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The haunting silouetted statue of Charles Duncan McIver looms on the east side of the state capitol building in downtown Raleigh. McIver was a North Carolina educator and statesman who was founder and president of the state's first Normal and Industrial College For Women.

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Sports

Aric Almirola celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Almirola pilots No.43 to rain-shortened Daytona win

Victory comes on 30th anniversary of Richard Petty’s final victory, marks first for car number since 1999 18 minutes ago

Local/State News

Ella Davis, 3, sprawls out while enjoying the cool mist in the “Into the Mist” exhibit at the Museum of Life and Science on Sunday in Durham. Ella and her family frequent the museum, but Sunday’s visit was special because it was her birthday.

‘Into the Mist’ a cool attraction at Durham museum

“Into the Mist,” an exhibition at Durham’s Museum of Life and Science, provides a cool attraction for visitors of all ages.

Business

FILE- In this April 22, 2013 file photo, the Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on immigration reform after a bipartisan group of senators agreed on legislation that would dramatically remake the U.S. immigration system, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Amid calls for expanding the nation's temporary skilled worker program, some Americans are pushing back. They argue the so-called H-1B program has been hijacked by staffing companies that import cheaper, lower-level workers to replace more expensive U.S. employees. Witnesses, from left to right, Tamar Jacoby, president and CEO of Immigration Works USA, Rick Judson, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders, Brad Smith, executive vice president for legal and corporate affairs of Microsoft, Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy at Rochester Institute of Technology, Neeraj Gupta, CEO, Systems In Motion, and Fred Benjamin, chief operating officer, Medicalodges Inc.

Backlash stirs in US against foreign worker visas

Kelly Parker was thrilled when she landed her dream job in 2012 providing tech support for Harley-Davidson's Tomahawk, Wisconsin, plants. The divorced mother of three hoped it was the beginning of a new career with the motorcycle company. 46 minutes ago

Politics

State budget director Art Pope discusses the budget during a press conference at the Administration Building in Raleigh on Wednesday.

Pope gets more attention as NC budget director

To critics, Republican Art Pope has gotten just what he wanted during his first 18 months as Gov. Pat McCrory's state budget director by exerting too much influence on taxes and other issues. 10 minutes ago

Nation/World News

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2012, file photo, passengers queue up for a security check at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China. The Transportation Security Administration is requiring passengers at some overseas airports that offer U.S.-bound flights to power on their electronic devices, the agency said Sunday, July 6, 2014. It says devices that won’t power up won’t be allowed on planes, and those travelers may have to undergo additional screening.

TSA: Some on US-bound flights must turn on phones

Passengers at some overseas airports that offer U.S.-bound flights will be required to power on their electronic devices in order to board their flights, the Transportation Security Administration said Sunday. 27 minutes ago

Living

Visitors take pictures in front of a bust of President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Roosevelt Island in New York City. A park on the island celebrates President Roosevelt’s 1941 “Four Freedoms” speech, which extolled freedoms of speech, of worship, from want and from fear as “essential human freedoms … attainable in our own time.”

Travel: Visit lesser-known islands of New York

Two of New York City’s lesser-known islands are terrific travel destinations

Entertainment

Anne-Claire Niver, backed-up by guitarist Tom Whelan and bassist Joe Wimberley, sings “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” during the final act of the “Moving Pieces” production.

Downtown Raleigh stars in ‘Moving Pieces,’ an interactive theatrical performance

Downtown Raleigh’s First Friday is one of the stars of “Moving Pieces,” an interactive theatrical performance that moves from place to place for each scene.

Opinion

Raleigh should ban, or charge for plastic bags

Raleigh should follow the lead of other cities that have moved to limit or eliminate use of bags that are unfriendly to the environment. 2 hours ago

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