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Public meeting highlights in Central Virginia for the week beginning April 7.
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Public media photographers documented what they saw at the demonstrations against the Trump administration.
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Take a look at this week's top VPM News stories.
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"We will, in fact, experience future pandemics."
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The 10-acre site is planned to commemorate Richmond's legacy as an slave trade epicenter.
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The hikes would raise the average residence's monthly bill by more than $20.
NPR News
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Flamingos look silly when they eat, but new research suggests they're actually being smart.
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Criticism of "activist" judges predates the term and has come from both ends of the political spectrum. Democratic and Republican presidents alike have accused the courts of exceeding their constitutional role.
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Cathy Harris and Gwynne Wilcox, Democratic board members of independent agencies, argue that President Trump lacked the authority to fire them, citing federal law and Supreme Court precedent.
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Federal judges are looking back to the 18th century to define what constitutes an invasion, weighing a key legal argument for the Trump administration's use of a wartime deportation authority.
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This week's quiz features real-life alchemy, nudity bans, expensive gifts, curriculum changes, and the new pope. Good luck!
Arts & Culture
- Tara Roberts helps scuba divers uncover slave shipwrecks
- New Burying Ground honors enslaved labor at University of Richmond
- Museums, libraries and cultural groups grapple with federal humanities cuts
- ‘Idleness and boredom’: Virginia juvenile justice system strained by staffing shortages
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