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The governor has signed 180 bills so far, with 800 more to consider
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DPU produces a yearly report on the source and quality of the city’s drinking water.
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Maj. Michael LaRocca discusses the role of leadership in soldiers’ ability to deal with loss and trauma.
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Nonprofits across the Bay watershed said they’re seeing money dry up for farmers, local governments and community groups.
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Commonwealth schools receive $2.4B, collectively, from the feds each year.
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The school's principal is recovering from life-threatening injuries.
NPR News
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It has been a deadly week of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.
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Boeing agreed last year to plead guilty to defrauding regulators after the crashes of two 737 Max jets, in 2018 and 2019, that killed 346 people. But a federal judge rejected that proposed plea deal.
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Facing allegations of sexual misconduct, Karim Khan has temporarily stepped aside as a U.N. investigation enters its final stage, the International Criminal Court announced Friday.
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The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting a group of immigrants in northern Texas under the Alien Enemies Act. It said it's not directly addressing whether the invocation of the act was legal.
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An attempt by DOGE to assign a team to the independent Government Accountability Office was rejected Friday. The GAO is part of the legislative branch and not subject to DOGE's request.
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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