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BERGDAHL

FORT BRAGG — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is scheduled for trial in October on charges that he endangered comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan, according to a new timetable set Friday after several delays in the case. The judge, Army Col. Jeffery R. Nance, said at a pretrial hearing that he intends to start jury selection Oct. 16 and begin the trial in earnest on Oct. 23. Both prosecutors and defense lawyers indicated the timing worked for them, and the dates were added to the Army’s electronic docket. By Jonathan Drew. SENT: 460 words, AP Photo NYCD401.

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HOG SMELLS-LAWSUIT

RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed legislation Friday that would have limited monetary damages in civil lawsuits filed by neighbors of hog and poultry farm operations when judges determine the stench from animal waste is a nuisance. Cooper said the measure, which now returns to the General Assembly for a potential override, improperly gave special protection to industrial farm operations and opens the door to weakening civil actions in other nuisance matters. By Gary D. Robertson. SENT: 520 words.

CHILD PORN SITE-SENTENCING

CHARLOTTE — A Florida man who federal prosecutors said was the creator and lead administrator of what’s thought to be the world’s largest child-pornography website has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, the FBI announced Friday. Steven W. Chase, 58, of Naples, Florida, was sentenced this week in a federal courtroom in North Carolina on multiple child- pornography and child-exploitation charges, the agency said in a news release. By Tom Foreman Jr.. SENT: 590 words.

BROTHERS PARDONED

RALEIGH — Details should be made public about a child murder investigation that led to two brothers being wrongfully imprisoned for three decades and about a monetary settlement with some investigators, several news organizations have told a federal judge. The five news organizations, including The Associated Press, asked Friday to intervene in the lawsuit filed by Henry McCollum and a representative of his half brother, Leon Brown. SENT: 400 words.

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EXCHANGE-BAR STAYING PUT

CHARLOTTE — Inside the Thirsty Beaver on Central Avenue, Pabst Blue Ribbon flows from cans and Merle Haggard flows from the jukebox, even as workers just a few feet away cocoon the building with a new five-story apartment development. The one-story dive bar in Plaza Midwood has been transformed into Charlotte’s own version of the house from “Up,” the Pixar movie about a curmudgeon who refuses to sell his house to developers. But unlike the main character from “Up,” the Thirsty Beaver’s owners have no plans to float their bar away with balloons, or relocate at all. By Ely Portillo, The Charlotte Observer. SENT: 900 words, AP Photo NCCHN101.

IN BRIEF:

— SEXUAL ASSAULT FINDINGS-LAWSUIT, from CHAPEL HILL — A judge says the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill does not have to release the names of students and employees that its administrative procedures determined were responsible for sex offenses. SENT: 130 words.

— TAX COLLECTIONS, from RALEIGH — North Carolina’s often uncertain April 15 tax collections didn’t yield much of a surprise this year for lawmakers drawing up the next state government budget. SENT: 130 words.

— PAROLE OFFICER-MAN ARRESTED, from GREENVILLE — Sheriff’s deputies in North Carolina have arrested a man who they say struck a parole officer with his car and then led authorities on a chase. SENT: 120 words.

— TV STATION-DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT, from RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit claiming that a North Carolina city discriminated against an African-American-owned television network. SENT: 130 words.

— STORMS-NORTH CAROLINA, from RALEIGH — Two tornados have been confirmed in North Carolina as storms moved across the state. SENT: 120 words.

— SISTERS-SEX ACCUSATIONS, from RALEIGH — North Carolina’s highest court has reinstated the sex-abuse convictions of a Dare County man by overturning a lower court decision critical of how expert testimony the defendant offered was excluded from his trial. SENT: 130 words.

— RALEIGH STABBING ARREST, from RALEIGH — Police in North Carolina have made an arrest in a stabbing death in Raleigh earlier this week. SENT: 130 words.

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FBN–PANTHERS-MCCAFFREY BLOODLINES

CHARLOTTE — Christian McCaffrey was only 4 years old when his father retired from the NFL following a distinguished 13-year professional career as a wide receiver. But although he doesn’t remember Ed McCaffrey winning three Super Bowls — one with the 49ers and two with the Broncos — the Panthers’ rookie said having a father playing in the league will make his own transition to the NFL that much easier. By Sports Writer Steve Reed. SENT: 710 words, AP Photos NCCB102, NCCB103, NCCB101, NCCB104.

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