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The Chesapeake-based company expects 2024 sales figures to be lower than last year. -
The inspector general previously found evidence of his office misusing city funds.
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A small North Carolina town is suing Duke Energy for costs from climate change, claiming the utility knew its fossil fuel power plants were heating the planet and deceived the public.
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The legislation could also benefit Central Va. drug manufacturing.
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County, state officials are exploring alternative funding options.
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Initial estimates pegged the project at $3.5 billion.
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In a cost-cutting move, the U.S. Treasury will stop minting new pennies. Originally introduced in 1793, the one-cent coins will still be legal tender. There are more than 100 billion pennies in circulation.
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The federal judge also told the administration to reinstate department employees who lost their jobs during the reduction-in-force announced in March.
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The Senate parliamentarian advised lawmakers that they couldn't use the Congressional Review Act to revoke California's right to set vehicle standards. But they did it anyway. Expect a legal fight.
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NPR interviews Maria Van Kherkove, the infectious disease epidemiologist who is a leader in the World Health Organization.
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The court was deadlocked 4-4, which meant a state Supreme Court ruling that declared the school violated the constitutional separation of church and state remained in place.
