ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley is headed to Salt Lake City for the National Governors Association’s semiannual meeting. O’Malley, who is chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, is scheduled to host a news conference with North Carolina Gov. Beverly Purdue, ...

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HOT SPRINGS, N.C. — Slack packers — it’s a nickname that is not affectionately bestowed, but it’s one an old friend and I now proudly wear after a long weekend hiking on the Appalachian Trail in western North Carolina. The ...

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Maryland slipped two spots in CNBC’s rankings of the best states to do business this year, finishing No. 29 out of 50 after placing 27th in both 2009 and 2010. What may be worse for the Old Line State is ...

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Wells Fargo & Co. said Monday it plans to complete the rebranding of all remaining Wachovia banks and facilities by the middle of October. Wachovia sites in Virginia will be rebranded to Wells Fargo in August. Properties ...

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CONYERS, Ga. — Funeral plans are set for a North Carolina teen whose body was found in a river months after she went missing in Baltimore. The private service for Phylicia Barnes is set for Saturday at the Springfield Baptist ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Attorneys for media outlets asked a North Carolina judge on Friday to pull back the cloak of privacy that has allowed records to be kept secret in a lawsuit filed by the mistress of former presidential candidate ...

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Now that the body of his daughter, Phylicia, has been found, Russell Barnes says the process of finding out what happened to her can really begin. Barnes said Friday that now he can focus on learning how Phylicia died and ...

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NEW YORK — Bank of America Corp.’s first-quarter income fell 39 percent on higher costs related to its mortgage business and higher litigation expenses. The bank also settled a claim over faulty mortgage investments and set aside less money to ...

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A North Carolina bank has filed a nearly $10.3 million confessed judgment against Baltimore litigator Stephen L. Snyder after it said he defaulted on an $8.5 million line of credit. Snyder’s attorneys said the action stems from a dispute on ...

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A court battle by New York and North Carolina over out-of-state air pollution could help clean the Chesapeake Bay. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Monday that he has asked the federal Environmental Protection Agency to promptly implement rules ...

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