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Beck in concert at Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh, NC Wednesday night July 23, 2014.

Beck in concert | 07.23.14

Photos from his show at Raleigh's Red Hat Amphitheater

An Apple employee holds up the new iPad Air on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in San Francisco. Apple unveiled a new, thinner, lighter tablet called the "iPad Air" along with a slew of new Macs Tuesday at an event in San Francisco. The iPad Air weighs just 1 pound, compared with 1.4 pounds for the previous version. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Haydn Fleury, center, works out with other prospects during a skating drill in the Carolina Hurricanes development camp held at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. on July 23, 2014. He was the teams top draft pick this year.

Canes’ top draft pick hopes to make NHL quickly

Being a first-round draft pick, even a top 10 draft pick, carries no guarantees when it comes to playing in the NHL, especially for defensemen. Haydyn Fleury, the Carolina Hurricanes’ first-round pick this year, is hoping to be an exception.

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Deva Buttram, left, of Raleigh kisses her sister, Nancy Hansen, who arrived on a flight from Phoenix on Wednesday at RDU. It is the first time they have seen each other since their mother abandoned Deva at a Montana boarding house in 1944.

Shaffer: Separated in 1944, sisters meet for first time

Deva Buttram of Raleigh knew her mother left her at a boarding house during World War II, and after much research, reunited Wednesday with the sibling she never met.

Business

N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory, left, and Sealed Air CEO Jerome A. Peribere at the Charlotte Chamber on Wednesday. Sealed Air Corp., a Fortune 500 company known for making Bubble Wrap, announced Wednesday that it will move its headquarters to Charlotte, bringing 1,262 jobs.

Sealed Air Corp. moving headquarters to Charlotte, bringing nearly 1,300 jobs

Sealed Air Corp., a Fortune 500 company known for making Bubble Wrap, announced Wednesday that it will move its headquarters to Charlotte, bringing 1,262 jobs.

Politics

Rep. Jim Fulghum, a retired neurosurgeon who focused on health-care issues during his time in the legislature.

Rep. Jim Fulghum remembered for intellect, passion and desire to fix what was broken

About 500 people, including many members of the North Carolina General Assembly, attended the memorial service Wednesday for Rep. Jim Fulghum at Edenton Street United Methodist Church, where Fulghum had been an active member for almost 40 years.

Nation/World News

CORRECTS IDENTIFICATION TO HARIS SULEMAN, NOT BABAR SULEMAN - In this June 19, 2014, photo, Haris Suleman, 17, hugs his mother, Shamim, before he and his father, Babar, took off from Greenwood, Ind., on the first leg of an around-the-world flight. The Indiana teenager who was attempting to set a record for an around-the-world flight was killed when his plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean, and crews were searching Wednesday, July 23, 2014 for his father, who was also onboard.

Ocean crash kills teen pilot seeking world record

His pilot's license fresh in his hands, an Indiana teenager set out in June for the adventure of a lifetime: an around-the-world flight with his father designed to break a record and raise money to build schools in his father's native Pakistan. 47 minutes ago

Living

“We tell customers that if they want the super beautiful designs, they shouldn’t wash their jeans for three to six months,” says Victor Lytvinenko, co-founder and designer at Raleigh Denim Workshop and Curatory.

Do you wash your blue jeans? Some experts suggest you shouldn’t

Wearers of raw denim have a dirty little secret: They likely aren’t washing their blue jeans. We asked some experts for the truth about how and when you should be washing your jeans.

Entertainment

John Mellencamp will perform at Farm Aid Sept. 13, 2014, at Walnut Creek in Raleigh.

Farm Aid concert coming to Raleigh in September

Farm Aid’s latest benefit concert will play in Raleigh this fall with Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Jack White and other stars. 2 hours ago

Opinion

The city of Raleigh should not accept the state’s latest offer on the Dix hospital property

The Great Dorothea Dix Property Dispute of 2014 has seemed endless, ever since Republicans new to control of the General Assembly nixed a deal between Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue and the city of Raleigh that would have provided a long-term lease... 3 hours ago

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