Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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Secret shopper survey results say the contracted companies are not delivering.
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One senator had been preparing to ask the president to step aside.
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Richmonders stopped by the Virginia Home Grown (VHG) booth at the RVA Big Market to hear gardening tips, updates on the production of the latest season and more.
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If finalized, a path to separate the joint division with Williamsburg would take years and require the state to agree with the plan.
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Two radio hosts in the swing states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin admitted to interviewing Biden with questions provided by his team, which violates many newsroom policies. One of them has resigned.
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Brodesser-Akner's novel centers on the kidnapping of a rich businessman, and the impact, decades later, on his grown children. Her previous book is Fleishman Is In Trouble.
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The GOP tax cut and spending bill passed by the Senate this week is expected to add trillions of dollars to the federal debt over the next decade. The savings would mostly go to top earners.
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The announcement came after President Trump in April proposed a steep 46% tariff on Vietnamese imports; he later paused those tariffs while talks continued.
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AAA anticipates that a record 72.2 million people will travel this holiday weekend. Here's how to prepare if you're one of them.
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Jacob Soboroff of NBC News says the Trump administration promised to deport the "worst of the worst" criminal immigrants, but is now detaining undocumented workers with no serious criminal record.
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The music mogul was found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution, but the jury found him not guilty on three counts related to racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.
Arts & Culture
- Shooting fireworks over a historic— and flammable — city takes planning
- 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