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Gary LeVox, Joe Don Rooney, and Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts perform onstage at the 2014 CMA Festival on June 5, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Your weekend: Canes Summerfest, Rascal Flatts, Maxwell and more

From Rascal Flatts to John Legend, there's a little something for everyone in this week'...

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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First Look: Photojournalist Ethan Hyman's raw edit from 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

Area coaches crack one-liners, talk football at annual Pigskin Preview

David Cutcliffe, Dave Doeren, Larry Fedora draw laughs during the annual Bill Dooley Chapter Pigskin Preview. 16 minutes ago

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 professor killed in Chapel Hill; 2 men charged

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

Workers for general contractor Morgan Corp. of Charlotte work on ditches between the road and lip of the state-of-the-art lined landfill in Person County last week.

New coal ash landfill illustrates bigger challenge for NC

A new landfill in Person County is one small step toward solving North Carolina's coal-ash problem. Even environmentalists like it. The question that remains is how long will it take Duke Energy to clean things up, how much will it cost, and who will...

Politics

House Speaker Thom Tillis, center, confers with Chris Hayes, his chief of staff, left, while making an appearance in the Senate while senators debated and voted on House Bill 1181 on Thursday, July 24, 2014.

NC Senate votes for Medicaid overhaul

A major Medicaid overhaul that largely disregards the wishes of health care providers, the state House and Gov. Pat McCrory won overwhelming support in the North Carolina Senate on Thursday in a 28-17 vote. In the proposal, commercial managed care...

Nation/World News

In this aerial photo people inspect damage at Cherrystone Family Camping & RV Resort in Northampton County, Va., Thursday, July 24, 2014, after a severe storm swept through the area. Softball-sized hail and rain toppled dozens of trees and flipped recreational vehicles at the campground Thursday, killing two people and injuring more than two dozen, officials said. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, L. Todd Spencer) MAGS OUT

Tornado slams Virginia campground; 2 dead

The sky turned black and cellphones pinged with emergency messages. Moments later, a tornado ripped through a sprawling, carnival-like campground Thursday, snapping dozens of trees and flipping over RVs.

Living

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

Past Times: Crowds cheered Soap Box Derby racers on Glenwood course

In the 1930s, the winner of Raleigh's soap box derby was front-page news. Sponsored by The News & Observer and Sir Walter Chevrolet, the derby ran right down Glenwood Avenue.

Entertainment

Lisa Fischer has sung with legends including the Rolling Stones and Aretha Franklin.

Lisa Fischer is a star among backup singers

Lisa Fischer, who has sung with legends including the Rolling Stones and Aretha Franklin, gets some center-stage shine of her own with “20 Feet From Stardom.” Fischer performs before a screening of the film in Raleigh on Saturday. 16 minutes ago

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. 55 minutes ago

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