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Virginia News
NPR News
Virginia News
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The Fan school, damaged by fire in 2022, is set to reopen this fall.
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Republican's proposal would prevent hedge funds, investors from buying single-family homes.
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They said it would allow Richmonders to make up lost income post–water outages.
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Dem-sponsored proposal fails for second consecutive year
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"Virginia is growing. Virginia is competing. Virginia is winning."
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Virginia AG Jason Miyares, five others sued to stop the executive's changes.
NPR News
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Chinese exports of rare earth minerals, which are vital to carmakers and other industries, and China's access to high-end technology from the U.S., including computer chips, are high on the agenda.
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On May 30, a team of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health got the word: Funding for their vaccine development program will end next year.
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Climate change is raising the risk of dangerous flooding, especially in coastal communities. For some towns on the Jersey Shore, the most practical solution is raising homes off the ground.
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NPR asks Rep. Adam Smith of Washington state, top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, about the mobilization of U.S. Marines and deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles.
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Trump is deploying hundreds of Marines to LA in response to several nights of protests. State and local officials are concerned over the decision. And, drug deaths plummet among young Americans.
Arts & Culture
- 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?
- Jefferson School bolsters history exhibit with Charlottesville student records