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Virginia News
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Take a look at this week's top VPM News stories.
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The Earth Month proposals would help the city meet waste reduction targets.
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Dr. Norman Oliver says the cuts would damage state efforts to upgrade technology systems, and reduce opioid use and STIs.
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The mayor’s proposal includes pay increases, rate hikes and program cuts.
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The funding is still contingent on General Assembly approval.
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The phrase, reportedly coined in Richmond to persuade Virginia colonists to prepare for war, has been used by protesters across the world.
NPR News
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The health care conglomerate is facing mounting financial problems – and ongoing consumer anger over high costs and denied claims.
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A former USAID worker has a new mission. She's hoping to connect philanthropists with overseas programs that have lost — or are likely to lose — their U.S. funding.
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Consumer prices in April were up 2.3% from a year ago, the smallest annual increase in more than four years. Grocery prices fell 0.4%, thanks to a large drop in the price of eggs.
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Amid uncertainty around President Trump's tariffs, some Champagne-makers say they're losing trust in the U.S. market.
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Importers are ready to get back to business after the U.S. cut tariffs on China, but uncertainty looms. And, media mogul Diddy's first day of trial held a slew of accusations.
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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