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The Democrat from New Jersey was convicted on bribery and other charges last month. Gov. Phil Murphy will appoint Menendez’s replacement ahead of the November general election.
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Members OK’d the first reading of an ordinance to adopt the method for 2025.
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U.S. Senate and House, as well as council and school board races could change the tone of politics.
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The Oct. 1 event will be hosted at VPM studios in Chesterfield County.
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2019 research suggested low housing supply, increasing costs could harm the region's economy.
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Law firm representing hotel staff's health fund says resort owes $2.4M.
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Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.
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After years of litigation following the Dobbs decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court justices, with their liberal majority, ruled that the state's 176-year-old law does not ban abortion in the state.
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Mustaches are having a moment. Here's what it's like living with one.
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The House is set to vote on the GOP megabill today. It is set to make big changes that will limit health care access to Americans. And, the ATF plans to ease gun regulations.
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about how President Trump's massive tax and spending bill will harm the state's healthcare system and residents.
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