University of Virginia professor Jalane Schmidt led the child-friendly walk on Friday.
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Demonstrations coincided with a military parade in Washington, DC, held on the president's birthday.
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A parade celebrating the US Army was held amidst counterprotests against the Trump administration.
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The two candidates are vying to succeed Diantha McKeel, who has served for 12 years.
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Members of the Nansemond, Chickahominy and Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribes spoke as part of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's climate lecture series.
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The former federal prosecutor says the state’s No. 2 can drive political priorities.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jennifer Senior has had insomnia for 25 years. Her new piece in The Atlantic is about her often futile attempts to fall asleep, and about the latest research into insomnia.
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Search efforts continue for people still missing after Friday's floods, as questions swirl over what went wrong. Here's what we know so far.
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The president of one of Lima's largest parent-teacher associations says at least 1,000 schools in the Peruvian capital are being extorted and that most are caving into the demands of the gangs.
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Local officials are being pressed for answers over the deadly flash flooding in Texas that left dozens dead. And, the Trump administration plans to send letters to countries with new tariff rates.
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As the 900-mile East African Crude Oil Pipeline project takes shape in Uganda, there is the promise of economic benefit. But it's shaking up the lives of some 100,000 people.
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