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Virginia News
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Mayor Danny Avula was invited to tour Rudd’s Mobile Home Park.
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Researchers warn of potential biases in AI algorithms.
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The 1895 Jackson Ward armory is a state and national Black history landmark.
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At least 11 students planning to study abroad haven’t received awarded funds.
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Until recently, the VA was adding thousands of employees to try to keep up with increased demand for veterans' medical care.
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The state court ruled deputies’ names and salaries must be disclosed.
NPR News
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At least one person was killed in the explosion that damaged the fertility clinic, authorities said. The FBI said the explosion was "intentional act of terrorism."
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Powerful storms and tornadoes tore through Midwestern and Southern states overnight Friday, leaving carnage and flattened buildings in their wake.
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NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the discovery that what Harvard University thought was a copy of the Magna Carta is actually an original.
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Hollywood's plummeting film and TV production levels have studio executives and grassroots groups pushing for better incentives to keep business in California.
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President Trump said he plans to speak by phone with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, followed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and leaders of NATO countries, about ending the war in Ukraine.
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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