University of Virginia professor Jalane Schmidt led the child-friendly walk on Friday.
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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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Pro-Palestine student groups said the legislation could suppress free speech.
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The bill would regulate certain roadway cameras for first time
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Public meeting highlights in Central Virginia for the week beginning Feb. 17.
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George has his day, and so does Abe. But states honor U.S. presidents in lots of ways.
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A Colombian Presidential hopeful in critical condition after being shot during a campaign rally in Bogotá on Saturday. The assassination attempt is having a chilling effect in Colombia where security has been backsliding recently.
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An underground network of feminists and activists developed new models of care for abortion that eventually helped legalize abortion in countries across Latin America.
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June 12th is Loving Day, a holiday that commemorates the Loving v. Virginia case, which allowed interracial marriage in all parts of the U.S. NPR readers share how the case changed their lives.
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Salmon farming is big business in Chile, and the U.S. is one of its largest markets. Yet the fish are not native, and fishermen say salmon are damaging ecosystems and an Indigenous way of life.
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NPR and the PBS series Frontline investigate the forces keeping communities from building resiliently, and the special interests that profit even when communities don't.
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