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Virginia News
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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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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.
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Many of President Trump's nominal media allies are breaking with him over his backing of Israel, arguing it will lead to a wider war.
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