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Carbohydrates are now being blamed in part for the epidemic of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. And a slew of diet books propose that you’ll feel better and be healthier if you never eat bread, pasta or sugar again.

Health and diet: Science says carbs aren't always the enemy

Are carbohydrates really so bad for you? Science says no. Here are 10 things you need to know about...

A crowd eats dinner at 18 Seaboard at Seaboard Station near downtown Raleigh on Feb. 27. Owner Jason Smith had foam installed on the ceiling to help alleviate noise in the dining room.

Raleigh’s 18 Seaboard is investing in a quieter future

Jason Smith, owner of 18 Seaboard in Raleigh, sought out Mid-Atlantic Specialties to address the...

Sports

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski motions to his team during the game against Notre Dame in February.

Dismissed Duke basketball player Rasheed Sulaimon accused of sexual assault, report states

Duke men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski refused to comment Monday on reports of sexual misconduct by former player Rasheed Sulaimon. 57 minutes ago

The old Carolina Trailways and Carolina Coach depot may be demolished, according to city records. Greyhound Lines has pulled out of a proposal to sell the historic warehouse to a nonprofit. 3 hours ago

Business

FILE - This is an April 16, 2014, file photo showing Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan watching during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Bobcats and the Chicago Bulls in Charlotte, N.C. Michael Jordan and two other NBA owners have joined Forbes’ annual list of the world’s billionaires. Forbes said Monday, March 2, 2015, that Jordan’s net worth is estimated at $1 billion, thanks to his well-timed investment in the Charlotte Hornets.

Jordan, other NBA owners join Forbes' billionaire list

Michael Jordan and some other NBA owners have reached new heights, landing on Forbes world list of billionaires.

Politics

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, heads to the chamber for a procedural vote on a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security that has produced partisan gridlock in the first several weeks of the new Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday evening, March 2, 2015. House Republicans want to use the measure to roll back President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. Democrats have vowed to block any attempt to compromise on immigration and insist the Congress should approve a “clean” bill funding DHS.

Boehner leaves open possible vote on Dem-backed DHS bill

Speaker John Boehner left open the possibility Monday that the House might pass long-term funding for the Homeland Security Department without immigration provisions attached, as Republican options dwindled for avoiding a capitulation to the White... 2 hours ago

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Adel bin Muhammad El Ouerghi, from Tunisia, chops parsley in the home he shares with five other former Guantanamo detainees in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Feb. 25, 2015. El Ouerghi said he wants to open an Arab restaurant that would serve shwarma, kebobs and other traditional Middle Eastern foods, which he hasn’t found in Montevideo.

Freed Guantanamo detainees struggle with new lives in Uruguay

Resettled in a foreign land, surrounded by a language he doesn’t understand, suspected al-Qaida operative Adel bin Muhammad El Ouerghi finds the challenges of everyday life to be daunting.