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North Carolina GOP has financial edge heading into elections
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NC's discomfort with immigration revamp might block it in Congress
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Missouri All-American says he is gay
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NC regulators shielded Duke's coal ash pollution
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Police close I-540 after man jumps from overpass
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Friends, family remember the many sides of Louis Rubin
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Drones to add flying eye on our ecosystem
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Triangle-area youth summer camps fill quickly
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Caffeine common in kids, young adults; mainly soda
Nearly 3 out of 4 U.S. children and young adults consume at least some caffeine, mostly from soda, tea and coffee. The rate didn't budge much over a decade, although soda use declined and energy drinks became an increasingly common source, a government...
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McCrory: Increase teachers’ base pay by $4,400 over two years
Saying it was time to start showing respect to our teachers, Gov. Pat McCrory on Monday proposed increasing their base pay by $4,400 over the next two years. The plan will have to be approved by the state legislature.
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More snow ahead? Maybe, and freezing rain and sleet, too
Winter weather in one or more forms appears to be headed for the Triangle, and the National Weather Service said some locations to the west began to see light snow Monday morning.
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The Beatles conquer America!
Fifty years ago, four young English musicians came to New York, and the world was never the same...
Local/State
Triangle-area youth summer camps fill quickly
Carolina Parent magazine is urging parents to sign their children up for summer camp before it’s too late.
Crime
Raleigh man accused of trafficking in cocaine and MDMA, having counterfeit money
A Raleigh man was being held on $850,000 bail Monday to face charges of trafficking in cocaine and MDMA and of having a pound of marijuana and 39 counterfeit $20 bills.
Nation/World
Caffeine common in kids, young adults; mainly soda
Nearly 3 out of 4 U.S. children and young adults consume at least some caffeine, mostly from soda, tea and coffee. The rate didn't budge much over a decade, although soda use declined and energy drinks became an increasingly common source, a government...
News Columnists
Shaffer: 89-year-old woman survives freezing night
Tempie Lou Johnson slipped on her steps after fetching the newspaper and survived after spending 24 hours in the subfreezing cold.
Health & Science
Caffeine common in kids, young adults; mainly soda
Nearly 3 out of 4 U.S. children and young adults consume at least some caffeine, mostly from soda, tea and coffee. The rate didn't budge much over a decade, although soda use declined and energy drinks became an increasingly common source, a government...
Weather News
More snow ahead? Maybe, and freezing rain and sleet, too
Winter weather in one or more forms appears to be headed for the Triangle, and the National Weather Service said some locations to the west began to see light snow Monday morning.
Traffic
Police close I-540 after man jumps from overpass
Eastbound Interstate 540 near the intersection with Glenwood Avenue was closed Sunday afternoon after a man in his 20s jumped from an overpass, police said..