Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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The board of supervisors unanimously rejected the project.
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The second gentleman met with UVA Law Democrats at a poll observer training.
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Spokesperson says the transit authority followed protocol to restore security.
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Richmond and Norfolk were among 45 localities to receive federal money.
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Here’s what they told Next City and VPM News.
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Fear of violence can have lasting impact on some children
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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.
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"They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law," then-Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the June 26, 2015, ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. "The Constitution grants them that right."
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Michelle Obama is in a place in her life where she gets to integrate her public and private self a little more. She tells Rachel that means saying "no" to some of the things that are expected of her.
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Three graduating college seniors reflect on how their final semester, during the Trump presidency, has changed how they think about higher education.
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Presidential adviser Kari Lake attacked the Voice of America in Congressional testimony Wednesday. A former network official called her actions "profoundly harmful to our national interests."
Arts & Culture
- Shooting fireworks over a historic— and flammable — city takes planning
- Geologists uncover new evidence from ancient asteroid that hit the Chesapeake Bay
- Recent Hanover museum exhibit examines Brown Grove's history, legacy
- On Juneteenth, she celebrates the role quilts may have played in Underground Railroad