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ST. PAUL, Minn. – A judge last week ordered Wells Fargo to take down office-tower rooftop signs near the Minnesota Vikings’ new stadium. U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank gave Wells Fargo 30 days to remove elevated signs from the rooftops ...

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HOUSTON (AP) — The county that owns the Houston Astrodome is considering a plan to build a two-level parking garage inside the derelict domed stadium. The hope is to kick-start retrofitting and repurposing of the 51-year-old Houston icon that has ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Several North Carolina environmental law changes have cleared the state Senate. The omnibus bill written by Republicans and approved Thursday largely along party lines would raise the threshold before a developer must make environmental improvements when ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A bill pushed through the North Carolina House by Charlotte-area legislators to cancel a private company’s contract to build and operate special toll lanes on Interstate 77 appears doomed in the Senate this year. Senate Transportation ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislation designed to resolve tax, education and property issues associated with redrawing the North Carolina-South Carolina border has been signed by Gov. Pat McCrory. McCrory’s signature Wednesday — combined with South Carolina’s similar legislation approved this ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation wants to help drone owners understand new rules issued by the Federal Aviation Administration and how they impact drone operations in the state. The FAA unveiled new rules ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Catching a train at New York’s crowded Penn Station is no thrill. But a development team has proposed a novel plan to overhaul the station: Build a 1,200-foot thrill ride on top of it and pay ...

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MIAMI (AP) — Lennar delivered more homes and at higher prices during its second quarter, exceeding expectations that Wall Street had for the nation’s second-largest homebuilder. The Miami company had a 10 percent jump in new orders over the three-month ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Routine commercial use of small drones was cleared for takeoff by the Obama administration Tuesday, after years of struggling to write rules that would both protect public safety and free the benefits of a new technology. The ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislators’ latest attempt to create a “crowdfunding” investment initiative designed to benefit North Carolina companies would also require the state Department of Revenue to publicly post its answers to taxpayers’ written questions. The Senate voted unanimously Monday ...

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