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Obama says Crimea separation vote would break law
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Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski runs practice day after medical scare at Wake Forest
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Crimea to vote to split from Ukraine, join Russia
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AP Exclusive: Man said to create bitcoin denies it
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General admits guilt on 3 counts; denies assault
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Senate blocks change to military sex assault cases
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UNC survives Wake Forest 69-65 in women’s ACC second round
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The Tasty Season: Bull City kicks off run of food and beer fests
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Historic names picked to replace magicians on Walnut Terrace streets
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Preservation urged for Morrisville’s Civil War battleground
A rezoning map could change the status of an 18-acre site in Morrisville where Confederate troops fought one of the last Civil War skirmishes with Union cavalry.
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State Sen. Martin Nesbitt dies at 67
State Sen. Martin Nesbitt, a veteran lawmaker whose slow drawl belied his powerful Democratic voice, died Thursday at age 67.
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Judge rules Duke must take “immediate” action to stop groundwater pollution at coal ash sites
A Wake County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that Duke Energy must immediately stop the source of groundwater pollution at its 14 coal-fired power plants in North Carolina.
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NC approves lower passing scores for student achievement exams
The State Board of Education approved new standards Thursday on state exams that will lower the passing score, potentially saving thousands of third-graders from having to go to summer reading camps under the new Read to Achieve law.
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Sports
UNC survives Wake Forest 69-65 in women’s ACC second round
Diamond DeShields led the way with 17 points as No. 13 North Carolina squeaked past Wake Forest 69-65 in the second round of the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Thursday night.
Local/State News
Judge rules Duke must take “immediate” action to stop groundwater pollution at coal ash sites
A Wake County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that Duke Energy must immediately stop the source of groundwater pollution at its 14 coal-fired power plants in North Carolina.
Business
Staples to shutter 225 stores as sales move online
Staples will close up to 225 stores in North America by the end of next year as it seeks to trim about $500 million in costs annually by 2015.
Politics
State Sen. Martin Nesbitt dies at 67
State Sen. Martin Nesbitt, a veteran lawmaker whose slow drawl belied his powerful Democratic voice, died Thursday at age 67.
Nation/World News
Obama says Crimea separation vote would break law
President Barack Obama declared on Thursday that a referendum in 10 days on the future of a Ukraine's Crimea peninsula would violate international law. The United States also moved to impose visa restrictions and financial sanctions on Russians and...
Living
The Tasty Season: Bull City kicks off run of food and beer fests
The Triangle food festival season starts this weekend (but in a way, it never really quits).
Entertainment
Review: ‘Mr. Peabody’ still has history lessons for ‘Sherman’ and the rest of us
With “Mr. Peabody & Sherman,” Dreamworks Animation charmingly revives one of the most popular features of the old “Rocky & Bullwinkle Show” – the one about a dog and his boy.
Opinion
DA Jim Woodall has served well in UNC investigation
The Orange County DA had the uncomfortable task of investigating his alma mater, but UNC will be better off for his efforts.
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