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Youngkin vetoes include bills to safeguard right to birth control, nix tax exemptions for groups with Confederate ties
Gov. Youngkin vetoed bills Friday that would have protected access to birth control and removed real estate-related tax exemptions for organizations with Confederate ties, legislators confirmed.
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Youngkin directs task force to review ‘unintended consequences’ of changes to military tuition waivers
Virginia’s Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program provides a tuition waiver and an annual stipend to spouses and children of veterans who are killed, missing in action, taken prisoner or at least 90% permanently disabled as a result of military...
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Jury duty scammer targets Norfolk residents, claims they’ll be arrested if they don’t pay hefty fine
In the scam, a caller tells residents they missed their assigned jury duty, and have been found in contempt of court. The caller also informs them that they must pay a fine between $1,500 to $5,000, or risk being arrested.
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Dabney Coleman, actor who specialized in curmudgeons, dies at 92
Dabney Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in “9 to 5” and the nasty TV director in “Tootsie,” has died. He was 92.
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Photos: Greenbrier Christian defeats Norfolk Academy
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Photos: Smithfield softball holds off Poquoson for narrow win
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Photos: First Colonial travels to Princess Anne
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Photos: Menchville baseball triumphs over Woodside
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Doctors saw younger men seeking vasectomies after Roe v. Wade was overturned
A rising share of vasectomy patients were under the age of 30, an analysis found.
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Cartoon: The Debate
Cartoon by Bill Bramhall for May 18, 2024.
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Column: Don’t shut down debate about Israel and antisemitism
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Letters for May 18: Violence in Norfolk is everyone’s problem
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US Navy flagship carrier USS Ronald Reagan leaves its Japan home port after nearly 9 years
The USS Ronald Reagan will be replaced by the USS George Washington, which left Naval...