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Virginia News
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New plaques commemorate the eight students who crossed racial lines at two county high schools.
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Updated: The county’s sheriff says agents showed bailiffs paperwork.
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The state did not provide details on where detainees are being held, or the charges against them.
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Councilors were split on increasing pay for some of the city’s top earners.
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One report says more people lost work in March in the commonwealth than in any other state.
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The pop-up has saved nearly 500 lbs. from landfills — including one reporter’s favorite pants.
NPR News
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Since North Carolina passed a "bathroom" law in 2016, the number of bills has grown and Republicans have used the issue in campaigns. Democrats are still working out how to respond.
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It can be tough to navigate relationships when our friends start having kids. This guide can help both parents and child-free folks figure out how to stay connected in a new life stage.
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President Trump is yet to broker an end to the war in Gaza. So the first big trip of his second term will focus on big investments instead.
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The incarcerated former Silicon Valley star is advising her partner on a new health tech startup. Holmes was convicted of defrauding investors in her blood-testing company Theranos.
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India and Pakistan on Saturday agreed to a ceasefire following U.S.-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades.
Arts & Culture
- Tara Roberts helps scuba divers uncover slave shipwrecks
- New Burying Ground honors enslaved labor at University of Richmond
- Museums, libraries and cultural groups grapple with federal humanities cuts
- ‘Idleness and boredom’: Virginia juvenile justice system strained by staffing shortages