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  • Earl weakens as it scoots past the Outer Banks http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/09/03/662230/earls-gusts-rains-lash-outer-banks.html http://media2.newsobserver.com/smedia/2010/09/02/09/EARL1.NE.100210CEL.embedded.prod_affiliate.156.jpeg BUXTON - Residents and officials of the barrier islands were waiting for daybreak to see how much damage the storm's winds and waves had left. But National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Collins said Earl had produced little storm surge and only minor flooding in some coastal counties. Earl weakens as it scoots past the Outer Banks
  • No spill this time, but oil rig fire dredges up uneasy memories http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/09/03/661506/no-spill-this-time-but-oil-rig.html http://media2.newsobserver.com/smedia/2010/09/02/21/1A-Rig-Explosion-0903_GLL1LK6RP.1+Gulf%20Rig%20Explosion.embedded.prod_affiliate.156.jpg ATLANTA - The opening scene was all too familiar. Black smoke rising from a burning oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico and workers plucked from the sea. No spill this time, but oil rig fire dredges up uneasy memories
  • N.C. appears ready to require ACT exam http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/09/03/661508/nc-appears-ready-to-require-act.html The state is poised to make sweeping changes in the way it evaluates students and high schools by requiring students to take the ACT, a national college entrance exam. N.C. appears ready to require ACT exam
  • State agencies told to trim budgets http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/09/03/661580/state-officials-are-told-to-get.html Universities, community colleges and state agencies got word Thursday that with a huge budget shortfall looming next year, it's time to cut - again. State agencies told to trim budgets
  • For residents, a party is a pre-storm ritual http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/09/03/661545/for-residents-a-party-is-a-pre.html MOREHEAD CITY - In the final hours of daylight before Hurricane Earl's arrival, Morehead City's downtown streets remained mostly empty. For residents, a party is a pre-storm ritual

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  • Boy, 4, found wandering in Rock Hill roadway http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/09/02/1663027/boy-4-found-wandering-in-rock.html (From Staff Reports, The Herald) A 4-year-old Rock Hill boy was found wandering alone along a roadway around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, police say.

    The child was playing near a sidewalk on Stewart Avenue when a 20-year-old woman noticed him, according to a Rock Hill police report. Boy, 4, found wandering in Rock Hill roadway

  • CATS buses to promote NASCAR racing http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/09/02/1663134/cats-nascar-buses-ready-for-october.html http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2010/09/02/15/B82442334Z.1_20100902151144_000+GFA1LJLGJ.2-0.thumb.prod_affiliate.138.jpg (By Joe Marusak, jmarusak@charlotteobserver.com) Charlotte Motor Speedway is teaming up with Charlotte Area Transit System to promote the speedway's October NASCAR events on two CATS buses.

    The buses will get a custom wrap that looks like a stock car, speedway officials announced Thursday afternoon. CATS buses to promote NASCAR racing

  • EpiCentre finances dissected http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/09/02/1661472/epicentre-finances-dissected.html (By Steve Harrison and Kirsten Valle, Staff Writers) The EpiCentre's complex finances were tackled Wednesday by a bankruptcy administrator, as well as creditors who raised questions about how Afshin Ghazi spent and accounted for the entertainment center's money. Of particular concern were a number of Ghazi-affiliated companies that did business with the EpiCentre, which Ghazi controls.

    Attorneys for Regions Bank, which has started foreclosure against the EpiCentre, questioned Ghazi Wednesday about Sunset Management Group, a Ghazi-affiliated company hired to help manage EpiCentre. EpiCentre finances dissected

  • Replay: Today's live chat on Hurricane Earl http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/09/02/1662974/replay-todays-live-chat-on-hurricane.html (CharlotteObserver.com) Replay: Today's live chat on Hurricane Earl
  • 12 jurors seated in Montgomery trial http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/09/02/1662813/12-jurors-seated-in-montgomery.html (By Gary L. Wright, gwright@charlotteobserver.com)

    12 jurors seated in Montgomery trial

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