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District of Columbia and Virginia sue to block Trump’s triumphal arch plans
The monument has sparked fierce opposition from local governments fearing disruption to traffic and historic views.
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NASA, Virginia Launch Power Partnership for Energy Security
NASA is helping to foster long-term energy security in Virginia. NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, is partnering with the Virginia Department of Energy to support informed decisions for effective energy generation, delivery and use by providing solar, meteorological, and future weather risk datasets for energy system modeling and planning purposes. Under a new […]
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Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, a Trump critic, charged in marijuana racketeering case
The investigation into the Democrat predates the current Trump administration. But the timing of the indictment before the midterms has raised eyebrows.
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Trump’s planned DC arch faces new lawsuit
A Virginia county governing board filed the suit, claiming that planning for the monument near DC was rushed.
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Hegseth to cut number of US general and admiral positions by 20%
Pentagon official says the plan will be announced in the defence secretary's 'State of the Force' address in Virginia.
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One dead as nor'easter storm pummels New York and New Jersey
Tens of millions of people from Maine to Virginia found themselves in the path of the powerful weather system.
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Virginia tech firm's CEO, Russian national charged with hiding firm's Russian ties from U.S. government
Oxygen Forensics counted numerous U.S. government agencies among its customers but lied for years about who really controlled it, prosecutors allege.
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Virginia Apgar, the doctor who created a key test in the first few minutes of life and revolutionized newborn care
The Apgar test is a universal tool that allows, in less than a minute, to assess the life status of a newborn and to guide immediate medical decisions.
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Politics
US Appeals court allows DEI crackdown
A U.S. federal appeals court Friday lifted a block on the Trump administration’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal government, pausing a lower court ruling blocking enforcement of a series of presidential executive orders halting support of DEI initiatives. The three-judge panel on the Fourth Circuit of Appeals, in Richmond, Virginia, found that the directives by President Donald Trump were likely constitutional, disagreeing with a ruling in February by a federal judge in Maryland. The judges are allowing the Trump administration to implement the policy while