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There are times when I sit alone and think back — trying to unearth details best left buried — and it all still feels like a nightmare, one that hasn’t softened even through the gauzy filter of 25 years gone by.

It’s not just in the reliving of the undiluted horror from that cool, clear second Tuesday morning of September in 2001. Not since Pearl Harbor had murd...


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Virginia is replacing traditional food-assistance benefit cards with chip-enabled versions designed to make it harder for thieves to steal SNAP benefits from families. About 749,000 state residents receive assistance through the program. 

Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Thursday that the state has begun mailing new Electronic Benefits Transfer cards equipped with chi...


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• “After DCA collision, Virginia senators to introduce bill restricting flights.” — The Washington Post

• “Virginia nursing homes are short-staffed. So are the agencies tasked with watching th...


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The State Corporation Commission has ordered additional chances for the public to officially testify in the case to approve or reject the proposed $67 billion


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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have formally proposed revoking tax-exempt status from private educational institutions that use race-based policies in admissions, scholarships, or other programs, arguing that they constitute discrimination.

Some schools offer admission, scholarships or other assistance to historically disadvantaged...


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