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The standards — ordered by the governor — are more than seven months overdue.
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Dozens of Virginians have been convicted or accused of crimes at the 2021 riot. -
Energy and public safety are also among local officials’ top issues.
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Schools in Greater Richmond impacted by the water outage, boil orders remain closed.
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This weekend's storm is expected to impact 62 million Americans through Monday. Heavy snow, ice, rain and severe thunderstorms are being unleashed from the Plains to the East Coast.
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The new restrictions take effect when classes resume on Jan. 6.
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Funding for the Dolly Parton literacy program became state law in July, but it isn’t ready — yet.
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When President Trump talks about his foreign policy, he often frames it as a business deal. He says much less about conventional diplomacy, like ending the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
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Speaking on Wednesday in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, Netanyahu said that Sinwar was killed in an Israeli airstrike, but did not provide specifics.
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A judge has denied a request to dismiss a lawsuit alleging Elon Musk and DOGE are wielding unconstitutional power within the government. Separately, Musk also criticized a Trump-backed spending bill.
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In his forthcoming book, The Party's Interests Come First, American University professor Joseph Torigian writes about Xi Jinping's father, Xi Zhongxun, a noted Chinese politician himself.
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