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A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation to develop and provide recommendations for a comprehensive strategy to tackle mental health issues across the U.S. Department of Defense.
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U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger introduced a bill to prevent bureaucracy from slowing down veterans entering the trucking workforce.
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President Joe Biden is the oldest person to serve in the office of the presidency, and his age may play a factor in his re-election, according to a Virginia Tech political professor.
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An Alabama sheriff who ignored complaints from female corrections officers about rampant sexual harassment at a county jail has reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. Justice Department.
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As two critical funding programs near expiration deadlines in 2024, the Fire Grants and Safety Act passed the U.S. Senate today.
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Glenn Youngkin wants you to believe that he’s going all in on the 2023 Virginia General Assembly elections because that’s his way to emerge as the top contender to Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican presidential nomination race.
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A new combined analysis of three clinical trials has determined that an artificial pancreas developed at UVA improves blood sugar for children and adults.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the second set of communities to receive grants and housing vouchers to address homelessness.
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“Our world needs climate action on all fronts — everything, everywhere, all at once,” Secretary-General António Guterres said as he introduced the latest report by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the world produces some 50 million tons of electronic waste each year, and the figure is increasing.
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