{"id":2068,"date":"2010-10-03T17:00:07","date_gmt":"2010-10-04T01:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xbizx.com\/index.php\/2068\/latest-north-carolina-news-sports-business-and-entertainment-wnct\/"},"modified":"2010-10-03T17:00:07","modified_gmt":"2010-10-04T01:00:07","slug":"latest-north-carolina-news-sports-business-and-entertainment-wnct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xbizx.com\/index.php\/2068\/latest-north-carolina-news-sports-business-and-entertainment-wnct\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest North Carolina News, Sports, Business And Entertainment:, &#8211; WNCT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href='http:\/\/www2.wnct.com\/news\/2010\/oct\/01\/latest-north-carolina-news-sports-business-and-ent-ar-309891\/'>Latest North Carolina News, Sports, Business And Entertainment:, &#8211; WNCT<\/a><br \/>5 dead in NC, rivers rise as soaked ground drains WILMINGTON, N.C. 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