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Voters were given four options: bear, chipmunk, labrador or raccoon.
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Republican VP candidate appears in Southwest Virginia a day after Biden withdraws from race
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Cardinal, Fairfield Court, Oak Grove-Bellemeade and Woodville are participating in initiative's second year.
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Ohio Sen. JD Vance used an address at his hometown high school to share his plans for America if elected Vice President alongside Donald Trump.
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Some policy experts say militias are illegal in the United States
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TC Energy is replacing, widening about 49 miles of pipeline that ends in Suffolk and Chesapeake.
NPR News
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Striking a combative tone, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. media was more focused on "cheering against" President Trump than covering airstrikes on Iran's nuclear sites.
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In London, an actor playing Evita sings "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" on a balcony over the street. It's livestreamed into the theater — frustrating some ticket holders but delighting passersby.
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Your pelvic floor supports organs like your bladder, bowels and reproductive system. Strengthen it with exercises and mantras (like "squeeze before you sneeze") from physical therapist Sara Reardon.
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They toil in mines, tend crops, scrub floors. An author of a new report on child labor points to great progress in reducing the number of kids who work but says the numbers remain "unacceptable."
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Senate Republicans race to pass Trump's domestic policy bill by July 4, but are divided on key issues. And, NATO leaders agreed on a defense spending increase at yesterday's summit.
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