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Man chokes to death climbing in window - 08:20 AM
23-year-old wins Miss S.C. pageant - 08:19 AM
Flight cuts means plans denied? - 07:33 AM
Music was his 1st career choice - 07:32 AM
Feedback sought for northeast light rail - 07:25 AM
Candidates focus on high prices at pump - 07:21 AM
Aaron letter is history in his hands - 07:05 AM
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Stack of charges expected in Carson case - 06:51 AM
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I-485 bridge may open this fall

Contractor, N.C. DOT blame each other for delays

The contractor building the latest segment of Interstate 485 hopes to finish the project by the end of September.

NEWS FLASHES: 8:06 a.m.

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'The Bachelor' ties the knot
Andrew Firestone married a Serbian model, actress on Saturday.

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SPORTS UPDATE

Knights pull away, knock off Bulls - 08:04 AM
It's all in the Williams family - singles, doubles - 07:58 AM
Philippoussis commits to Charlotte tennis event - 07:10 AM
Duke's Collins is held to a gold standard - 12:02 AM
Ticket to Beijing? - 11:01 PM

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Bush: `Affront' to Chinese to skip Olympics start - 07:49 AM
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Obama: Media response to Iraq remarks overblown - 06:54 AM
Tired firefighters battle 330 Calif. wildfires - 06:38 AM
Foreclosures to rise, whomever wins White House - 05:07 AM

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Smith takes a big leap of faith

'Hancock' asks the fans of his action movies to follow him into an unfamiliar combination of comedy and weighty emotions.

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