Parker Michels-Boyce
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For The New York Times
As President Trump pledges to revive ‘beautiful’ coal, Virginia’s coal counties have largely moved on to new ventures. But who stands to benefit?
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President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office at noon followed by a presidential parade, signing ceremony and inaugural balls.
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President Joe Biden pardons five people and commutes the sentence of two others who "made significant contributions to improving their communities."
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A similar proposal previously was scuttled in committee.
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Proposed rule would require dogs to remain leashed on most county land.
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Republicans advanced their massive tax cut and border security package out of a key House committee during a rare Sunday night vote as deficit hawks allowed it to move forward.
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Almost all of the wheat grown in the Pacific Northwest is for export, and even before President Trump's trade war, farmers were dealing with rock bottom prices and slagging global demand.
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A huge turnout Sunday played a key role in the tense election that many viewed as a geopolitical choice between East or West.
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Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which has metastasized to the bone, according to a statement from his personal office.
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Investigators have identified Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, as the primary suspect in the explosion that injured four others.
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