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The best news, sports and video for Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary and central and eastern North Carolina. Part of @McClatchy.

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Should You Actually Be Worried About Mold in Your Morning Coffee? Here Is What Experts Actually Say newsobserver.com/living/arti…

Should You Actually Be Worried About Mold in Your Morning Coffee? Here Is What Experts Actually Say

Mold in coffee is real but food scientists say most people should be more worried about their washing machine.

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Tired of pulling out a heavy mop bucket and vacuum? Grab the TikTok-viral Tineco Vacuum Mop while it's over 30% off on Amazon. bargainhunter.com/tineco-ifl…

This Viral Tineco iFloor Wet/Dry Vacuum Is Over $100 Off on Amazon Right Now

Tired of pulling out a heavy mop bucket and vacuum? Grab the TikTok-viral Tineco Vacuum Mop while it's over 30% off on Amazon.

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NC Children’s Hospital secures $100 million grant, will break ground in 2027 newsobserver.com/news/local/…

NC Children’s Hospital secures $100 million grant, will break ground in 2027

Exclusive: The hospital’s grant is among the 10 largest philanthropic gifts in North Carolina history.

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If you're in the market for a new robot vacuum, we rounded up a list of the best robot vacuum deals you'll find on Amazon. Shop now! bargainhunter.com/best-robot…

The Best Robot Vacuum Deals on Amazon Right Now: Save on Shark, iRobot and More

If you're in the market for a new robot vacuum, we rounded up a list of the best robot vacuum deals you'll find on Amazon. Shop now!

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Contrast therapy has entered the social scene. Here’s what to know about the benefits and the trend newsobserver.com/living/arti…

Contrast therapy has entered the social scene. Here’s what to know about the benefits and the trend

Contrast therapy clubs are venues built around communal sauna and cold plunges designed as social occasions rather than solo recovery work.

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Why is a Florida bakery facing backlash over a Hakeem Jeffries visit? newsobserver.com/news/nation…

Why is a Florida bakery facing backlash over a Hakeem Jeffries visit?

A conservative influencer’s video drew more than 180,000 views. A partner in the Miami business says the visit wasn’t an endorsement.

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Do Wake students have too much computer time in school? Some teachers say yes. newsobserver.com/news/local/…

Do Wake students have too much computer time in school? Some teachers say yes.

Most Wake County middle and high school students are averaging more than 90 minutes day in class on their Chromebooks.

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3 face life-threatening injuries in triple shooting in Durham, police say newsobserver.com/news/local/…

3 face life-threatening injuries in triple shooting in Durham, police say

All three victims were rushed to a hospital with what the Durham Police Department described as serious, life-threatening injuries.

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Tearful driver sentenced in N.C. State professor’s crosswalk death newsobserver.com/news/local/…

Tearful driver sentenced in N.C. State professor’s crosswalk death

Jack Etheridge pleaded guilty Tuesday to fatally striking Natalia Duque-Wilckens two months before her wedding day.

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Same grocery bill, smaller cart? Raleigh store owner says shoppers may get less newsobserver.com/news/local/…

Same grocery bill, smaller cart? Raleigh store owner says shoppers may get less

Tariffs and high fuel costs have squeezed small businesses in the Triangle, but consumers are affected, too.

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Where Wake County commissioner candidates stand on electric vehicles and clean energy newsobserver.com/news/local/…

Where Wake County commissioner candidates stand on electric vehicles and clean energy

Six Wake County commissioner candidates weigh in on whether to speed up clean-energy goals and spend more on EV infrastructure.

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Buc-ee’s could open another new travel center in NC. Here’s where newsobserver.com/news/local/…
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Where Wake County commissioner candidates stand on data centers newsobserver.com/news/local/…

Where Wake County commissioner candidates stand on data centers

Six Wake County commissioner candidates weigh in on whether to pause large data centers and how to regulate their impacts

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Native leaders fight Enbridge gas pipeline in Chatham, press for survey and dialogue newsobserver.com/news/local/…

Native leaders fight Enbridge gas pipeline in Chatham, press for survey and dialogue

The 28-mile natural gas pipeline proposed from Siler City to Moncure would cut through ancestral land occupied by the Tuscarora and other NC tribes.

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Durham City Council warns NC ballot amendments could tie local governments’ hands newsobserver.com/news/local/…

Durham City Council warns NC ballot amendments could tie local governments’ hands

The council members passed a resolution urging voters to reject all three proposals this election.

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What Are Nootropic Pouches and Are They Actually Worth the Hype as a Coffee Alternative? newsobserver.com/living/arti…

What Are Nootropic Pouches and Are They Actually Worth the Hype as a Coffee Alternative?

Nootropic pouches are booming but pouch-specific research is thin. Here is what to be skeptical about.

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Ex-wife drops lawsuit against Triangle area oil company executive’s new wife newsobserver.com/news/busine…

Ex-wife drops lawsuit against Triangle area oil company executive’s new wife

The suit involved two Gaines Oil Company executives and the CEO’s ex-wife, The News & Observer previously reported.

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A nurse treated dying students for 2 weeks in 1918. Her ghost is said to still haunt the campus newsobserver.com/news/nation…

A nurse treated dying students for 2 weeks in 1918. Her ghost is said to still haunt the campus

Patients were carried in on stretchers and died within hours. The legend says she’s been tending to them ever since.

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This NC town again ranks in the top 1% of best small cities in the US newsobserver.com/news/local/…

This NC town again ranks in the top 1% of best small cities in the US

Here’s what to know about the top-ranking destination.

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Fact Check: Trump speaks at Kansas rally for Roger Marshall. Here’s what he got wrong newsobserver.com/news/nation…

Fact Check: Trump speaks at Kansas rally for Roger Marshall. Here’s what he got wrong

The Star is fact-checking some of President Trump’s claims during the rally.

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