The prison is facing claims of deteriorating conditions, including prolonged lockdowns.
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Boston-based company set to join growing White Oak Technology Park.
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Updated: The proposal did not appear in a compromise budget draft.
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Advocates say job cuts will leave hundreds of national parks understaffed.
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Extra reporting requirements also on the table for tuition waiver program.
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Youngkin recently requested an expedited disaster declaration from President Trump.
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Another winter storm is causing several school divisions to change plans.
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Nina Badzin, host of a friendship podcast, explains why staying friends with people from our past matters — and how to nurture relationships with old friends across time and distance.
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Loving Day, the landmark case that overturned U.S. state laws against interracial marriage, is on June 12. NPR wants to hear from people who celebrate this day.
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People blame gun violence on different things depending on their political leanings. But Jens Ludwig, an economist at the University of Chicago, has found a different reason behind it. Today, we bring you a story on solutions to gun violence.
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Today's StoryCorps is about a love that lasted through the seasons. Patrice Hudson was apprehensive about online dating until she met Byron Ball, a high school science teacher who, like her, was a single parent and had been married before.
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"Rather than jumping over someone to get what you want, consider reaching out your hand and taking the leap side by side," the beloved Muppet told graduates Thursday evening.
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- 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
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