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Youngkin signs slate of 180 bills, including pro-business legislation, meant to help Virginia ‘compete to win’
Among the legislation Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed into law Wednesday were two bills that establish grant funds to provide financial support for semiconductor and lithium-ion battery parts manufacturers, which he said promise to bring more manufacturing to Virginia.
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Applications for jobless benefits inch up, but layoffs remain low, labor market healthy
Slightly more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low.
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Trump will order a plan to shut down the US Education Department
The president plans to sign the executive order Thursday.
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WJCC Schools lowers its budget request from localities
Williamsburg-James City County Schools is asking less money from Williamsburg and James City County.
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Crime and Public Safety
Many past criminal convictions — including some felonies — to soon be sealed in Virginia
Virginia is expected to begin shield many past criminal convictions — including certain lower-level felonies...
Sports
David Teel: Final Four picks, Cinderella Rams and NCAA Tournament politics
Bracket thoughts and forecasts, including some possible glass slippers and which No. 1 seeds will...
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757Teamz track and field preview: Grassfield, Bayside stars return seeking more state titles
Grassfield's Sophie Rambo, a junior, has won nine individual titles after adding to her list...
Restaurants, Food and Drink
Pearl-shaped bubble foods are adding pop to all kinds of menus
Tiny sphere-shaped foods seem to be everywhere, entertaining mouths with their pop-ability.
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Police say they’ve apprehended hospital worker who shot co-worker in parking garage
Police in Michigan said they apprehended a hospital employee who shot and wounded a co-worker.
Military
Europe and Canada are eyeing alternatives to American-made fighter jets. Here’s why
Trump has upended decades of U.S. foreign policy in less than two months.
National Politics
A list of the Social Security offices across the US expected to close this year
DOGE has published a list of federal real estate leases that it wants to cancel.
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