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Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was takenFAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated Nov. 10, the day her... In this article: North Carolina, Fayetteville, Mitsubishi Galant, and The Oprah Winfrey Show |
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AP Online | 5 hours ago
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC
ATLANTA (AP) - Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday. The cases reported at Duke University Medical Center over six weeks make...
In this article: U.S., Cancer, and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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NC jobless rate bumps up to 11 percent in October
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's unemployment rate rose slightly to 11 percent in October, a fraction off its historic peak earlier this year and the ninth straight month in double digits, the state's Employment Security Commission...
In this article: Recession, Unemployment, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, and U.S.
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washingtonpost.com | 8 hours ago
Microsoft offers about 24K training vouchers in NC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Microsoft Corp. is giving away nearly 24,000 vouchers to North Carolina residents who want to improve their computer skills so they can improve their lot in the work force. Gov. Beverly Perdue and the software giant...
In this article: Microsoft Corp., Charlotte, Office software, and Beverly Perdue
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Army limits media access at Palin event at NC base
...week for her memoir, "Going Rogue," with plans to travel through several states that were key to the 2008 election, including North Carolina. She made several stops in the state while campaigning on the ticket of GOP presidential nominee...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Fort Bragg, HarperCollins, and U.S. Army
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Man charged with raping, killing NC girl, 5
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A man charged with raping and killing a 5-year-old North Carolina girl was expected in court Friday, a day after authorities revealed what they believed happened to her in her final days. Authorities said Thursday...
In this article: Fayetteville and Mitsubishi Galant
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No. 6 N. Carolina beats No. 15 Ohio St 77-73
NEW YORK (AP) - Deon Thompson had 15 points and 12 rebounds and No. 6 North Carolina managed to hold on for a 77-73 victory over No. 15 Ohio State in the 2K Sports Classic semifinals on Thursday night. The Tar Heels (4-0), who led by 19...
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North Carolina (/ˌnɔrθ kærəˈlaɪnə/) is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte.
North Carolina was one of the original Thirteen Colonies, originally known as Province of Carolina. Joara, a native village near present-day Morganton, was the site in 1567 of Fort San Juan, the first Spanish colonial settlement in the interior of what became the United States. An English colony was later established at Roanoke Island in the island kingdom's first attempt to found a settlement in the Americas.
On May 20, 1861, North Carolina was one of the last of the Confederate states to declare secession from the Union, to which it was restored on July 4, 1868. The state was the location of the first successful controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air flight, by the Wright brothers, at Kill Devil Hills, about 6.4 miles from Kitty Hawk on Dec. 17, 1903. Today, it is a fast-growing state with an increasingly diverse economy and population. As of July 1, 2008, the population was estimated to be 9,222,414 (a 14.5% increase since April 1, 2000). Recognizing eight Native American tribes, North Carolina has the largest population of Native Americans of any state east of the Mississippi River.
- Name:
- North Carolina
- Also Known As:
- Tar Heel State; Old North State
- Capital:
- Raleigh
- Motto:
- Esse quam videri (official); First in Flight
- Largest City:
- Charlotte
- Governor:
- Beverly Perdue (D)
- Lieutenant Governor:
- Walter H. Dalton (D)
- Total Area:
- 139,509
- Area of Land:
- 126,25
- Area of Inland Water:
- 13,227
- Latitude:
- 33° 50′ N to 36° 35′ N
- Longitude:
- 75° 28′ W to 84° 19′ W
- Elevation Lowest Point:
- 0
- Lowest Point:
- Atlantic Ocean
- Elevation highest point:
- 6,684
- Highest Point:
- Mt. Mitchell
- Admittance Date:
- November 21, 1789
- Time Zone:
- Eastern: UTC-5/-4
- Demonym:
- North Carolinian; Tar Heel (colloq.)
- Median Income:
- $44,670
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