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“Pickles, Pigs & Whiskey,” by John Currence.

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Duke safety Jeremy Cash, 2013 All-ACC Football Team defensive first team member, who has brought a toughness to the back end of Duke's secondary. He leads Duke with 4 INTs, and is second on team in tackles with 109.

Jeremy Cash is Duke’s enforcer

All-ACC safety Jeremy Cash gives Duke big hits, big plays. ‘He’s a difference-maker because he’s a playmaker,’ Duke coach David Cutcliffe said. 1 hour ago

Local/State News

Four lanes of Interstate 440 West at the southeast corner of Raleigh’s Beltline will be reduced to two lanes starting Thursday morning in the first step of a three-year rebuilding project for 11 miles of I-40 and I-440 across South Raleigh.

NCDOT postpones I-440 Beltline rush-hour squeeze until next week

A plan to close two lanes on the I-440 Beltline, originally scheduled to start Thursday, has been postponed while NCDOT engineers consider changes that might smooth the expected traffic backups. 2 hours ago

Business

In this Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, photo, Workers frame a home under construction in Matthews, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. The Commerce Department reports on new-home sales for October on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013.

US new-home sales jump in Oct. after Sept. drop

Americans ramped up purchases of new homes in October after three months of soft sales, evidence that the housing recovery is improving fitfully.

Politics

N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory arrives at the Grove Park Inn for a celebration of Billy Graham's 95th birthday in Asheville, N.C.Thursday November 6, 2013. TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com

McCrory raises NC’s profile in offshore drilling push

Gov. Pat McCrory has begun working with a coalition of governors from coastal states to press the Obama administration to allow exploration of offshore energy resources, particularly oil and natural gas. 15 minutes ago

Nation/World News

Members of the media pick up a cd containing recordings of 911 calls from the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, in Danbury, Conn. The recordings show town dispatchers urged panicked callers to take cover, mobilized help and asked about the welfare of the children as the boom of gunfire could be heard at times in the background. The recordings are released under court order after a legal challenge from The Associated Press.

911 calls show anguish and tension in Conn. school

As gunfire boomed over and over in the background, a janitor begged a 911 dispatcher to send help, saying, "There's still shooting going on! Please!" A woman breathlessly reported seeing a gunman run down a hall. And a teacher said she was holed up... 1 minute ago

Living

“Pickles, Pigs & Whiskey,” by John Currence.

Here's your holiday gift guide for foodies

No matter how many recipes are online, people still want printed cookbooks to hold, to flip through and to search for inspiration. This year brought a particularly excellent crop by Southern food writers.

Entertainment

The cast of the national tour of "We Will Rock You."

Theater review: Approach 'We Will Rock You' as a Queen tribute

"We Will Rock You" is an energetic, talent-filled presentation, but the sci-fi spoof set far in the future barely supports the placement of the Queen songs.

Opinion

Wake County School Board chairman Keith Sutton was voted out Tuesday.

The public deserves more information about Wake school board changes

The ouster of Wake school board Chairman Keith Sutton demands more information for the public. 2 hours ago

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