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Kongsberg Defence's facility will produce two cruise missile types to sell to the U.S. military.
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GRTC's program is still seeking to fill needs in high-traffic suburban areas.
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The commonwealth's first ballots for the 2024 general election can now be cast.
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Mystery surrounds the provenance of the firearm from Nazi Germany.
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The complaint sought to replace the 2023 student policies with the 2021 version.
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The study, published in JAMA, followed teens for years and evaluated addictive behaviors, as well as suicidality.
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The 988 Suicide and Crisis Prevention Lifeline included a service that provided specialized suicide prevention support by phone and text for LGBTQ+ kids. That's ending.
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A drug called lenacapavir, administered in two injections a year, offers protection from HIV comparable to daily pills. One looming question: Will it be affordable for lower resource countries?
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Iran's most fortified nuclear facility, called Fordo, is buried deep inside a mountain. Only the U.S. has the 30,000-pound bombs — often referred to as "bunker busters" — capable of reaching it.
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So far, strikes on Iran's facilities have created limited chemical and radiological hazards. Experts say that's not likely to change even if the U.S. uses a big bomb.
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
