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RVA's Got Issues
RVA's Got Issues
Virginia News
NPR News
Virginia News
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Councilors were split on increasing pay for some of the city’s top earners. -
One report says more people lost work in March in the commonwealth than in any other state.
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The pop-up has saved nearly 500 lbs. from landfills — including one reporter’s favorite pants.
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Local groups are working to help the city plant trees and instill green principles in its workforce.
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Those who may have been exposed should contact their health care provider.
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Public meeting highlights in Central Virginia for the week beginning April 21.
NPR News
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The vote comes amid rising security fears over the war in neighboring Ukraine and uncertainty about continued U.S. support for Europe's defense.
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Leaders from around the world will be in attendance, including Vice President JD Vance, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Peruvian President Dina Boluarte.
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The U.N. refugee agency said it helped repatriate 360 Rwandan refugees, mostly women and children, as part of a broader plan to return about 2,000 people home.
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Over 20 people have died since severe storms and tornadoes hit Kentucky and Missouri overnight. Meteorologists are beginning to survey the damage.
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Fossils of the underwater predator shed new light on biodiversity from the Cambrian period.
Arts & Culture
- Tara Roberts helps scuba divers uncover slave shipwrecks
- New Burying Ground honors enslaved labor at University of Richmond
- Museums, libraries and cultural groups grapple with federal humanities cuts
- ‘Idleness and boredom’: Virginia juvenile justice system strained by staffing shortages
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