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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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Just as North Carolina needed a victory over Duke on Feb. 20 to legitimize its recent improvement, the Blue Devils need a win over the Tar Heels to verify their credentials heading into the postseason. 2 hours ago

Live from PNC Arena: Carolina Hurricanes vs. NY Rangers 42 minutes ago
Duke women advance to ACC semifinals with 82-52 win over Georgia Tech 37 minutes ago
Putin declares Sochi Winter Paralympics open 1 hour ago
NC State beats Syracuse 79-63 in ACC women's tournament 2 hours ago

Local/State News

Amber Alert: 11-year-old abducted girl thought to be in North Carolina

The Baltimore County Police Department in Maryland suspects that Caitlyn Marie Virts, 11, was abducted by Timothy Howard Virts and brought to North Carolina. 3 hours ago

Storm cuts power to 400,000; floods cause massive sewage spill in Pittsboro 2 hours ago
Officer says US general sexually assaulted her 15 minutes ago
Wake County still has openings for its new career and technical high school 20 minutes ago
Drescher: TV’s Charlie Rose, at 72, is at the top of his game 21 minutes ago

Business

Dorian S. Nakamoto listens during an interview with the Associated Press, Thursday, March 6, 2014 in Los Angeles. Nakamoto, the man that Newsweek claims is the founder of Bitcoin, denies he had anything to do with it and says he had never even heard of the digital currency until his son told him he had been contacted by a reporter three weeks ago.

Man said to create bitcoin denies it

Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto said Thursday that he is not the creator of bitcoin, adding further mystery to the story of how the world's most popular digital currency came to be. 15 minutes ago

Politics

Federal government becomes player in dispute with NC unemployment agency

The head of the NC Division of Employment Security says that the federal government has thrown a monkey wrench into the agency’s legal battle with a Durham attorney over public records.

Nation/World News

FILE - In this March 4, 2014 file image made from video, a lifeguard carries one of the three children rescued from a minivan that their mother, Ebony Wilkerson, drove into the Atlantic in Daytona Beach, Fla. Wilkerson as charged Friday with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse, though she has denied trying to harm anyone, authorities said. (AP Photo/Simon Besner, File) NO SALES

Mom who drove kids into ocean faces charges

A pregnant South Carolina woman who drove a minivan carrying her three young children into the ocean surf off Florida was charged Friday with attempted murder and child abuse, with authorities saying the children were screaming to bystanders that ...