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The Nature Conservancy is halfway through an ambitious 10-year plan to preserve 253,000 acres and boost local economies across three states.
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Lawyers worry witnesses and victims may skip court out of fear of detainment.
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The review flagged about 25% of official purchases in a 23-month period.
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The aircraft carrier left for a regularly scheduled deployment after the U.S. and Israel targeted Iranian nuclear facilities.
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The governor said that appointees would need to be rejected by Virginia House or Senate.
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The outage is reportedly also affecting Charlottesville and Greene County.
NPR News
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The concepts in the MingKwai typewriter underlie how Chinese, Japanese and Korean are typed today. The typewriter, patented in 1946, was found last year in an upstate New York basement.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wants the luxury resort on the eastern seacoast to become a "world destination," but the country has been reluctant to allow in foreign tourists.
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The Prince and Princess of Wales will join the King and Queen in granting Royal Warrants — a sort of "seal of approval" — on certain goods and services.
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Ukraine said it struck a Russian airbase on Saturday, while Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones overnight, dashing hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the war.
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Democrats feel that Trump's tax and spending bill gives them an opening ahead of the 2026 midterms. But if they want to win back the House, they're going to have to get their own house in order first.
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?