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RVA's Got Issues
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The grants aid to community-led organizations focuses on addressing racial disparities in health outcomes. -
Helicopter ambulance serves 33 counties in the commonwealth.
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A full federal agency closure still requires congressional approval.
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Technical and line item amendments to the budget are included in the governor's changes
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The Ashcake Road Landfill has operated in Hanover for about 30 years.
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Updated: The RTR Teacher Residency received a letter of reinstatement.
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Taking a page from President Trump's playbook, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced visa restrictions, using language his critics said was dangerous.
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Experts tell NPR the gift violates the Foreign Emoluments Clause and raises questions about what Qatar might expect from Trump in return. It's not clear whether critics in Congress can stop it from happening.
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The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
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The refugees were admitted to the U.S. after an executive order from President Trump, and under an expedited and unconventional process for the U.S. refugee resettlement program.
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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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