Forced labor: Inability to audit goods from China’s Xinjiang makes legislation necessary
More than 100,000 individuals from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region are estimated to be working under forced conditions.
More than 100,000 individuals from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region are estimated to be working under forced conditions.
The Fredericksburg Nationals slugged their way to a 17-4 win over the Augusta Greenjackets on Sunday to split the teams’ six-game series.
Temperature records are being broken worldwide, some areas are experiencing record droughts, others are enduring record rainfalls resulting in disastrous flooding.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican who harbors the illusion that he is a contender in the 2024 Republican presidential race, wants to use the state’s artificial $5 billion-plus surplus to buy votes in the form of tax breaks to corporations and the already well-off.

If you love stand-up comedy, you’ll want to grab tickets to one or more of four upcoming shows in Charlottesville at The Jefferson Theater and The Southern.
A four-run second inning, and four scoreless innings from the bullpen, powered the Fredericksburg Nationals to a 7-3 win over the Augusta Greenjackets on Saturday.
My small town doesn’t have enough money to pay teachers a living wage, but we’ve got money for our schools to get brand-new weapons detection systems.
UVA Basketball alum Jayden Gardner has signed his first pro contract, inking a deal with the Kortrijk Spurs, a team in the BNXT League in Belgium and the Netherlands.
The Mega Millions jackpot has increased to $820 million after no winner Friday night. The next drawing will take place Tuesday night.
Fredericksburg got an immaculate inning from Matt Merill, but the Augusta Greenjackets got the win, 10-4, on Friday night.
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