Business

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2010 file photo, Courtney Love of the U.S. band Hole performs at the Sluzewiec Racing Track in Warsaw, Poland. Love hadn’t been born and tweeting was reserved for birds when The New York Times won a landmark libel case at the Supreme Court in 1964. But when a California jury decided recently that Love shouldn’t have to pay $8 million for a troublesome tweet about her former lawyer, she became just the latest person to lean on New York Times v. Sullivan, a case decided 50 years ago Sunday, and the cases that followed and expanded it.

At 50, landmark libel case relevant in digital age

Singer Courtney Love hadn't been born and tweeting was reserved for birds when The New York Times won a landmark libel case at the Supreme Court in 1964. 2 hours ago

Politics

Christensen: Duke Energy has the power

The energy conglomerate is deeply embedded in Tar Heel politics 2 hours ago

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.

Oil slicks offer sign that Malaysian jet crashed

Two large oil slicks spotted Saturday by the Vietnamese air force offered the first sign that a jetliner carrying 239 people had crashed into the ocean after vanishing from radar without sending a single distress call. 50 minutes ago

Living

A pair of Adirondack chairs at the end of a path define a destination at Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, Wis. The flowerpot between the chairs anchors the setting and gives the gardeners an opportunity to add seasonal color on the small patio.

Gardening: What’s the (focal) point?

Visual resting spots bring gardens into focus.

Entertainment

Blair Underwood and Cicely Tyson star in Lifetime’s remake of “The Trip to Bountiful.”

What to Watch on Saturday: Lifetime remakes ‘The Trip to Bountiful’

Lifetime remakes Horton Foote’s classic “The Trip to Bountiful” with Cicely Tyson, Vanessa Williams, Blair Underwood and Keke Palmer.

Opinion

Martin Nesbitt a big man who fought for the little guy

Martin Nesbitt fought for North Carolinians of all economic stations, particularly the poor, for his entire career.

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