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  Flying Squirrels to nest in CarMax Park
  
  Long COVID’s lasting impact on Richmond residents
  
  Virginia War Memorial honors 9/11 victims with Patriot Day event
  
  As interest wanes, pediatricians scale back on COVID-19 shots
  
  Congresswomen press FDA on ban for hair-straightening chemicals
  
  Health officials tout updated COVID vaccine
  
  Red Cross faces emergency blood shortage as severe weather disrupts donations
  
  Total solar eclipse wows North America
  
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  Ruins of ancient Nero’s Theater discovered near Vatican
  
  House votes to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her Israel-Hamas rhetoric in a …
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  Harris pushes for labor reforms, union support, by Julianne Malveaux
  
  Our nation’s symbols belong to all Americans, by Clarence Page
  
  The figures who helped shape Vice President Harris, by Ben Jealous
  
  Youngkin panders about nonexistent voting by noncitizens, by Roger Chelsey
  
  Preserving Black history over gentrification
  
  Proposed Fall Line Trail in Bryan Park threatens trees and green space
  
  Mayoral candidates should consider reducing government size
  
  Honoring civil rights legacy means embracing new leaders
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  The Black church has moved from essential to voluntary, says author
  
  NAACP to honor civil rights pioneer with wreath-laying ceremony
  
  ‘Exploring Human Origins’ exhibition comes to Union Seminary
  
  Legendary soul icon Frankie Beverly dies at 77
  
  James Earl Jones, iconic voice of Darth Vader and EGOT winner, dies at …
  
  Pioneering VSU Historian Lucious Edwards Jr. dies at 80
  
  Gregg, first Black lieutenant general, remembered for legacy of leadership
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  EcoFest comes to James A. Buzzard River Education Center
  
  Folk Festival drops performance schedule for 20th anniversary
  
  Local talent takes center stage at RVA East End Festival
  
  Award-winning author Meg Medina to speak at VCU
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- Mahomes, Chiefs fast forward to season opener
  
  Flying Squirrels’ final homestand against Akron
  
  VUU shatters records in 69-7 rout of Kentucky State
  
  Roadrunners fall to DC Cyclones, but make playoffs
  
  Virginia State stuns Benedict College 23-7
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  'Architect of rock 'n' roll,' Little Richard, dies at 87
  
  Grammy-winning singer Betty Wright succumbs at 66
  
  Andre Harrell, who founded Uptown Records and launched many careers, dies at 5
  
  Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, …
  
  Hair care products founder Joe Dudley dies
  
  Big 10 football rivalry creates George Jewett Trophy
  
  Olympian and activist Lee Evans, who took iconic stand at 1968 Mexico City …
  
  Hampton University announces new president
  
  Obamas break ground for $830M presidential library
  
  ‘Forgotten First:’ A look at four – and more – NFL trailblazers
  
  Boston’s new mayor marks historic ‘firsts’ leading city
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Youngkin panders about nonexistent voting by noncitizens, by Roger Chelsey

When it comes to hyping phantom voter fraud – most recently by noncitizens reputedly casting ballots in presidential contests, which …

Our nation’s symbols belong to all Americans, by Clarence Page

If you don’t tell a lie, my father used to say, you won’t have to worry about which version of …

The figures who helped shape Vice President Harris, by Ben Jealous

When Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice president in 2021, she swore her oath of office on two Bibles.

Harris ahead of Trump by comfortable margin in Virginia

New polling shows Vice President Kamala Harris with a significant lead over former President Donald Trump in Virginia.

Legendary soul icon Frankie Beverly dies at 77

Frankie Beverly hits the high notes with Maze in the finale of the 10th Annual Richmond Jazz and Music Festival at Maymont in 2019.

Frankie Beverly, the iconic frontman of the soul, R&B and funk band Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly, has died at the …

Stoney rebrands gun violence office, responds to mayoral candidates

Mayor Levar M. Stoney defended his administration and addressed key city issues during a Thursday press conference at City Hall, …

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