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In today's political climate, conspiracy theories are commonplace. But they're nothing new. In the 1960s, the John Birch Society built a movement around them.
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An external review found the city has made improvements since 2017.
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Similar percentages of legacy students enrolled this fall, data shows.
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Lt. Col. Frank Carpenter was chosen after a six-month vetting process.
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Two developers are set to build 30 units through a housing trust fund.
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A Richmond man was among first in the U.S. to receive the benefit.
NPR News
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More than a month after a federal judge halted a key portion of President Trump's executive order on voting, another judge has ruled that additional provisions of the order need to pause as well.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Israel's U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon about his country's strikes.
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The House has voted to claw back $1.1 billion in funding for public media. And, an appeals court blocked an earlier ruling ordering Trump to relinquish control of the California Guard.
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Copenhagen is expected to receive 30% more rainfall by the end of the century. The city is responding with a massive long-term adaptation plan.
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Deconstruction is a growing approach to taking down homes that diverts waste from landfills, cuts carbon emissions and creates a circular economy for construction materials.
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