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Hurricane Milton has once again surged to Category 5 strength. Officials say residents should rush to finish preparing for the storm.
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Some options mirror changes passed, then repealed, by the General Assembly.
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Rumors, misinformation and lies about the federal government’s response to Hurricane Helene have run rampant since the storm made landfall, especially around FEMA funding.
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The center has been a hub for Richmond’s Latino community for over a decade.
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The project takes donated firearms and converts them into garden tools.
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UVA Health is rescheduling some elective procedures this week.
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A former chess coach says a member of the Taliban vice squad told him: "Playing chess is forbidden. Buying a chess set is forbidden. Even watching it — is forbidden." Why was the game banned?
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Trump left the G7 summit early to focus on the rapidly escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. And, the man suspected of killing a Minnesota state lawmaker faces federal murder charges.
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A new book raises the specter that corporate offshoring of manufacturing may have undermined America's lead in technological innovation and even its national security.
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The attacks was one of the largest on Ukraine's capital in months. It came as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared for the G7 summit in Canada, where he is pushing for stronger sanctions on Russia.
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Federal officials say the suspect in the killings of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband had a much larger list of targets, including Democratic officeholders and abortion rights supporters.