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Dolores Huerta, farmworker rights activist and labor leader, dies at 96 newsobserver.com/news/nation…

Dolores Huerta, farmworker rights activist and labor leader, dies at 96

Known for championing immigrant and migrant laborer rights in California, Dolores Huerta died at her Bakersfield home Wednesday.

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Cary could get up to 400 new apartments — if the town says yes newsobserver.com/news/local/…

Cary could get up to 400 new apartments — if the town says yes

The site on East Chatham Street is capped at 45 feet. The developer wants seven stories, but Cary hasn’t approved the project.yet

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BREAKING: The NCHSAA releases schedule for first-ever girls' flag football playoffs newsobserver.com/sports/high…

NCHSAA releases schedule for first-ever girls’ flag football playoffs

After being added as an official sport last spring, the first NCHSAA girls’ flag football playoff kicks off Saturday. Here is the schedule

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14,000 unpaid parking tickets in Raleigh backlog — Today in Triangle history newsobserver.com/news/local/…

14,000 unpaid parking tickets in Raleigh backlog — Today in Triangle history

Learn about people “gambling that the city’s parking ordinance would be ruled unconstitutional.”

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Teen tied to Gastonia killing caught at airport, fleeing to Africa, NC police say newsobserver.com/news/state/…

Teen tied to Gastonia killing caught at airport, fleeing to Africa, NC police say

A second suspect was found “on the run” in South Carolina, police say.

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Costs are up, but most NC residents aren’t spending less on Halloween this year newsobserver.com/news/local/…

Costs are up, but most NC residents aren’t spending less on Halloween this year

Gas, groceries and utilities are more expensive, but most North Carolinians aren’t letting that spoil their Spooky Season fun.

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The NCHSAA release volleyball state championship schedule newsobserver.com/sports/high…

Prep update: NCHSAA, NCISAA playoff updates with state semifinals approaching

The NCHSAA dual team and volleyball playoffs are nearing their ends as are the NCISAA playoffs in all sports except football. Get pairings, notes, live scores

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Men gave Nazi salutes at a Turning Point event in California. Here’s how the group responded newsobserver.com/news/nation…

Men gave Nazi salutes at a Turning Point event in California. Here’s how the group responded

Videos show the men raising their arms at protesters.

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Bedbugs are gone from Wake County library, but patrons wanted earlier notice newsobserver.com/news/local/…

Bedbugs are gone from Wake County library, but patrons wanted earlier notice

Find out how Wake libraries responded to the now-defeated threat of bedbugs.

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Family wants gap in Kansas bridge closed after mother of 2 found dead below newsobserver.com/news/nation…

Family wants gap in Kansas bridge closed after mother of 2 found dead below

The bridge looks like one continuous deck but has a gap between the north and south lanes, a police spokesperson said.

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NC among top 5 most gerrymandered states + Averting a State Health Plan deficit newsobserver.com/news/politi…

NC among top 5 most gerrymandered states + Averting a State Health Plan deficit

Subscribe to Under the Dome for daily politics news.

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‘Unusual territory’: Democrats flipping the NC House isn’t out of the question | Opinion newsobserver.com/opinion/art…

‘Unusual territory’: Democrats flipping the NC House isn’t out of the question | Opinion

The possibility of Democrats flipping at least one chamber of the North Carolina legislature is not as unlikely as it once was. | Opinion

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What should good Samaritans do if they see someone stranded on an NC highway? newsobserver.com/news/local/…

What should good Samaritans do if they see someone stranded on an NC highway?

A 24-year-old was killed this weekend in Raleigh trying to help a wreck victim on NC 540.

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Charges dismissed against NC teen accused of attempted medication abortion newsobserver.com/news/local/…

Charges dismissed against NC teen accused of attempted medication abortion

A Durham teen and her boyfriend were charged this summer after their baby was born at 31 weeks. Now, the DA has dismissed the cases.

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Man parked legally on a Raleigh street, and got a $90 ticket. How to fight back. newsobserver.com/news/local/…

Man parked legally on a Raleigh street, and got a $90 ticket. How to fight back.

No one loves paying for parking, but we do it. But getting fined for parking legally? Here’s how to challenge the fine.

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Halloween and the Oak City Marathon bring road closures, extra police in Raleigh newsobserver.com/news/local/…

Halloween and the Oak City Marathon bring road closures, extra police in Raleigh

For the first time in recent years, Raleigh police will completely close a section of Glenwood South for Halloween festivities.

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The Vintage Curly Bob Is Making a Comeback, and It’s All About Volume newsobserver.com/living/arti…

The Vintage Curly Bob Is Making a Comeback, and It’s All About Volume

The vintage curly bob is bringing soft curls, bouncy volume and Old Hollywood glamour back into the spotlight.

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NC Children’s Hospital lands $100 million grant for new campus. What to know newsobserver.com/news/local/…

NC Children’s Hospital lands $100 million grant for new campus. What to know

A $424.5 million state investment, 500 acute care beds and billions in projected economic impact.

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Can cold weather make roaches come into your home? We asked an NC expert newsobserver.com/news/local/…

Can cold weather make roaches come into your home? We asked an NC expert

Here’s what to know this fall.

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NC State fraternity suspended and under investigation for hazing allegations newsobserver.com/news/local/…

NC State fraternity suspended and under investigation for hazing allegations

University police received an anonymous report that "an unspecified fraternity” was hazing its members using date rape drugs.

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