4 Duke patients have drug-resistant H1N1
Four patients at Duke University Medical Center have contracted a mutated strain of the H1N1 virus.
Modified: 11/20/09 03:17:53 PM
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Hog farmers reel as buyers go bankrupt
After two years of losses, Clinton-based Coharie and three smaller North Carolina pork producers recently declared bankruptcy, causing scores of grain and hog farmers to lose once-stable contracts to raise hogs.
Modified: 11/20/09 05:29:45 AM
US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard
The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.
Modified: 11/20/09 07:40:40 PM
N.C. unemployment rises to 11 percent
The increase returns the state to the same unemployment rate it had in June.
Modified: 11/20/09 10:25:28 AM
Viztek sees more jobs
Medical technology company Viztek, which moved its headquarters from Florida to Garner in August, expects to hire about 20 employees next year.
Modified: 11/20/09 12:30:48 PM
Apex police: man's death not foul play
A man found dead in a mobile home off the Apex Peakway late Thursday died of natural causes, police said this afternoon.
Modified: 11/20/09 03:28:48 PM
Fort Bragg puts limits on Palin visit
Sarah Palin kicked off her book tour in Michigan this week, and thousands gathered outside a Barnes & Noble chanting her name, giving the event the feel of a political pep rally. The Army wants Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg on Monday to be much quieter.
Modified: 11/20/09 05:24:04 AM
Perdue rethinks life terms
Gov. Beverly Perdue says officials never doled out credits for good behavior to those sentenced to life in the 1970s.
Modified: 11/20/09 05:10:13 AM
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