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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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President Biden told Democratic lawmakers and donors in no uncertain terms that he's not ending his reelection bid after he faltered in the debate — and that they needed to stop talking about it.
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The three-time Olympic champion improved on her record time for a female runner in the one mile, set two years ago, but couldn't get under 4-minute mark.
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"I'm a die-hard Bond fan," Denis Villeneuve says. The Quebecois filmmaker's hiring comes as a relief to British 007 fans who had feared the worst when U.S. company Amazon MGM took control of Bond.
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The nonpartisan Senate official whose office determines if legislation fits within the rules of the chamber dealt Senate Republicans a blow on proposed changes to Medicaid.
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The Supreme Court allowed South Carolina to remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though Medicaid funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions.
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Striking a combative tone, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. media was more focused on "cheering against" President Trump than covering airstrikes on Iran's nuclear sites.
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