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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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Rhonda Leary shows off her catch to Chris Parker as they fished out of the Shelter Creek Boating Access Area recently.

An idyllic setting helps anglers seek sunfish

The banks of Holly Shelter Creek are shaded by tall cypress, gum, oak, hickory and pine trees, with...

Sports

Carlos Rodon threw 33 pitches, 19 for strikes, but also walked two and allowed two runs and a hit during his Dash debut Wednesday. He struck out three, but the third strike of his second strikeout, a low slider, got away from catcher Michael Marjama, and Steel Russell reached first base.

Carlos Rodon dashing in Winston-Salem debut

Former NC State pitcher Carlos Rodon made his Carolina League debut for the Winston-Salem Dash on Wednesday afternoon, pitching one inning in a 12-2 victory against the Frederick Keys.

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Attendees put out candles in memory as a vigil is held for UNC professor Feng Lui at the UNC Global Education Center on the UNC campus in Chapel Hill on July 30, 2014. The noted cancer researcher was brutally murdered while walking near his home, which is nearby, a few days ago. Two men have been arrested for the crime.

Chapel Hill and Chinese communities remember slain professor

Nearly 200 people gathered Wednesday at UNC-Chapel Hill to both remember professor Feng Liu who was slain last week and to push for a safer community.

Business

Time Warner Cable will increase Internet speeds, up to six times faster, at no additional cost to subscribers next year in the Triangle.

Time Warner Cable boosting Internet speeds for Triangle subscribers

Time Warner Cable plans to accelerate the Internet speeds it offers its Triangle subscribers – up to six times faster – at no additional cost next year. 1 hour ago

Politics

Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., is surrounded by his staff as he walks to the House chamber for votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 30, 2014. As a result of his stunning primary defeat in the Virginia primary in June, Cantor will relinquish his leadership post tomorrow as Congress leaves for a five week recess.

Eric Cantor steps down as House majority leader

Rep. Eric Cantor used his farewell as House majority leader Thursday to lament what he calls a diminished U.S. role in a world that he said is rife with instability and terror. 5 minutes ago

Nation/World News

This undated photo combo provided by the journal Cell and taken with a bright field camera, shows a mouse with its skin removed during various stages of examination. In a study released by the journal Cell on Thursday, July 31, 2014, researchers describe a way to make see-through mice and rats, a step that should help them study fine details of anatomy for basic research. The left image shows the mouse with the skin removed. The right image shows the mouse after one week of the process.

See-through mice reveal details of inner anatomy

Researchers have found a way to make see-through mice, but you won't find these critters scampering in your kitchen. 1 hour ago

Living

Hawks & Doves bags will be included in the Redress Raleigh Pop Shop that returns to North Hills for a one-month stint in August.

Stylin': Redress Raleigh Pop Shop returns to North Hills

The shop, open during August, features clothing, accessories and more from local eco-friendly designers.

Entertainment

James Taylor performs Saturday night at Walnut Creek Amphitheater.

Your weekend: James Taylor, The Little Mermaid, barbecue and more

With James Taylor and barbecue on tap this weekend, Carolina is definitely in our mind in our top picks.

Opinion

Belhaven Mayor Adam O’Neal, left, and civil rights activist Bob Zellner walk in Stafford, Va., on their way to Washington, D.C. O’Neal was walking from the site of the now closed Vidant Pungo Hospital in Belhaven to Washington to protest the closure of his town’s hospital.

Belhaven's mayor marches to save rural hospitals

A death in Hyde County is one reason a small-town mayor in North Carolina is pushing for Medicaid expansion.

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