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Police: 102-year-old man wounds wife, kills self
GREENSBORO (AP) — Police in Greensboro say a 102-year-old man shot and wounded his 84-year-old wife before killing himself. Authorities said in a statement that officers responded to a report of s...
Feb 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations
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NC Highway Patrol applicant collapses, dies
RALEIGH (AP) — A spokesman for the North Carolina Highway Patrol says a 22-year-old applicant has collapsed and died after completing a 1.5-mile run. Sgt. Jeff Gordon said Wednesday that Isiah Har...
Feb 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations
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2nd degree murder verdict in lacrosse death trial
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jurors found a former University of Virginia lacrosse player guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday in the drunken, jealousy-fueled slaying of his ex-girlfriend, rejec...
Feb 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations
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Romney, Santorum swap charges in fiery 20th debate
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Primed for a fight, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum traded fiery accusations about health care, spending earmarks and federal bailouts Wednesday night in the 20th and possibly fina...
Feb 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations
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Perdue to move $9M to fund 2,000 more in NC Pre-K
RALEIGH (AP) — Gov. Beverly Perdue says she's shifting money to enroll another 2,000 at-risk 4-year-olds in a state program that helps them catch up to their peers before entering kindergarten. Pe...
Feb 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations
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N.C. school spending falls, improves to other states
RALEIGH (AP) — The country's largest teacher union is out with annual public school spending estimates that say North Carolina's ranking improved slightly since last year. But the North Carolina a...
Feb 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations
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Southern Baptist leaders OK 'Great Commission' name change
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Some Southern Baptists worry that their denomination's name still carries the stigma of a 19th century split with northern Baptists over slavery. Others who fought hard to b...
Feb 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations
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Dalton begins N.C. gov campaign talking progress
DURHAM (AP) — Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton officially began his bid for North Carolina governor Tuesday, attempting to brand himself as an education pacesetter and condemning Republican political forces ...
Feb 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations
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NYPD monitoring of Muslim students sparks outrage
NEW YORK (AP) — The mayor faced off with the president of Yale University on Tuesday over an effort by the city's police department to monitor Muslim student groups for any signs that their members...
Feb 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations
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Wilson sheriff says 2 found dead inside home
WILSON (AP) — The Wilson County Sheriff's Office is investigating what authorities say appears to be a double murder. The Wilson Times reports (http://bit.ly/yA8dsv ) investigators found the bodie...
Feb 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations
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