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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Religious leaders asked for patience, wisdom and courage during tough economic times for Beverly Perdue as she begins her new job as North Carolina&#8217;s governor.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Workplace deaths in North Carolina are on the rise after three years of declines, and officials worry that the nation&#8217;s sagging economy is partly to blame.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Gov.-elect Bev Perdue plans to attend a state Democratic fundraiser honoring her birthday less than two weeks after she takes office.           ]]></description>
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Police have charged two Fort Bragg soldiers with robberies at two Fayetteville banks.           ]]></description>
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Employees at North Carolina Baptist Hospitals will get increased discounts on fees and lower co-payments if a lawsuit over the hospital&#8217;s group health insurance plan is settled.           ]]></description>
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          <title>NC State gets tentative OK to study Korean campus</title>
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina university has gotten preliminary approval to accept $1 million from the South Korean government to study the prospect of building a campus in that country.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Truck maker announces layoffs at 3 NC plants</title>
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GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) - A truck manufacturer says it will lay off more than 2,100 employees at three North Carolina plants because of sagging sales.           ]]></description>
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YADKINVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A product made by a North Carolina textile company will be featured on a program on the Discovery Science Channel.           ]]></description>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - One of Charlotte&#8217;s top business networking groups has invited ESPN radio and TV host Mike Tirico over for breakfast.           ]]></description>
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FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - Fort Bragg&#8217;s 507th Corps Support Group is going out of existence.           ]]></description>
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A new federal highway report says the state of North Carolina should make extensive repairs to faulty asphalt on Interstate 795 in Wilson County, a fix that could cost as much as $22 million.           ]]></description>
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina has opened its second foreign trade office in China after it grew into the state&#8217;s second-largest export market after Canada.           ]]></description>
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Booze it and lose it!           ]]></description>
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          <title>Police: Tip foils plans to &#8216;shoot up&#8217; NC school</title>
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BREVARD, N.C. (AP) - Police in western North Carolina say they have derailed a 15-year-old&#8217;s plot to shoot up his school, thanks to a a tip from a teen in New York.
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          <title>NC home builders make argument for federal aid</title>
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The president of Raleigh-based Stock Building Supply said the housing slump is having trickle-down effects among building supply companies, which are increasing layoffs.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina nursing home could face $50,000 in fines after a resident with Alzheimer&#8217;s disease fell from a loading dock and died.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - A man accused of beating a pregnant woman and leaving her paralyzed and mute has been denied a new trial by a Forsyth County judge.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - An incoming North Carolina lawmaker no longer faces a criminal charge after turning over business documents.
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - A movie filmed in North Carolina and set in South Carolina has won two People&#8217;s Choice awards.           ]]></description>
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The sagging economy is now creating layoffs at the State Department of Transportation.           ]]></description>
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - South Africans plan a hunger strike and other protests they hope will force their government to isolate Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.           ]]></description>
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The number of distance education students in the University of North Carolina System has shot up more than 20 percent.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Thousands still without power in Carolinas</title>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Thousands of people were still without power across the Carolinas after a cold front swept through the region with wind and rain.           ]]></description>
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina Home Builders Association plans to push its case on why a federal economic stimulus package should help their industry by encouraging buyers, which then would boost residential construction.           ]]></description>
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A copy of a 1910 reference book about African-American history is now available online.           ]]></description>
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BOONE, N.C. (AP) - The first vice president of Sudan visited Franklin Graham&#8217;s relief organization to offer thanks for its relief efforts.
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BENSON, N.C. (AP) - Authorities say a Florida man has been found dead in a trash bin at an Interstate 40 rest stop in North Carolina.
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          <title>Audit shows new hiring techniques could save NC millions</title>
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An audit released yesterday found that different hiring techniques could help North Carolina&#8217;s government save millions of dollars.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Heavy rain causing flooding across South</title>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Heavy rain across the South has caused flooding, school closures and a landslide that destroyed a home in North Carolina.
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          <title>66 Mount Trashmore geese relocated to NC</title>
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - The Virginia Beach SPCA is upset with the city for moving 66 geese at Mount Trashmore to an animal sanctuary in North Carolina without notifying the organization.           ]]></description>
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More than a thousand people at insurance provider Cigna will lose their jobs.           ]]></description>
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina&#8217;s state health director is leaving her job after eight years in office.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina Transportation Department estimates the number of people killed on the state&#8217;s roads in 2008 dropped by 18 percent, compared with the previous year.           ]]></description>
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HICKORY, N.C. (AP) - A Hickory factory that produces telecommunications cable is being recognized by North Carolina&#8217;s environmental protection agency for its promise to be a good corporate citizen.           ]]></description>
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Pull out the family china. Dust off that heirloom rocking chair. &#8220;Antiques Roadshow&#8221; is coming to Raleigh.           ]]></description>
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Forecasters issued a flash flood warning for one mountain county in North Carolina and flash flood watches for the rest of the state&#8217;s mountains as heavy rain moved into the area.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The state of North Carolina&#8217;s acquisition of the Grandfather Mountain tourist attraction is almost complete.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina&#8217;s Employment Security Commission managed to pay out a one-day record of $31.5 million in unemployment benefits on Monday despite a computer glitch that kept some people from filing claims.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - State officials say Medicaid fraud cases in North Carolina totaled more than $52 million in 2008.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley says speeding up the start of more than $700 million in government building projects will also speed up the creation of more than 25,000 new jobs.
