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The springs’ water was tested until the 1970s, a Valentine curator says.
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Superintendent says “hard choices” are coming for the division.
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More than 650 people requested fare-free rides in December.
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Richardson, Claiborne serving life in prison despite 1998 murder acquittal.
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The state plans to appeal a decision finding its departure from RGGI unlawful.
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The president ordered all government employees to return to office.
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Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a bill this week that would give the federal government the ability to withhold federal dollars from cities deemed "lawless."
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Authorities say a total of 241 passengers and crew members were killed in the craft, with only one passenger surviving. There were likely additional casualties on the ground.
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A Boeing 787 crashed into a residential area in Ahmedabad city five minutes after taking off. The flight was bound for London's Gatwick Airport. There were more than 240 people onboard.
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Leaders of seven of the world's largest economies will meet starting on Sunday. President Trump has imposed tariffs on his G7 partners — and has threatened to annex this year's host country, Canada.
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The U.S. House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs, along with the next two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate.
Arts & Culture
- 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?
- Jefferson School bolsters history exhibit with Charlottesville student records