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A record crowd braved the hot sun to cheer on the 1938 racers.

Crowds cheered Soap Box Derby racers on Glenwood

In the 1930s, the winner of Raleigh's soap box derby was front-page news. Sponsored by The News...

An Apple employee holds up the new iPad Air on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in San Francisco. Apple unveiled a new, thinner, lighter tablet called the "iPad Air" along with a slew of new Macs Tuesday at an event in San Francisco. The iPad Air weighs just 1 pound, compared with 1.4 pounds for the previous version. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Sports

Jarvis Byrd, right, congratulates Bryan Underwood after Underwood did a 225 lbs. bench press during the fourth annual "Lift for Life" event at the N.C. State football practice fields Thursday, July 24, 2014. Football players competed in different drills in a fund raiser for the N.C. State Chapter of Uplifting Athletes. The team hopes to raise $5000. To donate, visit http://give.upliftingathletes.org/raleigh/events/nc-state-lift-for-life-2014/e34284

Despite injuries, Byrd still seen as Wolfpack leader

Jarvis Byrd is an inspirational leader. The leadership comes with his experience. The 23-year-old defensive back has been inside the N.C. State locker room longer than any player or coach on the roster.

Local/State News

Troy Arrington Jr., left, and Derick Davis II have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of UNC professor Feng Liu. Both are in the Orange County jail.

UNC campus uneasy in wake of professor's killing

A UNC-Chapel Hill professor died early Thursday morning after a mugging near campus Wednesday afternoon. Two men have been charged with first-degree murder and robbery in the incident, which happened near campus.

Business

In this photo taken Wednesday, July 16, 2014, job seeker U.S. Army veteran John Godman, right, talks to recruiters Nicole Rushton, left, and Megan Hogan, center, at a Hiring Fair For Veterans in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims on Thursday, July 23, 2014.

Across US job market, layoffs are becoming rare

The risk of losing your job is getting smaller and smaller.

Politics

Department of Veterans Affairs Acting Secretary Sloan Gibson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 24, 2014, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee to outline his actions for restoring trust to the beleaguered agency.

House, Senate chairs offer competing bills on VA

With Congress scheduled to recess in a week, the chairmen of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs committees offered competing proposals Thursday to fix a veterans' health care program scandalized by long patient wait times and falsified records ...

Nation/World News

A police officer stands guard as a woman walks past pieces of the crashed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in the village of Petropavlivka, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine Friday, July 25, 2014.

Australia, Netherlands ready to secure crash site

A small group of Dutch and Australian investigators combed the sprawling, unsecured site where Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 went down, taking notes and photos as their governments prepared police detachments they hope can help protect the crash area... 16 minutes ago

Living

It’s the height of the blueberry season, so it’s a great time to take the kids to visit a pick-your-own farm.

Family Picks: The blueberry patch is calling

Commit to some dedicated family time this weekend – maybe by reading new library books together, visiting a blueberry patch or participating in field day activities.

Entertainment

Zach Braff, center, plays the confused, home-schooling father of Pierce Gagnon, left, and Joey King in “Wish I Was Here.”

Review: Braff stays in his ‘Scrubs’ comfort zone with ‘Wish I Was Here'

“Safe bet” is a good way to view this genial, sensitive story.

Opinion

Faith leaders show the right response to migrant children

While some have displayed anger and ugliness toward children at the border, faith leaders have shown our nation's better side by welcoming and assisting them.

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