Parker Michels-Boyce
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For The New York Times
As President Trump pledges to revive ‘beautiful’ coal, Virginia’s coal counties have largely moved on to new ventures. But who stands to benefit?
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If the former West Virginia governor's companies don't pay by May 1, they will be held in contempt.
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A UVA analysis says cutting 10% of federal jobs would wipe out the state's projected 2025 job growth.
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County officials tout the financial benefits of the controversial centers.
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The department distributes billions in federal money and plays a key role in regulating student services.
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The remains of hundreds of tenant farmers are being moved from the former Oak Hill tobacco plantation.
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The storms were part of a severe weather system Friday that caused damage in Missouri, left hundreds of thousands without power in the Great Lakes region and brought a heat wave to Texas.
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Massachusetts Judge Shelley Joseph was accused of helping an undocumented immigrant evade authorities more than seven years ago. Her case is still unresolved.
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On Friday, Sean Combs' defense lawyers questioned Cassie Ventura about how much of the former couple's activities she willingly participated in. "I had to fight my way out," she said.
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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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