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Virginia News
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The mayor spoke at VPM Media Corporation’s community block party in Historic Monroe Ward.
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Later, wearing a mask, the Alexandria-based runner told reporters he had COVID.
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The African American Civil Rights Network nod highlights the museum’s role in the movement.
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Construction on the nonprofit’s new headquarters begins Aug. 12.
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Some Shenandoah Valley crop yields could be 75% lower than expected.
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A tornado watch is in effect until 8 p.m. Thursday for parts of Central Virginia.
NPR News
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Republicans want to add work requirements for Americans to get Medicaid. Is that a necessary step to fight "waste, fraud, and abuse" or a sneaky way of cutting the social safety net?
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The new season picks up right where we left off — with a review of the restaurant — and refocuses on the relationships between Carmy, Sydney and Richie.
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Morgan Lieberman's "Hidden Once, Hidden Twice" is a documentary photo and film project bringing visibility to the lives of senior lesbian couples across the U.S.
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Jim Obergefell, plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case that legalized gay marriage in all 50 states, reflects on the decision 10 years later and the LGBTQ community's current civil rights fight.
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Every year, millions of Americans rely on FEMA assistance after hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and other disasters. The president says state governments should do more.
Arts & Culture
- Recent Hanover museum exhibit examines Brown Grove's history, legacy
- On Juneteenth, she celebrates the role quilts may have played in Underground Railroad
- How did Chesterfield County’s charter get lost so many times?
- Jefferson School bolsters history exhibit with Charlottesville student records