Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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Most of the state’s Democratic primary votes come from areas with lots of federal jobs.
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This residency grant, unlike VCU’s, has not been reinstated by the federal government.
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The city's planning director says the update would help the city learn where people want to live.
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Reporter Keyris Manzanares wants to learn about your experiences.
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Public meeting highlights in Central Virginia for the week beginning April 14.
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Take a look at this week's top VPM News stories.
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ICE detentions have surged, but deportations have not. In the past month, NPR spoke to dozens of detainees, families and lawyers who spoke of overcrowded centers in Florida lacking food and medicine.
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Trump alleges the Biden administration used a machine to sign key documents, as many presidents do. Biden says he made policy decisions himself: "Any suggestion that I didn't is ridiculous and false."
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Since taking the helm more than 100 days ago, Patel has yet to shutter the FBI headquarters and reopen it as a museum as he once said he would, but he has begun trying to remake the bureau.
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The federal government is scaling back data collection used to calculate the inflation rate because of staff shortages. Economists warn that could make for less accurate cost-of-living measures.
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U.S. aid cuts could jeopardize the supply of donated drugs that are hailed for their effectiveness in combating neglected diseases like river blindness, schistosomiasis and trachoma.
Arts & Culture
- Shooting fireworks over a historic— and flammable — city takes planning
- 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