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RVA's Got Issues
RVA's Got Issues
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State surplus above estimates would go toward education, disaster relief. -
Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney didn’t rule out future charges.
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A 2018 study estimated it would cost $22M to fix, replace aged parts.
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Much has changed since the two Virginia women were first elected to Congress in 2018.
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Analysts say more equitable policies are on the table.
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Mohammed Chhipa, of Springfield, was found guilty of five charges and will be sentenced in May.
NPR News
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President Trump is hosting an exclusive dinner tonight for the largest investors in the $TRUMP meme coin, putting the murky world of cryptocurrencies on a collision course with White House ethics.
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It's a pattern in President Trump's chaotic tariff policy: he first suggests a high number, only to later ratchet it down. Business schools call it the 'anchor effect.'
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An air traffic controller who works the airspace around Newark, N.J. speaks out about what it was like to lose radar and communication systems during a shift, and how the situation got to be so bad.
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NPR took a walk through Minneapolis with its former police chief Medaria Arradondo. He says "the worst thing we can do" is dismiss the 2020 protests and outrage over police brutality as an anomaly.
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How did the murder of George Floyd affect onlookers and online witnesses? Rev. Frenchye Magee, Professor Zinzi Bailey, and attorney Antonio Romanucci reflect on the response.
