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RVA's Got Issues
Headwaters Down
Un-wine'd
Virginia News
NPR News
Virginia News
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A 5-year, $8.6M grant was among those canceled by President Donald Trump. -
The new leadership replaces longtime fixtures in the board's top roles.
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About 85% of beaches in coastal Virginia tested positive for harmful bacteria at least once last summer.
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A City Council vote on the board’s policies has been pushed back to September.
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The Richmond Economic Development Authority is looking to revitalize a relic of the city’s port history.
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'Queer Virginia' is an essay collection highlighting the creative ways LGBTQ+ Virginians have defied societal norms and fought for acceptance.
NPR News
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We look at what Senator Thom Tillis' decision to not run for re-election means for North Carolina politics, and for Democratic dreams to capture that seat in 2026.
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A new study has sparked debate on the prevalence of withdrawal symptoms when patients stop taking antidepressants, as well as on the severity of those symptoms.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Yun Sun, director of the China Program at the Stimson Center, about how Beijing will view Taiwan's large-scale military drills.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Wired magazine reporter Reece Rogers about the problems plaguing AI Chatbots and how they can be fixed.
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More and more voices, including politicians, say that cloud seeding — or man-made ways of increasing precipitation — caused the deadly floods in Texas. Experts say this is damaging public trust.
Arts & Culture
- Take a peek at Stephen Sondheim's papers, now at the Library of Congress
- Charlottesville residents tour local Black history sites for July Fourth
- Shooting fireworks over a historic— and flammable — city takes planning
- Geologists uncover new evidence from ancient asteroid that hit the Chesapeake Bay
