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The Sunni Islamist group recently took control of Damascus, ending the Assad family's reign. -
Board discussed police being involved in mental health situations, new funding and training.
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State lawmakers this week heard a long-awaited report about the impact of data centers. Virginia has become a global hub for the industry.
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Much of the money was reclaimed from unfinished previous projects.
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Virginia and its Chesapeake Bay Watershed neighbors to revisit cleanup goals.
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Saunders will exit before Mayor-elect Danny Avula takes helm on Jan. 1.
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The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday. Members of the central bank's rate-setting committee also telegraphed their plans for possible rate cuts later this year.
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North Korea will send thousands to support reconstruction work in Russia's Kursk region. North Korea has already supplied combat troops and conventional weapons to back Russia's war against Ukraine.
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The Florida Panthers repeated as Stanley Cup champions, becoming the NHL's first back-to-back winners since Tampa Bay in 2020 and '21 and the third team to do it this century.
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TV chef Anne Burrell, who coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of "Worst Cooks in America," has died. Medical examiners are set to determine what caused her death.
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Goliath had been paired with several female tortoises before, in hopes of producing a hatchling, but the process wasn't successful until earlier this month.
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
