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Know rules, save more this tax-free weekend

This weekend is expected to be busy for shoppers, as state sales tax holidays in both Carolinas will offer a discount on everything from pencils to clothing to computers.

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Autopsy: 4-year-old beaten to death had alcohol in system
The Associated Press | August 3, 2011
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A 4-year-old Buncombe County boy was legally drunk when he was beaten to death by someone who also broke the child's ribs and teeth and bit him, according to an autopsy.
Wells Fargo Securities to occupy new space
By Rick Rothacker | E-mail | August 3, 2011

Wells Fargo plans to relocate its growing investment banking and capital markets operations to the Duke Energy Center, a move the bank is touting as a sign of its commitment to the business and to Charlotte.

NASCAR chairman: Ex-wife threatened to ruin him with secretly taped calls
By Gary L. Wright | E-mail | August 3, 2011
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NASCAR Chairman Brian France has accused his former wife of repeatedly threatening to use secretly recorded phone conversations to ruin his career if he didn’t pay her substantial sums of money.

Source: Bank of America pursuing separate mortgage pact
By Rick Rothacker | E-mail | August 3, 2011
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Bank of America Corp. is pursuing a settlement that could reduce loan balances for struggling homeowners in exchange for a release from legal claims against the Charlotte bank, a person familiar with the matter said today.

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