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When he needed to provoke emotional highs in research subjects, Duke neuroscientist Kevin LaBar turned to what else: a Duke/UNC basketball game.

Modified: 02/10/10 08:47:35 AM

Durham police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run traffic accident this morning on Interstate 40 East near Exit 276.

Modified: 02/10/10 08:01:04 AM
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The Triangle is under a high wind warning today, according to the National Weather Service.

Modified: 02/10/10 08:42:19 AM
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A federal judge is prepared to sentence two former company investors for conspiring to give $196,000 in cash and consulting fees to a then-state employee to expedite an air quality permit for an ethanol plant.

Modified: 02/10/10 07:18:00 AM

Federal prosecutors and the lawyer for an ex-aide to former Gov. Mike Easley will argue at a hearing today over when the trial will start.

Modified: 02/10/10 07:16:13 AM

The Triangle is under a high wind watch today, according to the National Weather Service in Raleigh.

Modified: 02/10/10 06:01:21 AM
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Despite warnings that making the change could cost taxpayers an additional $15.5 million, Wake County's school board majority moved a step closer Tuesday toward fulfilling its campaign promise of abandoning a proposed high school in northeast Raleigh.

Modified: 02/10/10 05:43:02 AM

When former Democratic Gov. Mike Easley was being grilled about his unreported use of private airplanes last year, his campaign attorney posed this question: Why not look into the records of Easley's former Republican opponents?

Modified: 02/10/10 05:31:46 AM
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Federal prosecutors and the lawyer for an ex-aide to former Gov. Mike Easley will argue at a hearing today over when the trial will start.

Modified: 02/10/10 07:16:13 AM
North Carolina wire More

A group of Civil War re-enactors is raising money to conserve a battle flag that a North Carolina unit carried during a futile infantry charge at Gettysburg.

Modified: 02/10/10 08:57:13 AM
Education More

The public hearing Tuesday night was held to discuss year-round versus traditional school calendars, but many who turned out wanted to talk about neighborhood schools and their effect on diversity.

Modified: 02/10/10 12:15:00 AM
People More

During the long, hectic hours that she worked in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Ann Huffman learned that extensive late-night planning often leads to torn-up to-do lists in the morning.

Modified: 01/31/10 04:12:00 AM
Weird More

A man accidentally shot himself in the leg shortly after leaving a Jupiter gun store. Police said the unidentified man went to Chuck's Guns and Ammo Monday afternoon, looking for batteries for the laser sight on a small handgun. When the man was back in his car, the gun accidentally fired, hitting him in the leg.

Modified: 02/09/10 10:02:27 PM
Nation/World More

In recent weeks, Iranian security officials have unleashed a wave of arrests in an effort to neutralize the opposition, silence critical voices and head off protests when the nation observes the anniversary of the revolution Thursday, Iran analysts said.

Modified: 02/10/10 12:30:05 AM

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