KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – A Nepalese police official says at least 1,394 people are confirmed dead after a massive earthquake that struck the Himalayan nation. Inspector Yuvraj Khadka of Nepal’s national police force says that the death toll is expected…
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Travel is a blessing, so here are ways to pay it forward
After hundreds of business trips and a vacation or two, Clement Quintyne’s Briggs Riley Rollaboard was ready for the recycler. His wife, Debra, figured it was time for new luggage, but what to do with the old bag? Then she…
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Berkeley announces schools chief finalists
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GUEST COMMENTARY: Founding fathers owe a lot to remarkable women
As Women’s History Month wraps up at the end of March, there’s something we want to know: Why should half of the human race be relegated to one month a year? Especially in American history, where we have molded our…
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Easter Weekend Fundraiser for the Middle Fork Greenway Project Nets $48350
Local business owners gather at a “check collection celebration” to benefit the Middle Fork Greenway. Photo by Jesse Wood By Jesse Wood Fifty five businesses and seven individuals raised $48,350 during the Easter Weekend fundraiser on behalf of the Middle Fork Greenway…
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Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on April 25
Final day for film fest The Myrtle Beach International Film Festival concludes, at Carmike Cinemas’ Broadway 17, at Broadway at the Beach, off Robert M. Grissom Parkway, between 21st and 29th avenues North in Myrtle Beach (445-1616). $10 per two-hour…
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Why Raleigh-Durham International Airport needs a new GlaxoSmithKline
American Airlines brought the London flight to RDU almost exactly 21 years ago. 7 photos Lauren K. Ohnesorge Staff Writer- Triangle Business Journal Email | Twitter When American Airlines (NYSE: AAL) decided to take a bet on a nonstop flight…
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Backyard Wildlife: Cary garden is a haven for bats
Among the chief rewards for wildlife gardeners is seeing the fruits of our labor: butterflies flocking around flowers in the morning or hummingbirds at the feeder in the afternoon. For Cary’s Kathy Martin, that treat comes just before dark, when…
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McGrady bill gives cities some potential breathing room – Asheville Citizen
We would prefer that the General Assembly leave North Carolina’s sales tax law alone. But that is not going to happen, and Chuck McGrady’s bill would lessen the impact on urban counties. Traditionally, the two cents of sales tax earmarked…
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