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The State&#8217;s Employment Security Commission website crashed twice this as tens of thousands of people tried to file unemployment claims.           ]]></description>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A Charlotte car dealer has agreed to plead guilty to aiding in the filing of false loan applications, but probably won&#8217;t spend time in prison.           ]]></description>
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina city is a finalist for a lucrative figure skating event in 2011 that could bring a $30 million economic boost with it.           ]]></description>
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A commercial passenger plane was diverted after a small Navy aircraft blew a tire when it landed at a North Carolina airport.           ]]></description>
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NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) - The ACLU is suing a North Carolina school system it says has denied access to a pacifist who wants to talk to students about alternatives to the military.           ]]></description>
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KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. (AP) - One of North Carolina&#8217;s richest counties has opened a homeless shelter to help those living in their cars or sleeping in the dunes.           ]]></description>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - R.L. Stowe Inc., one of the region&#8217;s oldest textile companies, has announced it is closing after almost 108 years in the sales yarn business.           ]]></description>
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A Virginia firm has landed the government contract to complete an overhaul of North Carolina&#8217;s Medicaid billing system.           ]]></description>
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For the first time in state history, homeowners filed more than 50-thousand property foreclosures in just one year.           ]]></description>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Charlotte-Mecklenburg high schools won&#8217;t hold final exams on the day of the presidential inauguration and will allow students an excused absence if they provide proof they attended inaugural events.
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - The Asheville Citizen-Times has cut and condensed some sections of the newspaper as it deals with declining advertising revenue.
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Authorities say an infant who was put on Amber Alert early Sunday, is being held hostage along with two others.           ]]></description>
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CANDLER, N.C. (AP) - A relative says a woman killed in a North Carolina home where she rented a room had planned to move out in less than two weeks.           ]]></description>
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - Police have charged a man with interfering with a flight crew after a police helicopter pilot said someone on the ground pointed a laser at his aircraft during a night flight.           ]]></description>
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - The former police chief in Greensboro has sued the city, saying his civil rights were violated when he was forced out of office.           ]]></description>
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Interstates and bridges are back open tonight after black ice caused several wrecks in the mountains and Piedmont.           ]]></description>
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Friends of a 49-year-old woman police say was slain by her ex-husband who went on to kill two others before committing suicide loved to make quilts and sew clothes.           ]]></description>
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SANFORD, N.C. (AP) - Sanford native Shanell Highfill has already set her 9-month-old daughter&#8217;s pink outfit aside to be saved because how often does someone get to have their picture taken with a future president?           ]]></description>
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Majority of fans blame a number of bad calls in the game           ]]></description>
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Authorities say a Guilford County teen is facing charges in connection with a fatal crash that occurred while he was trying to avoid being reported for spotlighting deer.           ]]></description>
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Some North Carolina state employees say they are not getting paid enough.           ]]></description>
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CANDLER, N.C. (AP) - Authorities say a man who killed his ex-wife also killed a renter and a neighbor before fleeing the western North Carolina neighborhood with his two children.
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SPRING LAKE, N.C. (AP) - A Cumberland County toddler found face down in a goldfish pond on Christmas Eve has died.
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Local politicians in Cumberland County rolled out the welcome mat for New Year&#8217;s Day and thousands of people responded for a traditional dinner.
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Icy roads in western North Carolina have caused a number of accidents on Interstate 40.           ]]></description>
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Authorities say a Warren County sheriff&#8217;s deputy facing sexual battery charges in Wake County has been suspended without pay.           ]]></description>
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An Amber Alert search for two children in our state is over, after the man who took them, killed himself this morning.           ]]></description>
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Next time you&#8217;re at the DMV, congratulate them.           ]]></description>
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Bank of America is officially the new owner of Merrill Lynch.           ]]></description>
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Sheriff&#8217;s deputies made a discovery commonly associated with prohibition 75 years ago.           ]]></description>
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TAR HEEL, N.C. (AP) - Immigration raids that purged the world&#8217;s largest pork slaughterhouse of illegal Hispanic workers may have made it ripe for unionization.
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HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) - Authorities say a 58-year-old man has been arrested after he shot another man on New Year&#8217;s Eve.
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Cold air swept back into North Carolina to start the new year, and forecasters say the mountains could see wintery weather.
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LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) - Two teens have been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of a Lumberton man last month.           ]]></description>
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BOONE, N.C. (AP) - The man charged with killing a Boone pawn shop owner has returned to North Carolina.           ]]></description>
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The New Year was celebrated throughout North Carolina last night.           ]]></description>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - With Wachovia Corp. officially becoming part of Wells Fargo &amp; Co., employees know that layoffs are around the corner.           ]]></description>
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of North Carolina natural gas customers are paying lower rates.           ]]></description>
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina residents who can&#8217;t get affordable insurance because of pre-existing conditions are now getting aid from the state.           ]]></description>
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BENSON, N.C. (AP) - Authorities have arrested and charged two people after a mobile methamphetamine lab was found in the back of the car they were driving.           ]]></description>
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Gov. Mike Easley has named two people to serve as interim heads of state agencies until Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue installs her own leaders.           ]]></description>
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A smoking ban inside state government cars and tougher rules for storing hog waste are among the new laws taking effect with the new year.
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ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C. (AP) - State and local law enforcement officials have caught a juvenile who escaped a boy&#8217;s camp in southeastern North Carolina.           ]]></description>
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North Carolina towns have a unique way of celebrating the New Year.           ]]></description>
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ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C. (AP) - State and local law enforcement officials are searching for a juvenile who escaped a boy&#8217;s camp in southeastern North Carolina.           ]]></description>
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