News Headlines for Almond, North Carolina

North Carolina's jobless rate reaches 6 percent (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
North Carolina's unemployment rate rose slightly in June to 6 percent, the state's highest level since December 2003, the state Employment Security Commission said Friday.

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North Carolina: McCain 45%, Obama 42% (Angus Reid)
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Republican John McCain is ahead of Democrat Barack Obama in the Tar Heel State, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 45 per cent of respondents in North Carolina would vote for the Arizona senator in this year’s United States presidential election, while 42 per cent would back the Illinois senator.

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Family of slain North Carolina mother plan return to Canada, taking children away from father (AM New York)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ The parents of a North Carolina mother found slain near her home tearfully asked Friday for the culprit to show "a shred of decency" by confessing, while her husband's attorney said he's an innocent man who wants to grieve in private.

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TIAA-CREF to Finance UNC-Chapel Hill Institute in North Carolina Research Campus (Centre Daily Times)
TIAA-CREF, the national financial services organization and leading provider of retirement services in the academic, medical and cultural fields, today announced it will finance the construction and completion of a four-story research institute building located on the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, North Carolina.

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Memorial for Edmonton woman killed in North Carolina (660 News)
A memorial will be held in Edmonton next Wednesday, for a woman killed in North Carolina. 34-year-old Nancy Cooper, originally from Edmonton, was last seen Saturday morning before going for a jog. Her ...

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North Carolina Regulators to Cut Back on Malpractice Data (Insurance Journal)
North Carolina medical regulators voted to cut back on the amount of information they will post on a Web site about malpractice settlements of North Carolina doctors. The News & Observer of Raleig

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United America Indemnity Opens North Carolina Office, Names President (Insurance Journal)
United America Indemnity appointed Scott Reynolds as president of United National Group, one of UAI's three U.S. divisions located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Reynolds will report directly to

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Daughters of slain Edmonton woman in North Carolina family's first concer (CNews)
CARY, N.C. - The parents of a former Edmonton woman killed in North Carolina say they are coping, but right now their primary concern is their young granddaughters.

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North Carolina unemployment hits 6 percent (The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
The state's unemployment rate hit 6 percent in June, another sign that the North Carolina economy has weakened since the start of the year.

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TIAA-CREF to help finance UNC building at North Carolina Research Campus (Triangle Business Journal)
Money manager TIAA-CREF will help finance a four-story building on the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, it said Friday.

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