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Greenfire incentives package questioned
Local businessman: Any public funds left for other projects?
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Warning urged after toilet mishaps
Following some reported, er, blowback, Water Management Department officials say they’ll try harder to warn residents when its crews visit a neighborhood to flush out sewer lines
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The Washington Post | Rebecca Sell<br>
U.S. Marines stand  at their base in Helmand province after an attack by a detainee last month. About 20,000 U.S. troops are now in the province. U.S. forces, British clash over strategy in Afghan south
U.S. Marines and British civilian advisers are waging two wars in the hilly northern half of Helmand province: They’re fighting the Taliban, and they’re quarreling with each other
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The Herald-Sun | Kaitlin McKeown<br>
Starr Markham of Raleigh, inspects a row of scooters during the Bull City Rumble in Durham on Saturday. The vintage bike show and rally made its Durham debut after five years in Raleigh. Bikers ready, rumble for charity in Bull City
Fifties and sixties music blared over loudspeakers. Engines were revving, and the owners and fans of vintage motorcycles were checking out each other’s handiwork. At the Bull City Rumble o...
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County-town parking rift gets day in court
Judge hears arguments over requirements for new justice facility
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Associated Press | Paul Sancya<br>
Job seekers, including Lindsey Wright (center), attend a job fair in Southfield, Mich., on Aug. 25. Despite hiring, jobless rate stuck
Unemployment is stuck at high levels even though some companies are hiring. The problem, government data show, is that too few jobs are being created for the growing number of people looking for w...
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Associated Press | Erik S. Lesser<br>
UNC tight end Zack Pianalto (bottom center) is tackled by LSU defenders Patrick Peterson (left) Stefoin Francois (top center) and Kelvin Sheppard in the first quarter at the Georgia Dome on Saturday in Atlanta.
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DUKE CRUISES TO WIN; UNC COMES UP SHORT
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Duke and N.C. State started the football season with joy Saturday night while North Carolina's woes finally hit the playing field
10 wounded, no suspects in drive-by shooting
DURHAM — Ten people were wounded in a drive-by shooting on Delano Street S...
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Robert Krattli floats at Duke s Central Campus Pool.  "If I didn t have to breathe I would stay underwater," said Krattli, who is from California.  (April Winters, The Herald-Sun)
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