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Richmonders stopped by the Virginia Home Grown (VHG) booth at the RVA Big Market to hear gardening tips, updates on the production of the latest season and more.
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If finalized, a path to separate the joint division with Williamsburg would take years and require the state to agree with the plan.
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Two radio hosts in the swing states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin admitted to interviewing Biden with questions provided by his team, which violates many newsroom policies. One of them has resigned.
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Brodesser-Akner's novel centers on the kidnapping of a rich businessman, and the impact, decades later, on his grown children. Her previous book is Fleishman Is In Trouble.
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President Biden told Democratic lawmakers and donors in no uncertain terms that he's not ending his reelection bid after he faltered in the debate — and that they needed to stop talking about it.
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The EPA is trying to crack down on lead pipes that bring water into homes. But a looming deadline — and the election — will determine if it follows a Biden plan to replace pipes or a Trump plan.
NPR News
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A new federal survey — taken after every major election — shows in 2024, mail-in voting was down but early, in-person voting was up. And, a shortage of poll workers is a looming problem.
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Paetongtarn has faced growing dissatisfaction over her handling of the latest border dispute with Cambodia, involving an armed confrontation on May 28 in which one Cambodian soldier was killed.
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The cafe, one of the few businesses to continue operating during the 20-month war, was a gathering spot for residents seeking internet access and a place to charge their phones.
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A bloody war for control between two factions of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel has turned the city of Culiacan into an epicenter of cartel violence.
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The court closed its latest term on Friday, but it will still be working on a steady stream of emergency appeals in the coming weeks and months.
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?