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Virginia News
NPR News
Virginia News
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The outgoing two-term leader says the city is in a “far better place” than it was 10 years ago.
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VPM News gets a little bit curious in time for the year-end holidays.
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From Curious Commonwealth to RVA's Got Issues and VPM News Focal Point.
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Carter was the 39th President of the United States and served one term.
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"Brunswick would be a good learning opportunity for me. I knew they had newer books than what we had."
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It’s getting finishing touches before heading to U.S. Capitol.
NPR News
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States argue that biological samples, DNA data, health-related traits and medical records are too sensitive to be sold without each person's express, informed consent.
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U.S. drug deaths dropped by roughly 40% last year among people under the age of 35. It's a welcome pivot for families and communities devastated by fentanyl.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., told NPR that the deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles by President Trump is "an illegal act."
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President Lyndon B. Johnson federalized the National Guard in 1965, calling on troops to protect civil rights advocates who were marching from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery.
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U.S. Northern Command says the infantry battalion would be supporting the National Guard troops "who are protecting federal personnel and federal property in the greater Los Angeles area."
Arts & Culture
- Geologists uncover new evidence from ancient asteroid that hit the Chesapeake Bay
- 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?