In today’s news: UNC football gears up for Miami, and Pittsboro stops Google Fiber work after several utility line cuts. Also: advocates push back against proposed state constitutional amendments as early voting continues in North Carolina, with turnout already past 38 percent in Orange County (second-highest in the state, with Chatham at no. 1 and Durham at no. 3). And in sports: UNC women’s soccer gets a win, while Carolina men’s soccer, field hockey, volleyball, cross country, and wrestling all gear up for weekend action; and three Tar Heel athletes earn individual honors – including one women’s basketball star who’s the only freshman in the nation up for national player of the year.

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