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Virginia News
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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 county says developers have missed required payments and failed to meet an agreed-upon timeline.
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Maggie Clemmons is on leave amid review of workplace culture and harassment allegations.
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Retired Army Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins' ouster follows pushback on DEI by some conservative alumni.
NPR News
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NPR's Juana Summers talks to Antoine Renard, of the U.N. World Food Programme, about the increasing risk of famine in Gaza as Israel's aid blockade continues.
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The U.S. men's team plays India in the T20 World Cup in suburban New York City. India advancing in the tournament is normal, but for the U.S. team it's unexpected. It has already beat Pakistan.
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José Mujica, the charismatic former guerrilla fighter who later went on to lead Uruguay and became known as "the world's poorest president" for his austere lifestyle, has died at 89.
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On the witness stand on Wednesday, the singer at the center of the prosecution's case testified that her decade-long relationship with Combs was ruled by fear and violence.
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On Wednesday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. goes to Capitol Hill to promote and defend his massive overhaul of HHS, and President Trump's plans to change it even more.
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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