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Ariana Grande to hold concert in Manchester for bombing victimsPop star Ariana Grande said on Friday that she will hold a benefit concert in Manchester for the victims of Monday’s suicide bombing at her show […]
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May 26 – Aug. 19The Lost Colony kicks offThe Lost Colony, ManteoNestled along the shores of America’s most historic and mysterious island, “The Lost Colony” sees more than 100 professional actors, technicians and designers gather […]
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Summer concert series brings live music to venues throughout NC
RALEIGH In a time when the music industry is trying to find its way in a digital world, live performances might be bigger than ever. That’s especially true in the summer when big acts […]
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Evil weevil
The boll weevil is not much to look at a grayish, small beetle with an impressively long snout. But this beetle’s hunger for cotton was powerful enough to forge an unprecedented partnership between farmers, […]
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History Marked
Wadesboro prime viewing for solar eclipse May 28, 1900For the total solar eclipse that occurred May 28, 1900, scientists determined Wadesboro in Anson County as the best place in North America to view the phenomenon. […]
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Swedish film The Square takes Palme dOr at Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France “The Square,” a Swedish movie about the curator of a museum filled with grotesquely pretentious conceptual art, beat stiff competition to win the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday.Critics […]
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Southern rock music star Gregg Allman dead at 69
Gregg Allman, whose soulful vocals made the Allman Brothers Band one of rock’s top acts in the 1970s with songs such as “Whipping Post,” in a career also marred by tragedy and drug abuse, died […]
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History marked
May 22, 1926 Establishment of Great Smoky Mountains National ParkPresident Calvin Coolidge signed a bill establishing the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The idea to establish the park in North Carolina and Tennessee originated in […]
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A personal touch
WILMINGTON On a Thursday afternoon, Hannah Shreckengost, 21, arrives at Whole Foods market. While not a usual grocery trip for herself, Shreckengost is one of many personal, independent contract shoppers for Shipt. Her list […]
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.May 26-29Freedom Balloon FestFuquay-Varina A truly unique, free event is coming to Fuquay-Varina this Memorial Day Weekend. Gather with friends and family for outdoor fun as dozens of hot air balloons fill the sky in […]