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 DURHAM COUNTY
Andrew Hartemink, 3, (right) watches Gus and Mimi, two of the four black bears in the Explore the Wild exhibit at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham on Thursday. The museum is observing Bear Awareness Week with special programs about the animals.
The Herald-Sun/Christine T. Nguyen
Andrew Hartemink, 3, (right) watches Gus and Mimi, two of the four black bears in the Explore the Wild exhibit at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham on Thursday. The museum is observing Bear Awareness Week with special programs about the animals.

Museum's bears are victims
DURHAM -- The four American black bears at the Museum of Life and Science are alternately lazy and playful, dainty and powerful. They are also victims.
Repeal of land tax is sought
DURHAM -- A coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats is mounting an attempt in the General Assembly to repeal legislation that authorizes county governments to levy local-option transfer taxes on the sale of land.

 • Duke still seeking blast answers
 • Reward in March slaying increases
 • Meet Shanice
LOCAL BRIEFS
Woman hits lottery for $1M
Student affairs leader is named
Heart attack victims get help
Piedmont bird trail completed
Swimmers can avoid illness
Durham home tour is Saturday
CRIME LOG
Police seek leads in armed holdup
Police car hit; driver is charged
Slide show: A look at UNC through the years

 ORANGE COUNTY
Kate Brodie (from left), Cecilia Hernaine deDavis, Jeni Smith, Jennifer Evans and Vimala Rajendran rehearse the play
The Herald-Sun/Bernard Thomas
Kate Brodie (from left), Cecilia Hernaine deDavis, Jeni Smith, Jennifer Evans and Vimala Rajendran rehearse the play "Speaking Without Tongues," about violence against women and girls at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro.

Stories difficult, uplifting and healing
CARRBORO -- "When they love you so much they would rather see you dead than gone, you better be an escape artist: eyes on every exit -- cause they got them closed."
Transit bus hits, kills female jogger
CHAPEL HILL -- A 20-year-old woman died Thursday after she was hit by a Chapel Hill Transit bus on Manning Drive near UNC Hospitals.

 • Report: Schools need work on details
 • AmeriCorps' role in literacy training reaps gratitude
 • Alert issued for missing man

 GRANVILLE COUNTY
New Oxford manager already 'acclimated' to the city
OXFORD -- Mark Donham believes life is a learning curve. Oxford's new city manager was responding to a question about how much time he will need to become familiar with municipal operations here.

 STATE
Primary wins by females set up potential watershed
RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall believes her 1996 victory over NASCAR legend Richard Petty provided a path for other female political hopefuls looking to advance to Victory Lane at the top tier of state government.

 • E-mail panel proposes longer storage, better training
 • 3 runoffs requested for elected state positions
 • Rep. Sue Myrick hospitalized for flu-like symptoms
 • NC Libertarians turn in signatures


 BUSINESS
Cindie Burns, real estate agent with Coldwell Banker, shows a townhouse to Leslie Waller and her daughter Alice Waller on Thursday at 4141 Brenmar Lane at Thaxton Place in Hope Valley Farms.
The Herald-Sun/Kevin Seifert
Cindie Burns, real estate agent with Coldwell Banker, shows a townhouse to Leslie Waller and her daughter Alice Waller on Thursday at 4141 Brenmar Lane at Thaxton Place in Hope Valley Farms. "Because of an increase in inventory, the buyer has a slight advantage compared to a year ago," says agent Jessica Sadler.

Realtors say Triangle market is holding up
DURHAM -- Jessica Sadler became a Realtor at a time when many people would have stayed as far away from the real estate business as possible.

 • Cree Inc. extends stock program
 • Stocks rise on oil price drop, mixed economic data
 • Maverick oilman Pickens puts $2B bet on wind power
 • Icahn to Yahoo board: Sell to Microsoft or leave
 • CBS in $1.8B deal for online news, info site CNet
 • Department stores hurt by slumping apparel sales


 NATION/WORLD
• Arizona man charged in serial predator investigation 6:15 AM ET 
• Wiretap victims grateful private eye is convicted 5:58 AM ET 
• Bin Laden: Palestinian cause fuels holy war 5:57 AM ET 
• Bush, Saudis to discuss soaring gas prices 4:25 AM ET 
• Venezuela weapons worry US, Colombia 4:10 AM ET 
• Losing racehorses in Puerto Rico condemned to die 4:08 AM ET 
Rescue workers carry an earthquake victim evacuated by boat from Yingxiu to the Zipingpu Dam as roads are still inaccessible near Dujiangyan, Sichuan province. China warned that the death toll from this week’s earthquake could soar to 50,000, while the government issued a rare public appeal for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster.
AP/Ng Han Guan
Rescue workers carry an earthquake victim evacuated by boat from Yingxiu to the Zipingpu Dam as roads are still inaccessible near Dujiangyan, Sichuan province. China warned that the death toll from this week’s earthquake could soar to 50,000, while the government issued a rare public appeal for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster.

Aftershocks hit China quake area
BEICHUAN, China -- A strong aftershock sparked landslides near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake Friday, burying vehicles and again cutting off ravaged areas of central China.
Gay marriage opponents vow to fight Calif. ruling
SAN FRANCISCO -- Even as same-sex couples across California begin making plans to tie the knot, opponents are redoubling their efforts to make sure wedding bells never ring for gay couples in the nation's most populous state.

 • Iraqi forces mount al-Qaida hunt in Mosul
 • Myanmar junta warns against hoarding cyclone aid
 • Edwards endorsement pays off for Obama
 • McCain believes Iraq war can be won by 2013
 • Woman indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case
 • House rejects bill funding Iraq, Afghanistan wars
 • Survivors from apartment building recount quake
 • Vitamin D may help curb breast cancer, study finds
 • Senate votes to roll back media ownership rule
 • Security Council wants UN peacekeepers in Somalia


 SPORTS
Jack Jensen and Roy Williams are pictured after Fred
The Herald-Sun/Kevin Seifert
Jack Jensen and Roy Williams are pictured after Fred "Curly" Neal passed Williams a Harlem Globetrotter basketball during the 2008 N.C. Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the N.C. Museum of History on Thursday.

Butters, Neal, WIlliams among 8 enshrined in N.C. Sports Hall
RALEIGH -- Tom Butters has a message for his former employer, Duke University, which is currently searching for a new athletics director.

 • Bulls run into an ace
 • Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown a late arrival to Pimlico
 • Vickers' team wins Pit Crew Challenge
 • Ginobili, Duncan help Spurs force Game 7
 • Flyers hold off Penguins 4-2, force Game 5
 • Perry survives wet day, shares AT&T Classic lead
 • Sorenstam's 67 shares lead as farewell tour begins



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