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Virginia News
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Officials remarked on the grand opening of 86 affordable housing units.
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The retired U.S. Army officer has outraised other candidates in the race.
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The 303-mile pipeline received final federal approval on Tuesday evening.
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Several leading candidates have raised more than $1M.
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The city recently contracted with a consultant to examine department policy.
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29 candidates are competing for open seats in the 7th and 10th Congressional Districts.
NPR News
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The Trump administration is developing a searchable national citizenship data system, worrying some officials. And, the Senate focuses on the sweeping Republican tax and spending bill.
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People who can no longer move or speak may soon have a new option: an implanted device that links their brain to a computer.
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The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean. Other countries say the minerals aren't America's to mine.
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Smokers are no longer allowed to light up in public parks, at swimming pools, or at beaches, or "anywhere children may be present," said French health and family minister Catherine Vautrin.
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Homicides are falling dramatically in many U.S. cities, after a surge in 2020 and 2021. Analysts say a reinvestment in communities from local government after the pandemic's disruption is a key reason.
Arts & Culture
- 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
- How did Chesterfield County’s charter get lost so many times?