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RVA's Got Issues
Headwaters Down
Un-wine'd
Virginia News
NPR News
Virginia News
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Virginia Democrats — several of them UVA alums — publicly condemned the decision. -
Virginia has not allowed discretionary parole in 30 years.
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The Justice Department has been investigating UVA over its diversity practices.
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The school says it’s been using one-time money to cover the program’s cost.
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The aquarium is reaching the end of its usable life; city leaders already tried to sell it to private owners to deal with rising maintenance costs.
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The rule aims to preserve forest and farmland as the solar industry grows.
NPR News
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About 40 million people rely on the Colorado River for drinking water. It also irrigates agricultural fields. It's also shrinking. Now, states might agree on a potential deal on sharing the river.
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The team from NPR's "Planet Money" looks at Elon Musk's Starlink and its big lead in the satellite internet market. Can it stay ahead of its competitors?
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The U.S. dollar had its worst start this year in more than half a century. Harvard University economics professor Kenneth Rogoff says President Trump is accelerating the decline.
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This Independence Day, NPR wanted to know how the freedoms and ideals of the U.S. have been on readers' minds.
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South Korean authorities plan to investigate the border crossing and did not immediately say whether they view the incident as a defection attempt.
Arts & Culture
- Geologists uncover new evidence from ancient asteroid that hit the Chesapeake Bay
- Recent Hanover museum exhibit examines Brown Grove's history, legacy
- On Juneteenth, she celebrates the role quilts may have played in Underground Railroad
- How did Chesterfield County’s charter get lost so many times?
