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Mountain tourism hit by national park shutdown
The closure of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park during the federal shutdown cost the region $33 million in lost tourism, according to an analysis released Friday.
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HEALTH & SCIENCE
Obamacare a success so far? It's hard to say
After more than a week in action, is a key feature of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul a success or a bust? Judging by the dearth of data, it's virtually impossible to say.
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ECONOMY
Wells Fargo again posts record profits despite mortgage slowdown
Wells Fargo once again posted record profits in the third quarter, the bank said Friday, despite the long-expected slow-down in its mortgage division.
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ECONOMY
Wells Fargo again posts record profits despite mortgage slowdown
Wells Fargo once again posted record profits in the third quarter, the bank said Friday, despite the long-expected slow-down in its mortgage division.
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ECONOMY
JPMorgan reports Q3 loss on legal costs
JPMorgan Chase, the nation’s largest bank, reported a third-quarter net loss of $380 million on Friday as it continued to grapple with a raft of regulatory and legal woes.
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LOCAL/STATE
NC poultry processor to donate food boxes to needy
Poultry processor Mountaire Farms said it will give 2,200 food boxes to needy families in the Cape Fear region this Thanksgiving.
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ECONOMY
Farm workers union convention meets in Durham
Farm labor activists are scheduled to meet in North Carolina to draw attention to the treatment of field workers.
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STATE POLITICS
State lays off 353 workers as it overhauls job-search assistance
The N.C. Division of Workforce Solutions, the agency that provides assistance to job seekers at local offices scattered across the state, laid off 353 workers in recent months as part of an extensive overhaul triggered by a major reduction in state and federal funding.
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ECONOMY
Employment support for disabled NC workers ends
Hundreds of people with disabilities who are training for jobs or have assistants working alongside them stayed home Wednesday because federal funding for their North Carolina employment programs has run out.
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ECONOMY
Investors keep faith in U.S., crisis after crisis
Global investors have stayed remarkably confident in the U.S. despite one budget crisis after another. But they’re starting to wonder if the latest political impasse will tarnish America’s Teflon image.
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ECONOMY
Americans voice anger, frustration in stalemate
The regular book study group at the Rev. Tim Ahrens' church in middle America always ends with a prayer — most deeply personal, often about a family or friend's illness. But after one recent meeting, the members held hands in a circle and turned to something far different.
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