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POLICE SHOOTING-DURHAM

DURHAM — A man was shot to death by police patrolling a public housing complex Tuesday after officers said he made a sudden move toward his waistband while being questioned, prompting a struggle, Durham Police Chief C.J. Davis said. Authorities aren’t sure why the officers stopped to question the man, how many shots were fired or how many officers used their guns, Davis said. By Tom Foreman Jr. SENT: 420 words.

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NORTH CAROLINA-GOVERNOR

RALEIGH —North Carolina’s still-undecided governor’s race could be drawn out further by a lawsuit that contends the state can’t finish counting votes until it verifies the residency of thousands who used same-day registration. By Jonathan Drew and Tom Foreman Jr. SENT: 710 words.

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GAY MARRIAGE-NORTH CAROLINA

RALEIGH —Three couples have asked an appeals court to revive their challenge to a North Carolina law allowing magistrates with religious objections to refuse to perform same-sex marriages. The appeal filed Monday with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond says a federal district court erred by dismissing their challenge in September. The lower court ruled at the time that the two gay couples and an interracial couple lacked standing to sue over the law that took effect in 2015. By Jonathan Drew. SENT: 330 words.

SOUTHERN WILDFIRES

ATLANTA — Firefighters have made progress in battling many of the large wildfires burning in the Southeast, but several blazes continue to creep into new areas — and investigators say more fires are being lit each day by suspected arsonists. There are 44 uncontained large fires in the South, covering a total of more than 120,000 acres, national fire officials said Tuesday. By Jeff Martin. SENT: 520 words.

CHIMNEY ROCK REOPENS

CHIMNEY ROCK — The Chimney Rock attraction at Chimney Rock State Park reopens Friday morning. The Rumbling Bald section of the park remains closed because of the Party Rock Fire in nearby Lake Lure, multiple media outlets reported. SENT: 280 words.

TRUMP-OFFSHORE DRILLING

UNDATED — The controversy over drilling for oil in the Atlantic Ocean has been reignited by the election of Donald Trump, and environmentalists and coastal businesses say it could be the first major fault line that divides them from the new president. The Obama administration has moved to restrict access to offshore oil drilling leases in the Atlantic, as well as off Alaska. Commercial oil production has never happened off the East Coast — and environmentalists consider that a major victory during Obama’s tenure. By Patrick Whittle. SENT: 900 words. AP Photo NYAJ201.

EX-SPEAKER-COMPASSIONATE RELEASE

BOSTON — Former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi had an emotional homecoming Tuesday, five years after being sent to federal prison on public corruption charges. DiMasi, 71, arrived at Boston’s Logan airport Tuesday after being released from a prison in North Carolina, looking significantly thinner from health problems he battled while he was incarcerated. “I just love being back in Boston,” DiMasi told reporters, as his wife, Debbie, and two grown children rubbed his shoulders while he sat in a wheelchair. AP Photo BX801. SENT: 270 words.

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— HOSPITAL CLOSURE, from BELHAVEN — A nonprofit group that owns a closed hospital in Beaufort County has turned down two offers to buy the facility. SENT: 130 words.

— CUSTODY DISPUTE DEATH, from PINK HILL — A woman has been arrested in connection with a man’s death in Lenoir County. SENT: 130 words.

— XBOX-CHILD SEX ACTS, from FREEHOLD, N.J. — Jurors have convicted a self-proclaimed pedophile in New Jersey of using Xbox to sexually assault boys in three states. SENT: 130 words. Note North Carolina angle.

— POLICE IMPERSONATION, from REIDSVILLE — Authorities in Reidsville are warning the public after learning that someone has impersonated one of their officers. SENT: 130 words.

SPORTS:

T25-OKLAHOMA ST-NORTH CAROLINA

LAHAINA, Hawaii — No. 4 North Carolina faces a much stiffer test in the Maui Invitational semifinals, taking on Oklahoma State after rolling over host Chaminade. By Basketball Writer John Marshall. UPCOMING: 700 words from 10:30 p.m. tip.

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