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NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden speaks via videoconference at the "Virtual Conversation With Edward Snowden" during the 2014 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at the Austin Convention Center on March 10, 2014 in Austin, Texas.

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Durham Food Truck Rodeo photos

Photos from the Food Truck Rodeo at Durham Central Park.

Sports

N.C. State's T.J. Warren (24) pulls in a rebound from Wake Forest's Devin Thomas (2) during second half of N.C. State's 82-67 victory over Wake Forest at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, February 11, 2014.

NC State's T.J. Warren, Duke Jabari Parker lead all-ACC voting

NC State's T.J. Warren and Duke's Jabari Parker led the way in all-ACC voting by both the media and the coaches, setting up an interesting reveal when Player of the Year is announced Tuesday at 1 p.m. 3 hours ago

Local/State News

Seven-year-old Josh Hardy, shown in May 2013 photo, was treated for malignant rhabdoid tumor at St. Jude's when he was nine months old. He's been cancer free for more than two years and has been raising money for St. Jude's with his kindergarten class at Hugh Mercer Elementary.

Durham drug company under pressure to provide experimental drug to ailing 7-year-old

The family of Josh Hardy, a 7-year-old who is gravely ill, is campaigning for experimental drugs from Durham's Chimerix. The company refuses to give away the drugs as it focuses on getting the medication approved for general use.

Business

Charlotte-based Chiquita Brands International is merging with Irish fruit company Fyffes.

Merger that would make Chiquita largest banana firm raises questions on NC incentives

Less than two years after Chiquita moved its headquarters to Charlotte, the company said Monday it will merge with Irish fruit company Fyffes, throwing its $22 million worth of incentives into question as the combined firm would become the world's... 2 hours ago

Politics

Gov. Pat McCrory talks to a group of students and faculty at St. David’s School in Raleigh Monday. McCrory came to the school to talk to students from the Senior Seminar group, where questions were raised about the Dan River coal ash spill and teacher pay.

McCrory: Duke Energy didn't meet its responsibility in coal ash spill

NC Gov. Pat McCrory took questions at a Raleigh private school for an hour Monday and ended the forum with his own: "How do you pay for it?" The remark came in reference to the recent Duke Energy coal ash spill into the Dan River. 1 hour ago

Nation/World News

People prepare to release a sky lantern during a candlelight vigil for passengers aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines plane in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, March 10, 2014. The search operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 which has involved 34 aircraft and 40 ships from several countries covering a 50-nautical mile radius from the point the plane vanished from radar screens between Malaysia and Vietnam continues after its disappearance since Saturday.

Search widens for missing Malaysian passenger jet

Authorities hunting for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner expanded their search on land and sea Tuesday, reflecting the difficulties in locating traces of the plane more than three days after it vanished. 2 hours ago

Living

Vivien Speers, front left, assists instructor Sasha Hawley, back, instruct a yoga class at the Sydney Sea Life Aquarium in Sydney, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. Hawley, who founded "Yoga by the Sea," instructs the class from inside a tank that includes Leopard Sharks, Black Tip Reef Sharks, Grey Reef Shark and a Smalltooth Sawfish. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Study: Yoga helps cancer survivors lessen fatigue, inflammation

Practicing yoga for at least three hours a week for three months reduced the fatigue and inflammation in breast cancer survivors, compared with survivors who did no yoga, researchers reported.

Entertainment

Anne Caitlin Donohue stars as Queenie in “The Wild Party” in a terrific, tireless performance of song, dance and high drama.

Theater review: A good time at 'The Wild Party'

North Raleigh Arts & Creative Theatre scores with a racy, raucous musical about Jazz Age hedonists.

Opinion

Waiting to decide who should pay for ash pond cleanups

Duke Energy says ratepayers should bear the cost of removing coal ash from storage ponds, but information from a federal investigation into the utility and state regulators may shed new light on who is responsible for the hazard and who should pay.

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