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Casino-style 'game nights' could become legal for nonprofits Video included

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A bill making its way through the NC House would make it legal for nonprofits to use casino-style gaming as a fundraising technique by allowing them to host "game nights." "It's a fun way for the nonprofit More>>

Organizers scale down 2013 Durham Blues Festival

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The organizers of the Durham Blues Festival announced Wednesday that they will take this year to reorganize the annual event for a larger celebration in 2014. More>>

Scotty McCreery, UNC baseball player trade jabs

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American Idol winner and current N.C. State student Scotty McCreery traded jabs on Twitter with North Carolina infielder Michael Russell. More>>

Microsoft hypes next-gen Xbox One games at E3

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The company focused on how cloud computing will make games for its next-generation Xbox One console more immersive during its Monday presentation. More>>

Sigur Rós announces US tour, coming to Raleigh

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Behind the release of their seventh studio album, Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós will perform at the Red Hat Amphitheater in downtown Raleigh. More>>

Rare Superman comic found in house insulation

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David Gonzales found Action Comics No. 1 mixed in with old newspapers insulating a wall in a house he was renovating in a small town in Minnesota. More>>

Morgan Freeman caught snoozing during live interview Video included

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Actor Morgan Freeman fell asleep during a live satellite interview with a Seattle news station Thursday morning. More>>

Mike Morse joins WNCN's 'My Carolina Today'

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Mike Morse will join Valonda Calloway on the show. More>>

Taylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard Awards

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Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards. More>>

Ever elusive, 'Gatsby' evades Hollywood's grasp Video included

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"Gatsby" remains elusive, its poetry largely locked on the page despite a century of attempted adaptations. More>>

Disney withdraws 'Day of the Dead' trademark following social backlash

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Disney Enterprises Inc. announced it was withdrawing a "Dia de los Muertos" trademark request it made on May 1 to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. More>>

'Iron Man 3' loaded down by heavy metal Video included

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"Iron Man 3" follows not just "Iron Man 2" but the box-office busting "The Avengers," in which Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man, joined forces with other superheros. More>>

Boyle strikes gold (again) with hypnotic 'Trance'

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Director Danny Boyle's "Trance" is a provocative, sexy thriller with more unexpected twists and turns than Super Bowl XLVII. More>>

It’s almost like being 11 again

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Even after 20 years, "Jurassic Park" is still as great-looking and terrifying as ever. More>>

Realism proves overrated in lackluster ‘Dead’ reboot

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"Evil Dead" is much more polished than the films it is based on, but it forgot to be fun -- it's all guts and no glory. More>>

Fallon to take over 'Tonight Show' hosting duties in 2014

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NBC announced today that Jimmy Fallon will step into Jay Leno's shoes as host of "The Tonight Show" next spring. More>>

Coscarelli delivers absurdist masterpiece

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Anything and everything might be about to happen in Don Coscarelli's "John Dies at the End," a wacky horror/comedy that gets crazier by the minute.
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Catching up with the cast of 'Chicago Fire'

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Sharon Tazewell catches up with "Chicago Fire" cast members Lauren German, who plays Leslie Shay, and Monica Raymund, who plays Gabriela Dawson. More>>

Filming of TV series to close Wilmington streets

A couple of blocks of Wilmington's downtown waterfront will be closed for filming of the NBC's television series "Revolution." More>>

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This survival tale is so 'Impossible' it could only be true

Great performances and phenomenal natural disaster scenes highlight director J.A. Bayona's thrilling tsunami survival drama "The Impossible." More>>

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We seriously get the fracking point already

Matt Damon reunites with "Good Will Hunting" director Gus Van Sant to tell us that fracking is bad, mmmmkay. More>>

Triangle Restaurant Week Jan. 21 through Jan. 27

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Triangle Restaurant Week is back with nearly 80 restaurants participating in the food event. More>>

Filming of NBC's 'Revolution' to close Wilmington streets

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A couple of blocks of WA couple of blocks of Wilmington's downtown waterfront will be closed for filming of the NBC's television series "Revolution." More>>

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