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Powell: Skip that burger and get your Phil of religion-approved grub

Former N&O editorial cartoonist Dwane Powell returns to lampoon lawmakers and other folks in...

Ralph Peer with his prized camellias in the 1950s.

Ralph Peer’s music business has never ended

A program at UNC-Chapel Hill examines the legacy and music of record-industry pioneer Ralph Peer...

Sports

Duke guard Tyus Jones reacts after hitting a 3-pointer that put the game away as the Blue Devils upset undefeated Virginia 69-63 at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville.

Duke rallies to stun previously unbeaten Virginia 69-63

Just when all seemed lost for Duke the Blue Devils used a flurry of 3-pointers down the stretch to stun the previously unbeaten Virginia Cavaliers 69-63.

Local/State News

From left, Essence Garlington, Taylor Nichols, Michelle Miller, Cassidy Hooper and coach Shonny Williams celebrate after they completed their cheer during the Wrestling & Cheerleading Tournament for the Eastern Athletic Association for the Blind (EAAB) at the Governor Morehead School in Raleigh, N.C., Sat. Jan. 31, 2015. Over 100 athletes from schools for the blind in Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and North Carolina participated.

Morehead girls bring back the cheer

The Governor Morehead School in Raleigh played host to a wrestling and cheerleading tournament for schools for the blind.

Business

A journalist plays a prototype game on an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, March 21, 2014. Facebook announced on March 26 that it was buying Oculus for $2 billion, signaling its belief in virtual reality as an essential platform for future growth.

Signs that virtual reality is on the verge of taking off

Companies such as Samsung, movie studios and Silicon Valley startups are racing to create new video experiences for virtual reality – and in some cases, the cameras they will need to film it.

Politics

A concrete pipe below this coal ash impoundment failed, releasing coal ash and ash pond water into the Dan River last year.

Duke Energy’s coal ash leaks persist across NC

A year after a spectacular spill into the Dan River, Duke Energy’s North Carolina ash ponds are apparently still leaking more than 3 million gallons a day near rivers and lakes.

Nation/World News

Ryder Kessler, the founder and chief executive of DipJar, which produces a device that makes it easy to tip with a credit card, in New York, Jan. 29, 2015.

U.S. tippers feeling squeezed

As digital payment options increase, so do the gratuities.

Living

Dr. Steve Loehr, center, is a radiologist whose 14-employee practice includes Diane Stiehle, left, and Sharyne Candler, R.N., right. He says procedures done at his Cary facility, Triangle Vascular Associates, cost less than when he does them at a hospital.

Blue Cross pricing tool could shake up medical industry

Blue Cross pricing tool provides average reimbursements paid to hundreds of doctors and hospitals across North Carolina.

Entertainment

Ralph Peer’s music business has never ended

A program at UNC-Chapel Hill examines the legacy and music of record-industry pioneer Ralph Peer, whose business innovations are still relevant 55 years after his death.