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Virginia News
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A section of pipe burst during hydrostatic testing on May 1 in Roanoke County.
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The reasons they’re upset with Gov. Glenn Youngkin vary — and extend beyond the April 29 protest.
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If the governor appears, a walkout has been planned.
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Student journalists in Richmond have been juggling both tasks in the wake of pro-Palestine protests.
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The General Assembly reconvenes Monday for a special session.
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The May 1 burst released an unknown quantity of municipal water in Roanoke County.
NPR News
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Canada scrapped a digital services tax that would have hit U.S. tech companies such as Google and Amazon after President Trump halted trade talks and threatened higher tariffs on Canadian imports.
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The WNBA is adding three new teams: Cleveland will join in 2028, Detroit begins play in 2029 and Philadelphia will be added to the roster in 2030. This will bring the league to a record 18 teams.
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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.
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?