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Greece's two largest unions held a general strike and anti-austerity demonstrations on Tuesday. Now, the country's parliament will debate and vote on deep civil service cuts. Greece must downsize the public sector in order for it to keep getting international bailout loans.

When the Red Cross began charging soldiers for snacks during World War II, it learned a painful lesson in the economics of free stuff.

Nicole could arrive before the week is out and Forecaster Casey Dail with the National Weather Service in Newport says “We could get stronger winds, we could get locally heavy rain, we could get additional coastal flood concerns and impacts. There’s also a chance for isolated tornados as we get into Thursday night and Friday.”

Thursday is the 100th anniversary of the Great Fire of 1922 in New Bern. According to the New Bern Historical Society, the fire forever changed the face of the city; more than 3,000 people were displaced in the fire that burned through the African American community, destroying more than 1,000 buildings and destroying an area that covered 40 blocks.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded roughly $270,000 along with a non-federal match of nearly $90,000 to help the state’s Resources Commission evaluate crayfish.

Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor, said on Tuesday that a Greensboro daycare owned by his wife never had any bad reports from the state. The Department of Heath and Human Services, however, indicated the day care attempted to falsify information starting in 2005.

Second Lt. Madison Marsh is the first active-duty service member to win the competition. The 22-year-old pilot graduated from the Air Force Academy last year with a degree in physics.

Record rain has caused flooding in San Diego County that blocked roads, damaged homes, and prompted rescues. The mayor of San Diego has declared a state of emergency.

Bicameral differences are being resolved on a defense spending bill that, among other things, would push back retirement of the F-15E Strike Eagles and save more than 500 jobs at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.

The governor signed a proclamation honoring the 106 North Carolinians killed by the storm and met with local residents who lost their loved ones.