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State election directors stressed that they're still worried that too many ballots won't be delivered in time to be counted in November.
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Attorneys for the school district say the board deferred a decision on the student’s request to its Aug. 13 meeting.
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The commonwealth has yet to pass any new laws limiting access to the procedure.
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The new clinic is expected to be 10,000 square feet and cost $6 million.
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Voters were given four options: bear, chipmunk, labrador or raccoon.
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Republican VP candidate appears in Southwest Virginia a day after Biden withdraws from race
NPR News
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There were 71,000 deportations in the first half of June alone, according to U.N. estimates. These Afghan refugees are returning to a country in the throes of a humanitarian crisis.
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Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.
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The state and local health departments that rely on CDC funding say the money is not coming in on time and no one can tell them why. Some are laying off staff.
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Israel's prime minister denounced a report in Israeli newspaper Haaretz quoting Israeli soldiers saying commanders ordered them to fire at unarmed crowds near food distribution sites.
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A new Trump presidency and the Ukraine war have pushed Germany to change its constitution to spend more on its military. "Building up our military is our top priority," said Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Arts & Culture
- 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
- How did Chesterfield County’s charter get lost so many times?