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  • Sunshine cool temps returning ahead of perfect weekend

    Raleigh, N.C. - Cool, dry air and abundant sunshine will return to central and eastern North Carolina Friday, setting up a beautiful holiday weekend, WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said. A dry cold front will push through the state during the morning hours, allowing more stable air from Canada to flood into the region. Winds will pick up as the front clears, helping keep daytime highs ...

  • NASCAR appeals panel upholds crew members suspensions after fight

    Veteran sports writer Jim Utter covers NASCAR for The Charlotte Observer and its racing site, ThatsRacin.com. In this space, Jim writes about all things NASCAR and other forms of racing which may also be relevant or ...

  • Today Speedway walk concert much more

    Thousands of NASCAR fans will get a chance to take a lap at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday afternoon, but at a considerably slower speed than the cars they’ll watch later this weekend. The annual Coca-Cola Family Track Walk is scheduled for 2:45 p.m. at the speedway, and fans with tickets to this weekend’s racing events are invited to take a jaunt around the 1.5-mile racing ...

  • Duke aims to develop diverse scientists

    With the help of a $1.8 million grant, Duke University is launching a program to promote diversity and develop scientific talent in undergraduates and graduate students. It's an area where Duke has room for improvement. For the 2012-13 school year, the graduate school received 3,005 applications, of which 62 were from United States African-Americans. Some three-quarters were from foreign ...

  • TB tests from South Meck negative officials say

    Mecklenburg County officials say they found no cases of tuberculosis among people they tested at South Mecklenburg High School. TB tests were given to 33 people at the school after a former South Mecklenburg student contracted the illness. That student graduated in January, but health officials decided to test those who had been in close proximity with the patient. “There is no need for ...


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Movie Review

Gertrud [DVD]

Gertrud [DVD]

When Day of Wrath (Vredens dag) was released in 1943, its director, Carl Theodor Dreyer, had not produced a feature film in almost 12 years. At the time, Denmark's film industry had been severely weakened by the exodus of many of its best directors due to the ... ...

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  • Group formed after uptown melee expands vision

    McKinley Morning-Johnson got a job in construction with help from Men Who Care Global, a group started two years ago to model good behavior for young black males that has evolved and grown in its mission. JEFF WILLHELM - ...

  • Man charged with indecent exposure near York school

    Derrick Hensley, 44, a Gaston County employee, was arrested Monday and accused by police of urinating near York Intermediate School while classes were being dismissed. (York County Detention Center ...

  • Broadwell apologizes for ‘harm sadness’

    FILE - This July 13, 2011, file photo, provided by the International Security Assistance Force's Flickr website shows the former Commander of International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Gen. Davis Petraeus, left, shaking hands with Paula Broadwell, co-author of his biography "All In: The Education of General David Petraeus." (AP Photo/ISAF, ...

  • Gaston vets to present Memorial Day program

    GASTONIA U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry will be the featured speaker Monday at the Gaston County Veterans Council’s annual Memorial Day Program at Gaston Memorial Park. The program begins at 10 a.m. in front of the Wall of Honor on South New Hope Road. Beginning at 9:45 a.m. the Gaston Symphonic Band will play patriotic music. Colors will be presented by JROTC Cadets and Billie Hicklin ...

  • NASCAR correspondent Shannon Spake on motherhood

    Michelle Lloyd Mom of twin boys, Shannon Spake started working for ESPN to cover NASCAR. Shannon will be in the pit covering the Coke 600 this weekend! Read more about Shannon and how she got started with ESPN! Q. How did you get started with ESPN? A. I was hired in 2007 when ESPN regained the NASCAR contract. I was originally hired to cover NASCAR exclusively, but have been able to ...

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