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A majority of Virginia’s public universities have tightened rules on students’ use of campus space.
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The Chesapeake-based company expects 2024 sales figures to be lower than last year.
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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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The attack was disclosed on the same day as Zelenskyy said Ukraine will send a delegation to Istanbul for a new round of direct peace talks with Russia on Monday.
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A group of women in Kenya rebelled against trading sex for a fisherman's catch to sell. They got their own boats, had success — but in past years have faced floods and now fears about HIV medications.
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Hundreds of people were arrested in the celebrations, which were largely peaceful but degenerated into violence in some areas.
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Russia's Investigative Committee, the country's top criminal investigation agency, said in a statement that explosions had caused the two bridges to collapse, but did not give further details.
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The administration argues the men's home countries won't take them — but lawyers say getting sent to a country like South Sudan could lead to more persecution.
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