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Virginia News
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The 31-mile extension would run from Pittsylvania County into North Carolina.
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The Creative ReUse Center's volunteers altered dresses and suits for the LGBTQ+ prom.
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Recent data from the Richmond Fed also points to slowing sectors.
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The transfer comes at no cost to the school division.
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The county is overhauling its 1970s-era zoning rules.
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Data shows federal health cuts will harm rural communities nationwide.
NPR News
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Flamingos look silly when they eat, but new research suggests they're actually being smart.
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Criticism of "activist" judges predates the term and has come from both ends of the political spectrum. Democratic and Republican presidents alike have accused the courts of exceeding their constitutional role.
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Cathy Harris and Gwynne Wilcox, Democratic board members of independent agencies, argue that President Trump lacked the authority to fire them, citing federal law and Supreme Court precedent.
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Federal judges are looking back to the 18th century to define what constitutes an invasion, weighing a key legal argument for the Trump administration's use of a wartime deportation authority.
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This week's quiz features real-life alchemy, nudity bans, expensive gifts, curriculum changes, and the new pope. Good luck!
Arts & Culture
- Tara Roberts helps scuba divers uncover slave shipwrecks
- New Burying Ground honors enslaved labor at University of Richmond
- Museums, libraries and cultural groups grapple with federal humanities cuts
- ‘Idleness and boredom’: Virginia juvenile justice system strained by staffing shortages
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