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Jack Madden riding Hurricane Fly on the gallops at Cheltenham racecourse on March 09, 2014 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

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SOCHI, RUSSIA - MARCH 09: Jakub Krako of Slovakia reacts after crossing the finish line in the Men's Super G Visually Impaired during day two of Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on March 9, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

Sochi Paralympics 03.09.14

Photos from the Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.

Sports

N.C. State's T.J. Warren is fouled by Boston College's Joe Rahon (25) as he flies to the basket in the second half at PNC Arena in Raleigh.

Warren stakes claim, NC State beats Boston College 78-68

NC State sophomore T.J. Warren scored a career-high 42 points to stake his claim for ACC player of the year honors and lead the Wolfpack to a 78-68 win over the Boston College Eagles.

Local/State News

The house in Elm City where Naquane Farmer, 28, died in a fire Tuesday. Paralyzed from the neck down, Farmer was unable to escape the blaze. His mother and grandmother were injured in the fire as well.

Shaffer: Rapper injured by break dancing dies in Wilson County fire

Naquane Farmer, a quadriplegic because of an accident, lived a happy life despite its limits. Farmer died in a fire Tuesday.

Business

An undated handout photo of the Beam+ remote-controlled robot from Suitable Technologies, which will initially cost $995, suggesting its potential use as a remote teacher, or as a way for parents to check in with a child from anywhere. Robots are becoming inexpensive enough that they may soon have many practical uses.

Lower costs may expand use of rolling robots

Robots could serve as a conduit for virtual visits from family and friends to help older people live at home longer. Traveling business people could use them to show their faces to colleagues at central headquarters.

Politics

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Senate staffers took secret CIA papers years before agency discovered them missing

Democratic staffers of the Senate Intelligence Committee obtained classified documents at the center of a bitter struggle with the CIA some three years before the agency determined that the materials had been spirited out of a secret facility and ... 3 hours ago

Nation/World News

An Indonesian Navy crew member scans the water bordering Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand during a search operation for the missing Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 near the Malacca straits on Monday, March 10, 2014. Dozens of ships and aircraft have failed to find any piece of the missing Boeing 777 jet that vanished more than two days ago above waters south of Vietnam as investigators pursued "every angle" to explain its disappearance, including hijacking, Malaysia's civil aviation chief said Monday.

Investigators chase 'every angle' in missing jet

Rescue helicopters and ships searching for a Malaysia Airlines jet rushed Monday to investigate a yellow object that looked like a life raft. It turned out to be moss-covered trash floating in the ocean, once again dashing hopes after more than two... 9 minutes ago

Living

This tiny home is less than 200 square feet. Sixty people spent the weekend at a Raleigh Holiday Inn learning the nuts and bolts of tiny homes, which have been inching up in popularity in recent years.

Raleigh seminar shows a big appetite for tiny homes

About 60 people spent the weekend at a Raleigh Holiday Inn learning the nuts and bolts of tiny homes, which have been inching up in popularity in recent years.

Entertainment

CORRECTS DAY DIED TO SATURDAY MARCH 8, 2014 FILE - This Nov. 11, 2004 file photo shows William "Wild Bill" Guarnere participating in the Veterans Day parade in Media, Pa. Guarnere, one of the World War II veterans whose exploits were dramatized in the TV miniseries "Band of Brothers," has died, Saturday, March 8, 2014, at the age of 90.

'Band of Brothers' vet William Guarnere dies at 90

William "Wild Bill" Guarnere, one of the World War II veterans whose exploits were dramatized in the TV miniseries "Band of Brothers," has died. He was 90 6 minutes ago

Opinion

Conservatives raise false alarms over the health care law

Rep. Renee Ellmers distorts changes in Medicaid Advantage payments and others claim the ACA will create big costs at the University of North Carolina system.

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