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Richmond has the distinction of choosing a mayor through a system that is both unique and confusing.
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Thursday’s meeting focused on toll of caregiving, JLARC update
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Michele White says she was targeted for political reasons.
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Tech giants are seeking clean electricity sources amid increasing demand for AI and data centers.
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The 2024 election season is here. As we're waiting to learn the final results, it can be easy to be duped by false or misleading information. Here are four tips to help you avoid spreading election related misinformation.
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For weeks, federal prosecutors have laid out their case against Sean Combs in a Manhattan courtroom. His attorneys should begin presenting their defense on Tuesday. They aren't expected to take long.
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Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara is currently in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. The Committee to Protect Journalists warns his case represents an "erosion" of freedom of speech.
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President Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran on Monday. But despite separate statements from the two countries saying they agreed to a truce, reports persisted of further airstrikes.
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NPR's Michel Martin asks the Atlantic Council's Jonathan Panikoff whether a ceasefire agreement will stick between two countries that have spent decades antagonizing each other, Israel and Iran.
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New York City's Democratic mayoral primary is today. The race is a hotly contested one, with candidates who have vastly different visions for the future of America's largest city.
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