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Ag officials tour locally grown food hub in Durham
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Bill that would tax Social Security could be political minefield for NC Republicans
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McCrory initiatives designed to boost employment move forward
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Party could be over at North Raleigh mansion
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Saunders: Slim Whitman, a late-night joke who laughed all the way to the bank
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NC Rural Center says it plans ‘aggressive’ review
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Racial Justice Act repeal is law
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Stocks slide as Fed says bond purchases could slow
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Wake superintendent's perks include security, enhanced retirement pay
New Wake County Schools Superintendent Jim Merrills contract includes the ability to request security for himself and his family as well as coverage of his $16,500 a year contribution to the state retirement system.
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Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe
Former investigators are pushing to reopen the probe into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800, saying new evidence points to the often-discounted theory that a missile strike may have downed the jumbo jet.
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Actor James Gandolfini dies in Italy at age 51
James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate crime boss in HBO's "The Sopranos" was the brilliant center of one of TV's greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its head, died Wednesday in Italy. He was 51...
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Local/State
Ag officials tour locally grown food hub in Durham
Two U.S. Department of Agriculture visited Durham Wednesday to see an example of an emerging business model for distributing regionally-grown, mostly...
Crime
Hit-and-run driver had right of way, but fled after fatal Raleigh crash
A man accused of running down two women near N.C. State University early Saturday and then driving off had the right of way, but he was speeding and may have been driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to an accident report made...
Nation/World
Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe
Former investigators are pushing to reopen the probe into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800, saying new evidence points to the often-discounted theory...
News Columnists
Saunders: Slim Whitman, a late-night joke who laughed all the way to the bank
Most people who were alive in the 1980s won’t ever forget Slim Whitman, whose commercials were omnipresent. Whitman died Wednesday.
Health & Science
5 points to know about the health care overhaul
Still a little hazy about the health care overhaul? You have plenty of company.
Weather News
National Weather Service confirms tornado touched down in Franklin County
A National Weather Service preliminary report confirms that a tornado cut a 1.25 mile damage path in Franklin County on Tuesday evening. No injuries were reported.
Traffic
NC speed limit debate slowed until Thursday
The full House has hit the brakes at least for another day on a vote for legislation that could raise the speed limit on some North Carolina interstates and highways from 70 mph to 75.








