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Staff raised various concerns in a 2024 letter sent to Board of Visitors -
Lawmakers forwarded contraception, probation, collective bargaining proposals
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Interpretation of former SCHEV guidance has been inconsistent across Virginia colleges.
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Served in interim capacity following Bingham’s January departure
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The U.S. Senator can pay the judgment, claim an exemption or appear in a Harrisonburg court.
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State lawmakers wait on congressional budget negotiations.
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The visit comes as relations between the U.S. and South Africa are at their lowest since the end of apartheid. Trump has repeatedly claimed that "terrible things are happening" in South Africa.
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The Supreme Court will hear historic arguments over birthright citizenship today. And, House Republicans are working to advance Trump's "big beautiful bill," but there is division over policies.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is standing firm on the sweeping cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services, cuts he says were suggested by Elon Musk and his DOGE team.
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New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman says President Trump "made a very good move" in meeting with Syria's interim president and announcing he would lift sanctions on Israel's neighbor.
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The all-female Korean Haenyeo divers show genetic adaptations to cold-water diving involving their blood pressure and cold tolerance. It's "like they have a superpower," says one of the researchers.
