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Tar Heels bounce back with win over Virginia

After a devastating loss to Duke earlier this week, Carolina comes out shooting. Tyler Zeller led UNC with 25 points and nine rebounds.

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ACC conference remains wide open
Duke beats Maryland, 73-55
Looking ahead to DNC: The pitfalls of protest preparation
By Bruce Henderson | E-mail | 1:46AM
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What can Charlotte expect to unfold on its uptown streets should thousands of protesters arrive for September's Democratic National Convention?
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Transit director used to crowds
Is Charlotte discount bus service safe?
By Ely Portillo | E-mail | 1:46AM
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Less than a year after regulators shut down Charlotte-based bus company Sky Express after a deadly wreck, federal records show another bus company operating from Sky Express' old building ranks as one of the country's worst offenders for unsafe driving.

CMS data issues lead to debate on getting it right
By Ann Doss Helms | E-mail | 1:23AM

As Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools continues working on data-accuracy issues, people who care about public education are debating the best path to restore confidence in school measurements.

Your Schools: More about dropout and graduation data
Music director’s marriage leads to his firing
By Michael Gordon | E-mail | February 11, 2012
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Steav Bates-Congdon got married. Then he got fired. The popular music director at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in south Charlotte lost his job last month for marrying his longtime partner in New York, one of seven states to recognize same-sex marriages.

Matters of church, state
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Pop icon Whitney Houston dies

Whitney Houston's end came on the eve of music's biggest night -- the Grammy Awards, where she once reigned.

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Shining light on a flashy mystery

Symposium held to discuss glowing Brown Mountain phenomenon.

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Video: Young harpists at Blumenthal

Bette Roth and her Suzuki Harp class perform prior to the Symphony Lollipops concert.

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Can't buy the love, but gift can't hurt

Lovers appear in the mood to spend more this year, retailers say.

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Romance on the silver screen

If you are a fan of great romantic films, pucker up and try this quiz.

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Panthers aim for free agency balance

Carolina has work cut out under NFL's salary cap.

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Can Bobcats copy the Clippers' blueprint?

Scott Fowler: Blake Griffin and Chris Paul ignite huge turnaround in L.A.

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Charlotte 49ers hold off Rhode Island

The Rams came within five points after halftime, but the 49ers sealed the win.

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Charlotte 73, Rhode Island 66
Davidson loses to Coll. of Charleston
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Wi leads despite Tiger's birdie streak

Woods gets five birdies in a six-hole stretch at Pebble Beach.

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Charlotte's Reggie Love coaching with President Obama

The former Providence Day and Duke star is coaching alongside Barack Obama for Sasha's basketball team.

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