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5. American Idol alum Chris Daughtry kind of gave a presidential endorsement this week – for Chuck Norris.
4. Nick Nolte’s house caught on fire this week. The 67-year-old actor scraped his armed jumping out of a window to escape. He also inhaled some smoke from the electrical fire that started in the living room.
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American Idol and Garner native Scotty McCreery performs at N.C. State's Hoops 4 Hope. The circus is in town. And Olympic-level table tennis stops in Cary. Here's what's happening this weekend.
The Hillsborough Street Community Service Corporation is sponsoring Play 4Kay events on Hillsborough Street starting Feb. 8 to support Hoops 4 Hope and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.
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Uh, today is October 9.
Either that's a time machine link, or you guys are short of calendars.
;-)
October 9, 2008 7:05 p.m.