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Virginia News
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The grants aid to community-led organizations focuses on addressing racial disparities in health outcomes.
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Helicopter ambulance serves 33 counties in the commonwealth.
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A full federal agency closure still requires congressional approval.
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Technical and line item amendments to the budget are included in the governor's changes
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The Ashcake Road Landfill has operated in Hanover for about 30 years.
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Updated: The RTR Teacher Residency received a letter of reinstatement.
NPR News
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In India, sensationalist TV news coverage of fighting between India and Pakistan reveals the polarization of the country's media.
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Chess is seeing a global resurgence, sparked by The Queen's Gambit and the pandemic impact on leisure time. India is an emerging power player, with 85 grandmasters and intense chess schools for youth.
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A Colombian Presidential hopeful in critical condition after being shot during a campaign rally in Bogotá on Saturday. The assassination attempt is having a chilling effect in Colombia where security has been backsliding recently.
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An underground network of feminists and activists developed new models of care for abortion that eventually helped legalize abortion in countries across Latin America.
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June 12th is Loving Day, a holiday that commemorates the Loving v. Virginia case, which allowed interracial marriage in all parts of the U.S. NPR readers share how the case changed their lives.
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?