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An eclipse in a glass
There’s more than one eclipse coming your way. Cue Bonnie Tyler’s classic on the iPod, stretch out in a lounge chair with your solar glasses on and pour you a tasty one. It’s time for […]
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North Carolina heads back to school
KINSTON — Across North Carolina, more than 1.5 million students in K-12 are heading back to the classroom. This means teachers are preparing lesson plans, parents are buying school supplies, football practices have begun and […]
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Pantone announces new color in honor of singer Prince
LOS ANGELES — In a fitting and unusual tribute, the Prince Estate, alongside Pantone Color Institute, announced today the creation of a standardized custom color to represent and Prince. The color, of course, is a […]
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Getting into the mix
RALEIGH — Carter-Finley Stadium will see hundreds of thousands of people through its turnstiles this fall, but Saturday night brought a preview of tailgates and late-night celebrations as Social House Vodka made its debut in […]
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TV Review: ‘Get Shorty,’ on Epix
LOS ANGELES — The problem with adapting any beloved story is that a remake or reinterpretation invites the viewer to make comparisons to the original. “Get Shorty,” the 1995 film starring John Travolta, is a […]
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Margot Robbie to produce sci-fi thriller ‘Augmented’ for Warner Bros.
LOS ANGELES (Variety) — Margot Robbie and Denise Di Novi have come on board as producers for Warner Bros. on the Mark Townsend science-fiction thriller “Augmented.” The studio has acquired the rights to Townsend’s spec […]
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Ferrari CEO says a utility vehicle would not hurt brand or margins
MILAN — An expansion of Ferrari’s lineup into utility vehicles would not compromise the Italian carmaker’s exclusive status nor its luxury profit margins, Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said last week. Marchionne has repeatedly ruled out […]
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Retro Game Shows Renewed by ABC
LOS ANGELES — ABC has renewed “Celebrity Family Feud” and “The $100,000 Pyramid.” The renewals were announced Sunday after the network picked up an additional season of fellow summer game show “Match Game.” “Returning for […]
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This week in N.C. history
August 6, 1944 Flying Ace George Preddy of Greensboro Greensboro native George E. Preddy Jr., the top P-51 Mustang ace during World War II, downed six planes on a single day, earning a Distinguished Service […]
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‘Rhinestone Cowboy’ Glen Campbell dies after Alzheimer’s battle
Singer-guitarist Glen Campbell, the “Rhinestone Cowboy” who went on a farewell tour to play hits such as “Wichita Lineman” and “Gentle on My Mind” before Alzheimer’s disease robbed him of talents, died on Tuesday at […]