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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.

The Governor Morehead School in Raleigh played host to a wrestling and cheerleading tournament for schools for the blind on Saturday. The event played host to the school's first cheerleaders since 2011.

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

In this April 8, 2014 file photo, a school utility worker mops a mural depicting the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, at the Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino High School campus at Makati city east of Manila. After a calamitous year for aviation, hundreds of government and industry officials will gather in Montreal this week in an attempt to reach a consensus on how to prevent any more airliners from disappearing without a trace or being shot down while flying over a conflict zone.

Officials meet to address safety after aviation calamities

Government and aviation industry officials from dozens of countries are meeting in Montreal this week to try to find consensus on how to keep from losing airliners. 2 hours ago

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

A new online database from Blue Cross and Blue Shield 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.