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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.
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RPS200 pilot program enters second year amid debate over effectiveness
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Petula Burks left the city post amid spending issues, FOIA lawsuit
NPR News
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Edith Edmunds, who is 99 years old, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's why she plans to be sewing Thursday on Juneteenth.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, about U.S. policy on the conflict between Israel and Iran.
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Conflict has sown trauma in the western region of Colombia. Doctors Without Borders is working with local healers and health care professionals to come up with ways to help heal the psychic wounds.
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Meanwhile several sites across Israel sustained direct hits by Iranian missiles and Israeli leaders warned they would intensify attacks on "strategic targets" in Iran.
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Food and cooking play a big role in Juneteenth celebrations. The barbecues and fish fries woven into Black culture helped shape American cuisine.
Arts & Culture
- Geologists uncover new evidence from ancient asteroid that hit the Chesapeake Bay
- Recent Hanover museum exhibit examines Brown Grove's history, legacy
- How did Chesterfield County’s charter get lost so many times?
- Jefferson School bolsters history exhibit with Charlottesville student records